Delighted to have hosted reps from Office of the First Lady Kenya mandated with #Environment and #Climate #Action in a consultative meeting to discuss the #potential that #green #tree #commodities present to the #economy of #Kenya. #government #privatesector #opportunities #vision2030

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Today, CIFOR-ICRAF hosted FAO Director-General QU Dongyu and Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Forestry PS CPA Ephantus Kimotho C.B.S - PS Irrigation at the Nairobi campus. 🇰🇪 The delegates got to learn about our research themes and discussed areas of synergy and collaboration, especially on matters of climate change mitigation, food and nutrition security.

📱 Technology should support a pathway for people to benefit from trees: Economically, environmentally, and in their livelihoods. Without making this connection, ambitious forest restoration targets across Africa will not be met. Director for Africa: CIFOR - ICRAF Voice of America bit.ly/3Iorxq4

From #Soils to Soil Health 🌱 Today, the CIFOR-ICRAF Soils & Land Health team hosted Pedro Sanchez (ICRAF Director General 1991-2001) and Márcio Nunes, Assistant Professor of Tropical Soils at the FLORIDA, for an exciting Science Seminar on soil health. Leigh Ann Winowiecki @ca4sh_global

Project launch| Trees Outside Forests in India (TOFI) Program in Uttar Pradesh. The joint initiative of USAID India & MoEF&CC, led by CIFOR-ICRAF will work with Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department to expand Trees Outside Forests to mitigate climate change & boost livelihoods. cifor-icraf.org/tofi

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📚 Domestication of locally adapted fruit trees has the potential of providing farmer income and improving nutrition and local diversity, but requires control over tree biology as well as access to land, labour and markets. 🔗 bit.ly/3z1Zdq0 #Trees4Resilience

Africa Directorate CIFOR World Agroforestry hosted a seminar on Green Tree Commodities Initiative(GTCI),a transformative partnership platform aimed at catalyzing green growth via tree commodities. It is committed 2 bringing stakeholders 2 contribute 2 sustainable transformations in Africa

Cocoa, coffee, palm oil & other tree commodities r produced by smallholder farmers with scant access to electricity or liquid fuels. What if byproducts like cashew shells were used 4 energy? It’s about time! Director for Africa: CIFOR - ICRAF #CircularEconomy Robert Nasi Akinwumi A. Adesina Lalisa Duguma

"County governments are key to unlocking and accelerating #restoration efforts - including realizing 15 billion tree growing in Kenya by 2032." Director for Africa: CIFOR - ICRAF #UKPACT #Trees4Resiience

Ecosystem services valuation: the question of precision Ida Kubiszewski Robert Costanza Director for Africa: CIFOR - ICRAF Yvonne Baraza Lalisa Duguma Cathy H Watson Priscilla Wainaina CIFOR World Agroforestry worldagroforestry.org/blog/2023/03/2…

Great conversations with Office of the First Lady Kenya & State Dept reps for Environment, Climate Change & Forestry, led by PS Ephantus Kimotho Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Forestry to discuss a way forward for the transformative green economy through trees in Kenya #GTCI. Read more: cifor-icraf.org/gtci/

Just wrapped up a productive consultative meeting with the Kenya Agriculture & Livestock Research Org @KALRO Great to collaborate and strategize together towards our shared goals of transforming Kenya's #economy through Green Tree Commodities #partnership #collaboration

💡 This manual provides guidance to design and deliver training that will help individuals or organizations increase their knowledge, skills and experience in #agroforestry development ↪️ bit.ly/42sOKAD @RECOFTC #TreesPeoplePlanet

attract adequate climate financing to spur restoration activities and green economic opportunities for forest-adjacent communities. #JazaMiti #TreesForBetterLives #ForestFarmFacility

📢 Save the date | 10 May 💻Online event: African leadership in climate action and forest governance CIFOR-ICRAF's Director for Africa: CIFOR - ICRAF will join this event to highlight & promote African leadership on forest, land use and climate agendas. 🔗: bit.ly/3AXVfig Chatham House

📣 Starting today 🔬CIFOR-ICRAF #ScienceWeek2023 For the first time, some sessions for Science Week are available to the public to attend virtually! Don’t miss the chance to learn more about our work & commitment to equity and inclusion. 📺Join us! ➡️ bit.ly/3AaGKr7

📚: This publication highlights opportunities to integrate soil organic carbon and soil health (SOC/SH) into Benin's 🇧🇯 future NDCs, fostering investment in the country's #soils. Download a copy↪️ bit.ly/3OLifcw Leigh Ann Winowiecki Ermias Betemariam #SaveSoil #TreesPeoplePlanet