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Environmental health and biodiversity

Increasing productivity in food systems 
while staying within environmental boundaries 
and maintaining biodiversity

Environmental health and biodiversity

ILRI research contributes to the CGIAR impact area on Environmental health and biodiversity. 

Agriculture is the biggest driver of forest and biodiversity loss, including of diversity crucial to healthy diets and nutrition. A third of the world’s soils are degraded, and agriculture accounts for about 70% of global freshwater withdrawals. A healthy natural environment and biodiversity are critical for the long-term sustainability of food systems, and human health.

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Innovations

Environmental health and biodiversity research initiatives

Agronomy

Excellence in Agronomy for Sustainable Intensification and Climate Change Adaptation

Scientist at work

Genebanks

Crop fields

NEXUS Gains: Realizing Multiple Benefits Across Water, Energy, Food and Ecosystems

People irrigating crops

Plant Health and Rapid Response to Protect Food Security and Livelihoods

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Opinion and analysis

Sustainable manure management in Uganda requires an enabling policy and legal framework: a call to action!

SAAF inception workshop participants (photo credit: ILRI/Hadi Rashid).

SAAF workshop designs pathways to strengthen Tanzania’s poultry and dairy sub-sectors

Livestock at Burgabo, Marsabit County - Northern Kenya

ILRI News

Mapping Kenya’s livestock routes: The arteries of dryland pastoral economy

Back row: Juliet Masiga, Isse Farah, Evalyne Gichuki, Tahira Mohammed, Sharon Nalubega, Front: Cap Dev's Leah Symekher and Marvin Wasonga (Photo credit: Saleef Nyambok/ILRI)

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And the winners are... kicking off the next phase of ILRI's CapDev Challenge!

Tanzania farmer field day (ResComm II Project)

ResComm II showcases farming innovations to grow resilience in Tanzania's semi-arid regions

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From humble beginnings to pioneers of resilient farming in Kipkewa Village – The rise of the Langat family farm.

We must understand the current disease landscape to better anticipate and manage emerging threats

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CGIAR and national plant protection organizations strengthen collaboration for healthier forage landscapes in eastern and southern Africa

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Biodiversity threats and socio-ecological dynamics in Chebera Churchura National Park: A one health approach

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Review of a decade of fauna research in Côte d'Ivoire with insights into wildlife health and zoonotic transmissions

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward zoonotic disease transmission among wildlife farmers in Vietnam

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Ambient environmental conditions and active outdoor play in the context of climate change: A systematic review and meta-synthesis

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Food Security, Environments, Nutrition: Structured Evidence (FoodSENSE) Framework application in Mpigi District, Central Uganda

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Locally led adaptation and climate-smart agriculture: A review of two conceptual framings of responses to climate change in LMICs

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