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More Rice with Less Water: SRI - System of Rice Intensification

More Rice with Less Water: SRI - System of Rice Intensification

A new WWF report highlights the relationship between rice, food security and water scarcity; and examines the contribution that the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) can make to address various challenges.

Posted on 03 October 2007 | 2 comments | Read more

Forest Conversion News No. 16 - September 2007

WWF's newsletter on forest conversion focusing on the expansion of soy and palm oil.

Posted on 07 September 2007 | 0 comments | Read more

Food Stores report cover page

Food Stores: Using Protected Areas to Secure Crop Genetic Diversity

A research report by WWF, Equilibrium and the University of Birmingham, UK

Posted on 30 June 2007 | 0 comments | Read more

Jonathan Banks, WWF Climate Witness from Australia

Climate Witness: Jonathan Banks, Australia

Jonathan Banks, 63, from Pialligo, Australia, runs a small organically-certified orchard. Over the past several years he has witnessed the impacts of climatic changes on his farm.

Posted on 26 January 2007 | 0 comments | Read more

One Europe More Nature - Project Brochure

WWF's One Europe More Nature project is working to restore and maintain key European landscapes and habitats by forging innovative partnerships with businesses, industry, entrepreneurs, farmers, foresters and politicians.

Posted on 30 May 2006 | 0 comments | Read more

Intensive cultivation of Soybeans etc. using rotary irrigation system, near Brasilia.

Impacts of Changes in Key EU Policies on Trade and Production Displacement of Sugar and Soy

Study commissioned by WWF into how changes in EU policies could impact on the global production and trade of selected agricultural products, notably sugar, soy, beef and pigmeat.

Posted on 24 May 2006 | 0 comments | Read more

Spain receives some €6.6 billion in agricultural subsidies that are distributed directly to olive, rice or cotton farmers. Traditional irrigation by flooding the fields in Orihuela, Murcia, Spain.

Spain sucked dry by illegal water use

A new WWF report shows that illegal irrigation, particularly the drilling of boreholes, is being funded by EU subsidies.

Posted on 11 May 2006 | 0 comments | Read more

Europe's Living Countryside - Hungary National Report

An analysis of how environmental priorities and objectives were addressed in the last Hungarian Rural Development Programme.

Posted on 29 March 2006 | 0 comments | Read more

Maramures landscape, with traditional haystacks.

One Europe More Nature in the Tisza River Basin

WWF is working at three sites along the Tisza River in Romania and Hungary to maintain and restore the wetlands and floodplains in a way that will be beneficial to the local economy.

Posted on 07 March 2006 | 0 comments | Read more

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