Cracking the Nut 2023: The Role of Green Finance in International Development

Chemonics International and USAID’s Climate Finance for Development Accelerator convened a panel of private sector leaders to discuss corporate investments to promote greener, more sustainable, and more climate resilient supply chains.
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The War in Ukraine and the Future of Global Food Security

What bold choices and scalable changes can we make to potentially meet the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 2: End Hunger? Today’s lessons from Ukraine and worldwide shed light on our global dual reality: There is hope — and the stakes have never been higher.
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How 58 Policies Are Helping Guide Ecological Restoration in Brazil

A review of 58 Brazilian national and state environmental policies charts a new path for the restoration of natural areas in the Matopiba region of the Cerrado biome, known as Brazil’s new agricultural frontier.
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Namibian Farmers Fight Effects of Climate Change with Conservation Agriculture

Climate change is devastating crops and livelihoods in Namibia's Kavango region. Conservation agriculture offers farmers hope and the ability to mitigate the impact of an uncertain, changing environment.
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Land Innovation Fund for Sustainable Livelihoods

The Land Innovation Fund for Sustainable Livelihoods supports innovations that will make the soy supply chain sustainable and deforestation-free.
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Luis Fernando Jara

Chief of Party, USAID Páramos and Forests Activity

Luis Fernando Jara is a forestry and climate change expert with 40 years of experience in project design and management, capacity building, and development of the forestry sector across the climatically diverse regions within Colombia, Costa…

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