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Agricultural and forestry trade drives large share of tropical deforestation emissions http://www.focali.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/agricultural-and-forestry-trade-drives-large-share-of-tropical-deforestation-emissions Research from Focalimembers Florence Pendrill, Martin Persson, Javier Godar and others reveal that up to 39 % of emissions from deforestation are driven by international trade, where Europe and China are major importers. In fact, a sixth of the carbon footprint of an average EU-diet is due to deforestation emissions. This calls for implementation of policy measures that cross international supply-chains if deforestation emissions are to be effectively reduced.No publishermolundAgricultureClimate ChangeDeforestationEnvironmental impactFocaliresearcherInternational TradeLand-use2019-08-28T13:57:11ZArticleFocali-researcher receives Chalmers Foundation Award for outstanding research on food http://www.focali.se/en/news/focali-researcher-receives-chalmers-foundation-award-for-outstanding-research-on-food Focali-member Christel Cederberg is one of six researchers who has been awarded the Chalmers Foundation prize for research on societally important issues. The prize is awarded annually to highlight outstanding examples of Chalmers work and values, and 2019 the focus is on food – a vital component of global sustainability and one of our greatest challenges.No publishermolundAgricultureClimate ChangeFoodLand-use2019-04-30T11:36:45ZNews ItemFocali brief: Conserving nature on a budget – context matters http://www.focali.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/conserving-nature-on-a-budget-2013-context-matters This new Focali brief, written by Liv Lundberg and Martin Persson, offers guidance to policy makers on PES program design. Payments for ecosystem services (PES) programs are an increasingly popular policy tool to conserve nature. A recent study conducted by the authors shows that considering context - be it political, economic or geographical - is key in designing PES programs for maximum conservation impact.No publishermolundDeforestationFocaliFocaliresearcherLand-usePES2019-08-28T14:01:34ZArticleNew Report: Water for Productive and Multifunctional Landscapes http://www.focali.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/new-report-water-for-productive-and-multifunctional-landscapes As part of the SIWI/SWH Cluster Group on Water in the Landscape, Focali-researchers Aida Bargués Tobella and Ulrik Ilstedt are co-authors to new report on water for productive and multifunctional landscapes. The report is based on the outcomes of a series of seminars on different themes surrounding issues on water in the landscape, spanning from practical knowledge to governance challenges. No publishermolundEcosystem servicesEnvironmental governanceFocaliresearcherLand-useRestorationWater2018-08-24T09:13:05ZArticleScaling up deforestation-free production and trade with jurisdictions http://www.focali.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/scaling-up-deforestation-free-production-and-trade-with-jurisdictions This book chapter, written by Focali members Javier Godar and Toby Gardner together with other members of the Trase team, outlines steps to facilitate implementation of supply chains free of deforestation. One key challenge is transparency; seeing who trades forest-risk commodities and when and where they do so. Here, Trase could be part of the solution. No publishermolundDeforestationDeforestation driversFocaliresearcherInternational TradeLand-use2017-12-07T11:32:09ZArticleOPPORTUNITY: Post doc in transformative sustainability science http://www.focali.se/en/news/opportunity-post-doc-in-transformative-sustainability-science The university of Luxemburg invite applications for a 3-year full time Post Doc position in a transdisciplinary team of researchers. The position is part of the project NEXUS FUTURES, and seeks to foster transformative learning for sustainable water and land-use governance. Review of applications will commence immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Apply now!No publishermolundLand-useSustainability ScienceSustainable developmentWater2017-11-23T10:10:25ZNews ItemDo national strategies under the UN biodiversity and climate conventions address agricultural commodity consumption as deforestation driver? http://www.focali.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/do-national-strategies-under-the-un-biodiversity-and-climate-conventions-address-agricultural-commodity-consumption-as-deforestation-driver New publication on whether or not commodity driven deforestation is acknowledged within national strategies to reach UN biodiversity and climate conventions. Evidently, most documents do not link deforestation to commodity production and consumption, which limits the prospects of safeguarding tropical forests and might jeopardize the conventions overall effectiveness. By focali researchers Madelene Ostwald and Sabine Henders together with Vilhelm Verendel and Pierre Ibisch.No publishermolundDeforestationDeforestation driversFocaliresearcherForest governanceLand-use2017-12-11T20:07:50ZArticleRents, actors and the expansion of commodity frontiers in the Gran Chaco http://www.focali.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/rents-actors-and-the-expansion-of-commodity-frontiers-in-the-gran-chaco Focali researcher Javier Godar together with nine other researchers has recently published an article on the dynamics of agricultural frontier expansion and how these are formed and shaped, specifically investigating the roles of corporate vs. smallholder driven expansions. The paper sheds light on the ongoing dynamics in the poorly investigated but socio-ecologically very important Gran Chaco region - a deforestation hot spot for soy and cattle production, shared by Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay. No publishermolundAgricultureDeforestationDeforestation driversFocaliresearcherLand-use2017-11-02T12:44:02ZArticleGlobal Land Outlook - working paper on energy and land http://www.focali.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/global-land-outlook Focali researcher Göran Berndes is one of the main authors of the Global Land Outlook working paper on energy and land use - one in a series focusing on the land-energy nexus. This paper identifies and compares the land impact of all terrestrial energy forms and provide recommendations on how to deliver a sustainable global energy system - hectare by hectare. No publishermolundClimate ChangeDesertificationEnergyFocaliresearcherLand-use2017-10-20T10:44:15ZArticleOn video - Wangu Mutua talking about women and agroforestry http://www.focali.se/en/news/on-video-wangu-mutua-talking-about-women-and-forestry What are the links between women, agroforestry, leadership, land tenure and farmer organizations? After the Focali seminar "Feminism and forest - a love story" in Almedalen 2017, Wangu Mutua, Deputy Director of Vi Agroforestry Kenya was interviewed by GMVs Hugo Gustafsson.No publishermolundAgroforestryFocali seminarGenderLand rightsLand-use2017-07-20T07:28:47ZNews ItemFarming + Forests = Food security: Integrated landscapes offer hope of sustainability in Asian uplands http://www.focali.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/farming-forests-food-security-integrated-landscapes-offer-hope-of-sustainability-in-asian-uplands This joint Focali/SIANI/SLU Global Policy Brief shows how natural resource management policies and institutions influence livelihoods and food security for communities in upland areas of Thailand, Vietnam and Nepal.No publishermolundDeforestationFocaliLand-usePolicy2017-06-09T10:50:26ZArticleEnergizing agroforestry: Ilex guayusa as an additional commodity to diversify Amazonian agroforestry systems http://www.focali.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/energizing-agroforestry-ilex-guayusa-as-an-additional-commodity-to-diversify-amazonian-agroforestry-systems Focali member Torsten Krause and colleague Barry Ness has just published a paper on agroforestry and the crop guayusa (Ilex guayusa) in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Guayusa - a native tree of the western Amazon region with leaves used for brewing tea, is grown by indigenous farmers in traditional agroforestry systems.No publishermolundAgroforestryFocaliresearcherForestsLand-use2017-10-18T09:42:58ZArticleThe heat on land: Promoting multifunctional land-use systems – creating synergies between UNFCCC and the Sustainable Development Goals http://www.focali.se/en/news/the-heat-on-land-promoting-multifunctional-land-use-systems-2013-creating-synergies-between-unfccc-and-the-sustainable-development-goals A new project from the Swedish Energy Agency (1,4 million kr) has landed at GMV - Centre for Environment and Sustainability. Focali members are leading and participating in the project that will start in the fall of 2016.No publishermolundClimate ChangeLand-useLandscapesPolicy2016-08-25T11:47:14ZNews ItemAgricultural commodity consumption and trade responsible for over 40% of tropical deforestation http://www.focali.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/agricultural-commodity-consumption-and-trade-responsible-for-over-40-of-tropical-deforestation This new Focali brief is written by Martin Persson,
Sabine Henders and Thomas Kastner and is mainly based on their article: Trading forests: land-use change and carbon emissions embodied in production and exports of
forest-risk commodities. Environmental Research
Letters (in Press)No publishermolundClimate ChangeDeforestationDeforestation driversFocaliLand-useLandscapesTropical forests2017-12-06T13:39:42ZArticleEffects of Governance on Availability of Land for Agriculture and Conservation in Brazil http://www.focali.se/en/articles/artikelarkiv/effects-of-governance-on-availability-of-land-for-agriculture-and-conservation-in-brazil Focali member Göran Berndes and his colleagues Gerd Sparovek, Alberto Giaroli de Oliveira Pereira Barretto and Marcelo Matsumoto published in Environmental Science & Technology. No publishermolundAgricultureConservationDeforestationFocaliresearcherLand-useLandscapesPolicy2015-10-19T14:27:52ZArticle