Agroforestry is more than planting trees, it is a set of practical solutions that support climate action, biodiversity, and rural livelihoods. Check out this infographic for a snapshot of the most widely used #agroforestry practices. #Trees4Resilience

📚Fruit trees store carbon, support livelihoods, and boost food security. This study provides simple tools for farmers to estimate carbon in their trees, empowering them in carbon markets & boosting agroforestry efforts. Read:👉 http://bit.ly/4aCcabl

Introducing GlobUNT (Global Useful Native Trees) — a global platform documenting 14,000+ native tree species to support better species selection for restoration and agroforestry. Learn more:🔗 https://bit.ly/4lhIOEp #GlobUNT #RTRPSeed #TreesPeoplePlanet

How well are we assessing the health risks linked to wild animal meat? Research from CIFOR-ICRAF & the University of Kent highlights gaps in data, inconsistent terminology, & limited understanding of supply chains that can distort risk assessments. Read:🔗 https://bit.ly/40SWCvG #TreesPeoplePlanet

Restoration starts with the seeds. In Kenya and Rwanda, the Quality Tree Seed for Africa (QTS) project is strengthening seed systems & improving access to diverse, climate-appropriate planting material. Read:🔗 bit.ly/4t0KbLo #TreesPeoplePlanet

📚 From the CIFOR-ICRAF library | What does it take to move from planting trees to regenerating landscapes? New research highlights the role of mindset change, governance and diverse knowledge in restoration. Download: 🔗 bit.ly/4aGMPxm #TreesPeoplePlanet

Meet Sandra Owusu-Gwamfi, Ghana’s first female herpetologist, working to protect amphibians while championing women in conservation. Her story shows how science, culture and community can come together for biodiversity. Read: 🔗 bit.ly/4s2EsmS #WomensDay #TreesPeoplePlanet

"With the intensity of the challenges we face, we can't do without the talent & creativity of half of humanity. Solutions to our global problems are better when #women are part of the decision-making." ~ CIFOR-ICRAF's Anne Larson #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026

REDD+ can make poor households more vulnerable Analysis of two Indonesian projects finds neutral or negative impacts on household income Full story:🔗 bit.ly/4clnqMh #TreesPeoplePlanet

Many global biodiversity datasets overlook the knowledge of Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities and Afro-Descendants. This publication proposes data standards for a global biodiversity use data infrastructure co-designed with communities to ensure ethical use. Read:🔗 https://bit.ly/4lekP9f

Africa is losing plant genetic diversity at a pace that threatens food security & resilient agrifood systems. Experts are calling for stronger conservation, investment & cooperation to protect these vital resources. Read:🔗 https://bit.ly/3NgSWRi #TreesPeoplePlanet @fao.org

📢 We’re hiring a Communications Intern – Central Africa. Support storytelling & digital communications for projects, while gaining hands-on experience in science communication at CIFOR-ICRAF. Apply here:🔗 https://bit.ly/4rIoLRW #InternshipOpportunity #CommunicationsIntern

#Publication 📚 | Small and family farms make up over 90% of Europe’s agricultural holdings and play a key role in shaping rural landscapes. A new review explores the economic and social factors influencing their future. Read: 🔗 https://bit.ly/3MWroAD #TreesPeoplePlanet

Restoration starts with the seeds. In Kenya and Rwanda, the Quality Tree Seed for Africa (QTS) project is strengthening seed systems & improving access to diverse, climate-appropriate planting material. Read:🔗 https://bit.ly/4t0KbLo #TreesPeoplePlanet

How can scientific evidence lead to real policy change? Join the #K4GGWA Policy & Advocacy Masterclass – Session 1, exploring practical approaches to evidence-based advocacy across Great Green Wall countries. 🗓 10 March | 12:00 (UTC) Register here:🔗 https://bit.ly/47ebiZV #TreesPeoplePlanet

The new SWM Legal Hub makes Zambia’s wildlife and natural resource laws more accessible, empowering communities & policymakers to protect biodiversity while improving lives. Learn more 👉: https://bit.ly/4nRM6Po #SWMProgramme| @EU_Partnerships | @FAOForestry @Cirad @TheWCS

Sri Lanka is introducing Payment for Ecosystem Services to reward communities for protecting vital ecosystems. Through the GCF Knuckles Project, CIFOR-ICRAF supports a watershed-based model linking conservation with rural incomes and climate resilience. 🔗: https://bit.ly/3OQ9xvz.

Restoration success starts with the right seed. Through #RTRPSeed, CIFOR-ICRAF and partners are strengthening tree seed and seedling systems across Africa, improving access to quality native species, enabling policy and advancing sustainable business models. 🔗: https://bit.ly/4s5YVqI

In Yangambi, DRC, people & forests are growing stronger together. Through the Yangambi Engagement Landscape, communities are restoring land, improving livelihoods, and protecting one of Africa’s most biodiverse ecosystems. Read more:🔗 https://bit.ly/45dmtjR #TreesPeoplePlanet

Tree growing must go beyond numbers New insights highlight the need to align restoration efforts with the Global Biodiversity Standard and use science-based tools like GlobUNT to plant the right tree, in the right place, for the right purpose. 🔗: https://bit.ly/4r0zWEx #TreesPeoplePlanet

Can REDD+ increase vulnerability for poor households? New research from Indonesian Borneo finds that two major #REDD+ projects had neutral or negative impacts on household income, especially in the early years. What does this mean for climate and development goals? Read:🔗 https://bit.ly/4clnqMh

Meet Sandra Owusu-Gwamfi, Ghana’s first female herpetologist, working to protect amphibians while championing women in conservation. Her story shows how science, culture and community can come together for biodiversity. Read: 🔗 https://bit.ly/4s2EsmS #WomenInScience #TreesPeoplePlanet

📚 | What shapes smallholders’ decisions to adopt new technologies? New research from Ethiopia looks at barriers across the adoption process and what can help innovations stick. Download a copy : 🔗 https://bit.ly/3OA0TBp #TreesPeoplePlanet

On Papua New Guinea’s Managalas Plateau, coffee is part of daily life, but getting beans to market is a challenge. What will it take to make coffee work for farmers again? Read: 👉 bit.ly/4rkjShL #TreesPeoplePlanet

The online loophole: How a seed purchase undermines a ‘just bioeconomy’ @ForestsMatter examines how digital sequence information is reshaping the bioeconomy, and what it means for equity and benefit sharing. Read:🔗 bit.ly/4rfWDoX #TreesPeoplePlanet

Got a powerful landscape story to tell? 📸 Enter the #GLFPhotoCompetition & share images that capture the connection between people, nature and climate. 🗓 Submit by 1st March The best photos will be exhibited at the #GLFAfrica2026 Conference. 🔗: bit.ly/4qF6B2g

📚 From the CIFOR-ICRAF library | What does it take to move from planting trees to regenerating landscapes? New research highlights the role of mindset change, governance and diverse knowledge in restoration. Download: 🔗 https://bit.ly/4aGMPxm #TreesPeoplePlanet

CIFOR-ICRAF showcased climate resilience solutions at Sri Lanka’s 30th International Forestry and Environment Symposium, highlighting agroforestry, ecosystem restoration and disaster risk reduction. Read more:🔗 https://bit.ly/4tRBOlq #TreesPeoplePlanet

Why do forest commitments stall? Often, it’s not ambition but coordination. New insights from the #FACTDialogue highlight how gaps across forest, agriculture, trade and finance policies affect smallholders and slow action. Read:🔗 https://bit.ly/4sqDpxp #TreesPeoplePlanet

New research shared at a CIFOR-ICRAF symposium in Nairobi warns that global “30×30” biodiversity targets risk falling short without recognizing African spiritual landscapes and the stewardship of Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities. Read more 👇 https://bit.ly/4tSrERO #Biodiversity #30x30

Bosco Mwendo wasn't sure a tree training was relevant to him, until his wife Catherine came home and changed his mind. Today, they farm together, make decisions together, & inspire other couples in Makueni County to do the same. Their story: 🔗 https://bit.ly/3ZPrOeT #UKPACT

Can coffee once again support livelihoods on Papua New Guinea’s Managalas Plateau? Read how communities are navigating supply chain challenges. Read: 👉 https://bit.ly/4rkjShL #TreesPeoplePlanet

Across Africa, livestock are helping restore degraded rangelands while supporting pastoral livelihoods, biodiversity and climate resilience. What does regenerative grazing look like in practice, and what will it take to scale it? Read:🔗 https://bit.ly/4kKFOQT #TreesPeoplePlanet

In Yangambi, DRC, farmers are turning farm and energy residues into biochar to rebuild soils, boost yields and support forest conservation. Read how biochar is strengthening food security, nutrition and resilient landscapes. 🔗: https://bit.ly/4cwByCb #TreesPeoplePlanet

On Papua New Guinea’s Managalas Plateau, coffee is part of daily life, but getting beans to market is a challenge. What will it take to make coffee work for farmers again? Read: 👉 https://bit.ly/4rkjShL #TreesPeoplePlanet

Across the Kavango Zambezi landscape, countries are working together to support wildlife and communities. Hear from Dr Nyambe Nyambe, Executive Director of the KAZA Secretariat, on cooperation and the #SWMProgramme Legal Hub. Watch: 🎥 https://bit.ly/40ayww6

Countries are testing practical ways to make deforestation-free value chains work for smallholders. Explore case studies from the #FACTDialogue on traceability, agroforestry, and national programmes shaping sustainable supply chains. 🔗: https://bit.ly/3Onav2g #TreesPeoplePlanet

📚 From the CIFOR-ICRAF library Can generative AI anticipate insect biological control outcomes? A new study compares AI synthesis of research on fall armyworm with a near-exhaustive human review. Read the findings:👉 https://bit.ly/4rv04s7 #TreesPeoplePlanet

65% of Africa’s land is degraded. At #AFSForum2025, leaders, scientists and partners came together to advance soil health, innovation and youth-led solutions for resilient food systems. Read more:🔗 https://bit.ly/4tJLqyW #TreesPeoplePlanet

Restoring landscapes starts with building the right skills. Through Restoration Education, CIFOR-ICRAF works with universities and partners to equip the next generation with the knowledge to restore ecosystems & support resilient livelihoods. Learn more:➡️ https://bit.ly/4tuN8Uu #TreesPeoplePlanet

Ethiopia has validated its National Agroecology Strategy, setting a pathway to strengthen livelihoods and build resilient food systems. CIFOR-ICRAF contributed technical expertise throughout the process, supporting coordination and stakeholder engagement. 🔗: https://bit.ly/4kFG3wu

🗣️ Farmer Story | Purity Musyoka & John Muteti In Makueni, this couple shows how restoration works best when decisions are made together. Joint training has strengthened their land-use choices, communication and shared responsibilities. Read their story:🔗 https://bit.ly/3ZEFrNU #UKPACT

The right match matters in everything. In restoration, it is about the right tree in the right place for the right purpose. No to short-term fixes. Yes to long-term restoration. Learn more:🔗 https://bit.ly/4bNOIum #Trees4Resilience #ValentinesDay

New report: 16% of locally adapted crop varieties in Sub-Saharan Africa are threatened, and over 70% of wild food plants and crop wild relatives are at risk. Protecting plant genetic resources is essential for food security and climate resilience. Read:🔗 https://bit.ly/3MviVnx #FoodSecurity

🤝 Meet Damaris Kayalo. In Makueni County, she is engaging in community dialogues on gender and resource access, taking part in restoration trainings, and applying “vision journey” planning at household level. Read her story:🔗 https://bit.ly/3OG3Y2H #TreesPeoplePlanet

A seed bought online. A breakthrough in a lab. A growing gap in global justice. Robert Nasi examines how digital sequence information is reshaping the bioeconomy, and what it means for equity and benefit sharing. Read:🔗 https://bit.ly/4rfWDoX #TreesPeoplePlanet

📢 We’re hiring a Photo and Video Intern! Join CIFOR-ICRAF’s communications team and gain hands-on experience in visual storytelling, supporting research, events and global platforms. 📍 Based in Nairobi Application details: 🔗 https://bit.ly/4afmoQk #InternshipOpportunity

How are communities shaping Kenya’s landscapes? Voices from the Communities shares stories from women, men, & youth in Makueni and Taita Taveta, supported by the #UKPACT project. 📖 Read the full collection → https://bit.ly/4rJXzlB #TreesPeoplePlanet

Bhutan has approved its first National Agroforestry Strategy and Action Plan. CIFOR-ICRAF provided technical support, contributing scientific evidence and policy guidance to the process. Read more:🔗 https://bit.ly/4tcyOjy #TreesPeoplePlanet

The EU’s Operational Guide on #Agroecology is out now! CIFOR-ICRAF contributed through the Agroecology TPP, with our experts providing technical inputs to support research and action. Download a free copy here: 🔗 https://bit.ly/4qtWu0g #aeTPP #TreesPeoplePlanet