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This case study examines the restoration of 500,000 hectares of woodland in the Shinyanga region of Tanzania between 1986 and 2004. The restoration was achieved through the HASHI program, which revived the traditional Sukuma practice of 'ngitili' (enclosures) to combat desertification caused by large-scale cash-crop cultivation and inappropriate land use.

This policy brief discusses the integration of community-based participatory carbon measurement and monitoring with satellite remote sensing and GIS within Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems for REDD+ and agroforestry carbon sequestration activities, focusing on Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam.

This technical brief from the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the critical role of firewood as a primary energy source in Kenya, highlighting the challenges of supply-demand imbalances, gender inequality, and knowledge gaps. It advocates for a multi-sectoral integrated approach to ensure sustainable firewood access and utilization.

This working paper by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) explores strategies for scaling out community-based adaptation (CBA) to climate change. It distinguishes 'scaling out'—increasing quality benefits to more people over a wider geographical area—from 'scaling up,' which focuses on mainstreaming pilots into government policy. The document identifies key enabling factors for success, including the holistic development of adaptive capacity, the creation of strategic networks and partnerships, the use of documented evidence to prove value, and the identification of flexible institutional and financial channels, including the private sector.

This research paper explores the relationship between adaptive capacity and social protection within agroforestry systems, utilizing case studies from Zambia and Honduras to illustrate how these two elements mutually support one another in mitigating climate risks like drought.

This Food and Agriculture Organisation working paper reviews the application of agroforestry in Malawi and conservation agriculture (CA) in Zambia under the framework of 'climate-smart agriculture'. The study evaluates the impact of these techniques on crop yields, socio-economic outcomes, and carbon sequestration through a comprehensive literature review.

This case study by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network describes the implementation of 'evergreen agriculture' in Zambia since the mid-1990s. This approach, pioneered by Zambia’s Conservation Farming Unit (CFU) and the World Agroforestry Centre, integrates agroforestry with conservation farming to address the shared root causes of climate change vulnerability and food insecurity.

This report, commissioned by the UNDP and implemented by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), assesses climate risks and risk management capacity for the water and agriculture sectors in the Yaque del Sur basin of the Dominican Republic. It combines scientific modelling (WEAP and DSSAT) with participatory community consultations to identify vulnerabilities and propose concrete adaptation strategies.

This policy brief examines 'evergreen agriculture' in Zambia, focusing on the integration of specific tree species into annual food crop systems to combat soil degradation and climate change vulnerability. It highlights the success of maize agroforestry and conservation agriculture with trees in increasing yields and sequestering carbon, while discussing the institutional and financial challenges of scaling these practices across Africa.

This report by Friends of the Earth International examines the promotion and cultivation of jatropha for biofuels in Mozambique. It argues that the industry is built on myths regarding the plant's ability to grow on marginal lands and its resistance to pests, and warns that large-scale production threatens national food sovereignty and community land rights.

This fact sheet describes the vulnerability of tropical hillside communities to environmental degradation and climate change, focusing on the PASOLAC program in Central America. PASOLAC implements Sustainable Soil and Water Management (SSWM) techniques to increase agricultural productivity and resilience against droughts and floods in Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador.

The Community Drought Mitigation Project (CDMP), implemented by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and Environment and Development Activities (ENDA-Zimbabwe) between 1996 and 1999, aimed to enhance sustainable livelihoods in the drought-prone areas of Mudzi and Gwanda, Zimbabwe. Using a sustainable livelihoods framework, the project integrated local adaptive strategies with appropriate technologies and policy analysis to reduce community vulnerability to drought.

This case study describes NAMA Café de Costa Rica, an initiative that utilizes a mobile app and a Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system to track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Costa Rican coffee sector.

This factsheet outlines greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation options for Pakistan's agriculture sector, which contributed nearly 42 per cent of national GHG emissions in 2012. It identifies twelve potential mitigation options and details five high-priority, cost-effective measures—improving irrigation, reducing methane from rice, implementing agroforestry, improving manure management, and limiting crop burning—that could collectively reduce emissions by 11.83 MtCO2e by 2030.

This factsheet outlines greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation options for Pakistan's forestry sector, identifying five high-priority, cost-effective measures to reverse deforestation and increase carbon sequestration. It projects that forestry sector emissions will rise from approximately 10 MtCO2e in 2012 to 15 MtCO2e by 2030 under a business-as-usual scenario, while highlighting the potential for significant reductions through community management, conifer forest preservation, agroforestry, commercial plantations, and reforestation of degraded land.

This case study describes how Sand to Green, a tech-powered firm focused on combating desertification through agroforestry and solar desalination, accelerated its growth through financial and venture-building support from the Catalyst Fund under FSD Africa's Catalysing Climate Resilience (CCR) Programme.

This document is an annex listing selected projects and proposals across four different funding calls managed or supported by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. The projects focus on tropical forests, human migration in the era of global change, climate-related health responses in the Americas, and urban ecosystem-based adaptation in the Global South.

This fact sheet outlines the adoption of good agricultural practices in coffee plantations to mitigate the impacts of climate change, market price volatility, and pests like coffee leaf rust (Roya), specifically within Mesoamerica.

This case study examines a private Licensed Buying Company (LBC) in Ghana's cocoa industry to assess its compliance with the Committee on World Food Security’s Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI). The company operates as a trader and distributor, purchasing cocoa from approximately 20,000 farmers via 2,000 purchasing clerks and selling to the state-run Cocoa Board of Ghana (COCOBOD). While the company demonstrates high compliance in inclusive structures and stakeholder treatment, it shows significant gaps in formal strategy, human resource systematization, and environmental impact management.

A fact sheet detailing the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) assessment of nature-based solutions (NbS) implemented by SUNCASA in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, projecting significant economic and environmental benefits between 2025 and 2050.