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| Forests at your fingertips faster than ever |
| Whether you are seeking the latest forest knowledge projects, publications, news, or you want to sit back and listen to a podcast or catch a digital event on current trends and topics, the new streamlined CIFOR.org should be your first stop on the Web. Meet us there for improved access to our scientists, partners and broader community.
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Nature, through the COVID-19 crisis, has reminded us of the connections between human health, resilient landscapes, economic stability, livelihoods, and food, allowing us to see in real-time the results of inaction.
Rethink food by registering for the GLF Bonn Digital Conference. How could the pandemic change the way we eat, live and restore the Earth?
Join riveting speakers like yogi and author Sadhguru, youth climate activist Alexandria Villaseñor, crop scientists, policymakers, chefs, farmers and others as they tackle food, livelihoods, sustainable landscapes and planning for the future. It's all connected. Tickets only $10.
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On 13 May at 14:00 CEST, ICRAF head Tony Simons will speak with experts Charlotte Lusty, Lava Kumar and Vania Azevedo from Crop Trust in the next GLF Live, a series of Q&As on COVID-19, about why investing in seeds is becoming increasingly key for surviving crises and feeding future populations.
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| FORESTS NEWS |
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| What happens in ‘empty forests’ when animals disappear? |
| Amid debates over the COVID-19 pandemic and its relationship to wild animals and deforestation, scientists suggest that exploring areas where novel viruses have emerged over the past century and mapping them onto patterns found in forested landscapes could help explain what happens when the balance between pathogens and hosts is altered to the extent that viruses can jump between animals and humans. |
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| Lifting barriers to improve women and child health in Komodo |
| Small-scale coastal fishing in Indonesia can benefit women nutritionally and economically, but in some areas, despite plentiful fish stocks, undernutrition is prevalent, often due to a lack of financial resources and societal taboos surrounding its consumption. |
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