Podcasts
What’s next for women in science?
20 Sep 2022
How are women restoring the Earth?
20 Sep 2022
How to prevent the next pandemic
20 Sep 2022
What is the state of the world’s forests?
20 Sep 2022
Isolated Amazon people are battling for survival
20 Sep 2022
How the war in Ukraine is causing a food crisis
9 Sep 2022
Ukraine’s key role in the global food system According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ukraine produces about 10 percent of global wheat exports and 14 percent of corn exports, in addition to about half of all sunflower oil and a substantial amount of barley and fertilizers. Due to the Russian invasion, much of […]
How biodiversity loss causes pandemics
25 Aug 2022
Connecting dots According to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in its Pandemic report Escaping the Era of Pandemics, there is a clear link between global health pandemics and the biodiversity and climate crisis we are experiencing. Changes in land use, the expansion and intensification of agriculture, and the […]
Our food system, is it sustainable?
5 Jun 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed flaws in our global food system, demonstrating how vulnerable it is to unexpected shocks. While there is an emphasis on the production of food staples, including wheat, maize and rice, to meet basic food security needs, in many regions there is a lack of nutrient-rich foods, leading to malnutrition. Amy […]
Women farmers, the unsung heroes
16 Mar 2020
In our very first episode that coincides with International Women’s Day, we highlight the lives of the world’s invisible heroes: women farmers who feed the world. Our guests Houria Djoudi, CIFOR Senior Scientist, Sustainable Landscape and Livelihood team, and Ana Maria Paez-Valencia, ICRAF Scientist on Gender Unit, share their insights on the roles of women […]
