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Food & Agriculture
Taking women farmers seriously
Rather than designing solutions for half the farming population, agricultural researchers, policymakers, and others must consider the specific needs and preferences of women farmers in developing countries. Only then can the huge female agricultural labour force reach its potential to ensure food security and drive economic growth.
As biodiversity loss accelerates, a new natural history curriculum seeks to rebuild young people’s connection with nature through fieldwork, observation and ecological understanding.
Connecting communities that protect their coasts can yield huge benefits but funding is not flowing to the right places.
Food & Agriculture
How mountain terraces have helped Indigenous peoples live with climate uncertainty
From the Ifugao highlands to Morocco’s Anti-Atlas Mountains, Indigenous terrace farming illustrates how long-standing, locally adapted practices capture water, conserve soil and diversify crops to withstand intensifying climate extremes.
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24 December 2025
Carbon & Climate
‘They invite us to speak, but not to decide’
18 December 2025
Policy & Finance
India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities
17 November 2025
Carbon & Climate
COP30 must do good, not just avoid harm
15 November 2025
Policy & Finance
Indigenous women leaders at COP30: Listen to us as equals
13 November 2025
Carbon & Climate
Climate justice is no longer an aspiration but a legal duty
11 November 2025
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Policy & Finance
What COP30 must do
6 October 2025
29 September 2025
Food & Agriculture
Reimagining agriculture for young people
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Policy & Finance
Climate finance is held back by rules from the financial crash
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25 July 2025
Policy & Finance
Asian universities rise in global sustainability leadership rankings
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Policy & Finance
Financing for development must account for women
Policy & Finance
India’s digital divide and the consequent welfare bias
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