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Open Crowd-Sourced Online Digital Review of Asia Pacific

An evaluation of the IDRC-supported serial, Digital Review of Asia Pacific (DirAP), revealed that the Review faced many challenges as a print publication. Providing current data and information was on

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Protecting potato growers from pesticides in Ecuador

Potatoes have played an integral role in Andean agriculture for thousands of years.   Since 1998, IDRC has supported research in Ecuador on the health impacts of pesticide use on potato farmers and their families. Researchers worked with farmers...


News

The many faces of ecohealth at the University of Guelph

05/10/2011

We cannot have good health without a healthy environment. But a lot of the things we do to live better lives can damage the environment.   Ecosystem approaches have helped explore diverse health challenges around the world. Over the years...

Celebrating 25 years of fish breeding success in the Philippines

07/09/2011

In July 2011, the Philippines Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources celebrated the 25th anniversary of its first success at milkfish (bangus) spawning in captivity. During the celebrations IDRC’s Wilfredo Reyes...

Events

Highlight: Third meeting on dengue and Chagas disease prevention

31/08/2011

Researchers from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Uruguay met in Mérida, Mexico at the end of August 2011 to continue their exchange on the eco-bio-social approach to disease prevention. This broad approach focuses on...

EcoHealth 2012 Conference to be held in Kunming, China

15/10/2012

The Kunming Institute of Botany, Kunming Medical University, and the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) will co-host the 4th biennial conference of the International Association for Ecology and Health (IAEH) in Kunming, China, October 15 to 18, 2012...

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An evaluation of the IDRC-supported serial, Digital Review of Asia Pacific (DirAP), revealed that the Review faced many challenges as a print publication. Providing current data and information was on

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In the semiarid countries of West Africa, livestock plays an important role in the subsistence of rural households. In particular, raising small ruminants can increase women's incomes. However, lack o

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Indigenous communities involved in fisheries and aquaculture are among the most food insecure in the Bolivian Amazon. Although fish could be the main source of protein, it is often not part of the loc

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The mangrove ecosystem of Tumbes plays a pivotal role in providing protection against tides, winds and storm surges, and habitat for a number of fish species. The native coastal communities of Tumbes

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More than 700 million people depend on aquatic agricultural systems (AAS) for their livelihood. These are diverse farming systems that include a mix of cultivation, livestock-raising, aquaculture, fis

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Potatoes have played an integral role in Andean agriculture for thousands of years.   Since 1998, IDRC has supported research in Ecuador on the health impacts of pesticide use on potato farmers and their families. Researchers worked with farmers...

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This ICT4D article series features results from innovative research on participatory geographic information systems (P-GIS) in Africa. From land tenure and gender to food and water security, the articles present the most pressing resource challenges...

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The livelihoods of more than half of Africa’s fast-growing population rely directly and indirectly on forests. Already faced with poverty and limited economic development, Africa is now confronted with the uncertainty of climate change, which could...

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The Adaptation Insights series consists of nine case studies from seven projects supported by the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa program. Each brief presents insights from research carried out with the active involvement of communities at risk...

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It is widely acknowledged that INRM is a means of achieving the CGIAR’s multiple goals of food security, poverty alleviation, and protection of the natural environment. The CGIAR has defined INRM as "a way of doing development-oriented research...
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