Vatten, skog, människor – hur återskapar vi produktiva landskap?

Aug 15, 2017

Stora arealer utarmad skogsmark är efter avskogning och omfattande degradering i behov av restaurering. Hur kan Sverige bidra till att möta denna globala utmaning? Under årets Almedalenvecka arrangerade SIWI Swedish Water House ett seminarium i ämnet tillsammans med Focali, SLU Global, Skogsstyrelsen och Sveaskog.

A glance at the HLPE report on Sustainable Forestry for Food Security and Nutrition

This year’s HLPE report, on Sustainable Forestry for Food Security and Nutrition, links forests and agriculture. Still there is a strong and persevering tradition in dividing these into separate silos e.g. in research and policy formulation. Terence Sunderland, HLPE Project Team Leader: “A broad multi-stakeholder approach is the way forward. Break down silos! People working in complex landscape systems (like sustainable forests and sustainable agriculture) need to meet and work together.”

Agroforestrykonferens 2017, SLU Alnarp

Konferens
Nov 16, 2017 12:00 AM to Nov 17, 2017 12:00 AM.

Välkomna till den tredje nationella agroforestrykonferensen med temat: Inspiration i Världen - Praktik i Sverige.

On video - Wangu Mutua talking about women and agroforestry

Jul 11, 2017

What are the links between women, agroforestry, leadership, land tenure and farmer organizations? After the Focali seminar "Feminism and forest - a love story" in Almedalen 2017, Wangu Mutua, Deputy Director of Vi Agroforestry Kenya was interviewed by GMVs Hugo Gustafsson.

Launch of the HLPE Report on Sustainable Forestry

Launch event
Jun 27, 2017 09:30 AM to Jun 27, 2017 12:30 PM.

Focali will report from the event, when High-Level panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) launch their report on the topic of “sustainable forestry for food security and nutrition” at the FAO Headquarters in Rome on June 27th.

What is good about Sri Lankan homegardens with regards to food security?

New article with agroforestry focus by Focali researchers Eskil Mattsson and Madelene Ostwald, together with S. P. Nissanka. A synthesis of the current scientific knowledge of a multifunctional land-use system in Sri Lanka.

Farming + Forests = Food security: Integrated landscapes offer hope of sustainability in Asian uplands

This joint Focali/SIANI/SLU Global Policy Brief shows how natural resource management policies and institutions influence livelihoods and food security for communities in upland areas of Thailand, Vietnam and Nepal.

Almedalen seminarium: Feminism och skog – en kärleksaffär

Seminarium
Jul 05, 2017 08:00 AM to Jul 05, 2017 08:45 AM.

Skogen är viktig för den globala livsmedelsförsörjningen! Kvinnor har en nyckelroll i utvecklingen av hållbart brukande av skogslandskapet. Kan Sverige, med vår höga andel kvinnligt ägarskap och företagande i skogssektorn bidra med erfarenhet till en hållbar utveckling globalt?