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Cuando lo que parecía inmezclable se empieza a mezclar
Es posible unir los esfuerzos para reducir emisiones por deforestación y degradación de bosques con esfuerzos orientados a alcanzar la paz. Estamos examinando bajo qué condiciones esto es posible.
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Hace un año, científicos de la Universidad de Edimburgo descubrieron que en determinadas condiciones…
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When immiscible becomes miscible
Linking efforts for reducing forest-based emissions with those for delivering peace is possible. We are examining under what conditions that is possible.
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Last year, scientists from the University of Edinburgh discovered that under certain conditions – a lot of pressure – it is possible something inconceivable…
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Community seed banks to conserve local crop diversity and ensure resilience against climate change.
Bioversity International (Bioversity International)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/79784
Publication year
2016
Authors
Nivedhitha, S.
Gupta, A.
Sharma, N.
Mathur, P.N.
Full Citation
Nivedhitha, S.; Gupta, A.; Sharma, N.; Mathur, P. (2016) Community seed…
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El Fondo de Cooperación Internacional y Desarrollo de Taiwán y el CIAT suscriben acuerdo para el desarrollo agrícola de Nicaragua
El líder de la Misión Técnica de la República de China (Taiwán) en Nicaragua, Shen-Tsair Pan, y la coordinadora regional del CIAT para Centroamérica, Jennifer Wiegel, firmaron hoy un convenio para el desarrollo del proyecto piloto ‘Investigación sobre medidas de ajuste para el cambio climático en el…
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Indicators of CIAT publications 2012-2017, science in figures
Elizabeth Campillo, CIAT information and documentation analyst, recently presented a bibliometric study of CIAT publications from 2012 to 2017. Between this period, a total of 928 articles were published in peer-reviewed journals, representing an average of 155 articles per year.
Number of articles published by research area…
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Forage technologies to reduce the environmental impact of Colombian livestock production
Responding to the challenge of improving data collection and monitoring of tropical forages in Colombia, CIAT, in cooperation with the Universities of Glasgow, Bristol, Cauca, and Antioquia, developed working tools and methodologies for the collection, processing, and analysis of images obtained through satellites and drones to be able to model…
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This week is Open Access Week:Let’s celebrate!
The theme for OA week this year is “Designing Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge.” It incidentally falls on the same year when the five-year transition period for the implementation of the CGIAR Open Access and Data Management policy comes to an end.The policy mandates for the broadest possible distribution of all our information products while allowing for needed exemptions and…
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Climate-smart agriculture profiles: A peek into 2050 and what can be done for Asia’s most at-risk countries
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) profiles for some of Asia’s most climate change-vulnerable countries are now out.
A female farmer in the community of Beora in Nepal’s Rupandehi District. Photo by: Neil Palmer / CIAT
CSA involves agricultural practices that…
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Las distinguidas ‘hijas’ del CIAT en América Latina
Vienen saliendo de casa desde 1967 y aunque están dispersas a lo largo y ancho de América Latina, tienen una particularidad: se apellidan CIAT. Se trata de 377 variedades de arroz que se han liberado en este lado del continente en los últimos 50 años y que llevan al Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) en su ‘sangre’.
De acuerdo con una…
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CIAT's most distinguished ‘offspring’ in Latin America
They have been leaving home since 1967 and while they are scattered across Latin America, they all have something in common: the surname CIAT. These are 377 rice varieties that have been released over the last 50 years and they all carry the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in their ‘blood’.
According to research conducted by…
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Not so dirt-cheap: how soils could save the day at climate talks
Did you know that in the space of a year, a smallholder farmer in Kenya could capture the same amount of carbon dioxide that a flight from New York to Nairobi and back generates, using just the soils of his or her farm? In other words, if farmers managed their soil in a specific way, they could offset all those carbon emissions.
This piece, which first appeared on…
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El CIAT seguirá siendo un aliado del progreso de Colombia, y vamos a seguir trabajando juntos: Presidente Santos
Palabras del Presidente Juan Manuel Santos en la celebración de los 50 años del Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical.
Qué alegría venir a Palmira, la Capital Agrícola de Colombia para celebrar los primeros 50 años de una entidad tan valiosa, tan importante como lo es el Centro…
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CIAT will remain an ally in the advancement of Colombia, and we will continue working together: President Santos
Speech of President Juan Manuel Santos at the 50th Anniversary of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture.
What a great joy it is to come to Palmira, the agricultural capital of Colombia, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of an institution as valuable and important as the…
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New study: Up to 7 billion tonnes of Carbon Dioxide can be removed from the atmosphere each year through better soil management on farm land
New maps show massive potential to store more carbon in farmland soils through better management practices, contributing to global emission reduction targets; the US emits 5 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalents each year.
By better managing farmland soil, the amount of…
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Biblioteca del CIAT, una evolución que va más allá del papel
La evolución de la tecnología ha influenciado diversos aspectos de la vida de las organizaciones, posicionando la información como elemento esencial para la generación de conocimiento. Teóricos y académicos hablan de la actual “sociedad de la información” Esta situación nos ha llevado a una “sociedad de la información” donde el acceso y uso de las TIC se han convertido en…
