December 15, 2016.
A new global map of roadless areas shows that the Earth’s surface is shattered by roads into more than 600,000 fragments. ZEF senior researcher Lisa Biber-Freudenberger contributed to the results.
» moreA new global map of roadless areas shows that the Earth’s surface is shattered by roads into more than 600,000 fragments. ZEF senior researcher Lisa Biber-Freudenberger contributed to the results.
» moreFrom what was once a famine-prone country, India has now become a large exporter and stockholder, with stable domestic prices and several nutrition programs. However, 15 percent of the Indian population is still undernourished.
» moreResearch leaders from more than 12 African countries, India and Germany held a Conference on Agricultural Innovation on 8-9 December 2016 in Nairobi. They highlighted the crucial role that agricultural innovations play for food security and nutrition.
» moreDevelopment efforts reached a turning point when oil and gas offshores were discovered on Ghana’s west coast in 2007. In the words of President Mahama, petroleum is the ‘game changer’ for Ghana, which has faced several power crises in the past.
» moreSeventy percent of the youth in sub-Saharan Africa work in agriculture. A sizeable reduction in youth involvement in farming will have a detrimental impact on agricultural outputs.
» moreGold mining is considered an axis of development in Colombia. Yet, there is a common perception that the expansion of gold mining has environmental and health impacts, leads to competition over land and water, as well as to the loss of livelihood for farmers.
» moreFruits and vegetables are significant for a healthy and balanced diet. Agricultural policies and practices should therefore become more ‘nutrition-sensitive’.
» moreScholars project an exponential rise in future demand for animal protein. This demand is currently met by the constant expansion of intensive livestock production.
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» moreProf. Dr. Eva Youkhana welcomed delegates from the Chinese Institute for International Studies (CIIS) exchange of expertise and discussions.
» moreNew book presents an overview of the challenges facing the critically important Ganges river as a water resource for 500 million people
» moreZEF's project on food security will come to an end. The research findings were presented to a broad public in Brussels. Advisors of the European Commission attended and got important inputs regarding policy making.
» moreOn September 22-23, a group of researchers from Ethiopia and Madagascar attended at a workshop on participatory and gender-sensitive research.
» moreZEF senior researchers Justice Tambo and Oliver Kirui were awarded for their papers during the 5th AAAE at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
» moreJan Brockhaus won GEWISOLA's "Best Presentation Award" for his paper presentation on "What Drives India's Rice Stocks? Empirical Evidence".
» moreAbu Hayat Md. Saiful Islam (ZEF alumnus from Bangladesh) receives Josef G. Knoll European Science Award 2016 for his dissertation on the impacts of technological innovation on the poor.
» moreThe project STRIVE combines interdisciplinary research expertise to improve the knowledge base for the design of sustainable bioeconomy policies and investments with a focus on international regulatory frameworks.
» moreSDSN Germany sent a position paper on the German national sustainability strategy to the relevant Federal Ministers. ZEF's Senior Researcher Jan Börner is a member of SDSN Germany's steering committee.
» moreOutcome of ZEF project on certification of bioenergy published in award-winning Elsevier article on "As Bioenergy Booms, Certification Schemes Must Consider Food Security".
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