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Farmers working the land in the Western Sahara, Egypt. DeAgostini/Getty Images

June 17, 2021

Africa’s drylands are getting more support. How to make the most of this

Anja Gassner, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF); Philip Dobie, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), and Robert Nasi, Centre for International Forestry Research

A changing climate threatens the balance that communities in drylands have created.

Photo by MONIRUL BHUIYAN/AFP via Getty Images

February 3, 2021

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Anja Gassner, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF); Philip Dobie, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), and Terry Sunderland, University of British Columbia

Evidence shows that farms that share landscapes with wild nature, such as remnant forests and trees, benefit from the ecosystem services provided.

India has developed a pioneering national agroforestry policy. Suleman Merchant/Shutterstock

December 2, 2018

Why massive effort needs to be put into growing trees on farms

Philip Dobie, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)

If we need more trees, many will have to be introduced into managed agricultural mosaic landscapes.

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