![In Memory of Klaus Töpfer](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1721134953/Plenary_22Ways_Forward_22__photo_by_Chiussi_Agentur_StandArt-2_ul91jk.jpg)
In Memory of Klaus Töpfer
Jes Weigelt reflects on the passing of Klaus Töpfer, the questions motivating his commitments, and the roots of TMG Research’s founding.
![Investing in community level land and environment governance institutions is imperative to the success of national forest and landscape restoration plans: TMG case study of Bua catchment in Malawi](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1721121406/Malawi_Report1_uweprg.jpg)
Investing in community level land and environment governance institutions is imperative to the success of national forest and landscape restoration plans: TMG case study of Bua catchment in Malawi
A case study of forest protection and conservation measures implemented Bua catchment area in Malawi, and the tenure rights dynamics for local communities living adjacent to forestlands.
![Exploring pathways for governing food systems transformation (FST) in Kenya](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1720450393/FST_1_pkbdaa.jpg)
Exploring pathways for governing food systems transformation (FST) in Kenya
TMG Research organized a workshop in Nairobi with diverse actors from government, civil society, private sector, and research to jointly explore governance mechanisms for the transformation of Kenya’s food systems.
![How can True Cost Accounting support the transformation of food systems in times of multiple crises?](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1720442384/Group_photo-2_kjj4wg.jpg)
How can True Cost Accounting support the transformation of food systems in times of multiple crises?
Summary of the workshop convened by the Expert Advisory Group of the project Assessment and Communication of Climate Impacts of Food (CLIF) in France.
![Unlocking Synergies for Women's Land Rights: Bridging Rio Conventions with Grassroots Organizations](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1719493724/womenslandrights_manuel-frauendorf-fotografieIMG_2616-2_v3emjo.jpg)
Unlocking Synergies for Women's Land Rights: Bridging Rio Conventions with Grassroots Organizations
This year’s Women’s Land Rights Initiative, co-hosted by TMG Research, the Robert Bosch Stiftung, UNCCD, UNCBD and UNFCCC, brought together 50 stakeholders to interrogate the role of women's land rights within the Rio Conventions.
![Navigating carbon markets: implications for land rights and community empowerment in Kenya](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1717758465/Participants_pose_for_a_photo_after_the_workshop._-4_j2zi8z.jpg)
Navigating carbon markets: implications for land rights and community empowerment in Kenya
In collaboration with Power Shift Africa, TMG Research organized a workshop in Nairobi to facilitate an exchange on the implications of carbon markets on land rights with stakeholders, including representatives from ‘affected’ communities.
![Climate solutions pose novel problems for global land governance, and importantly, people's rights](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/c_pad,w_1200,h_700/f_auto/q_auto/v1717498985/1000009515_qnhygw.jpg)
Climate solutions pose novel problems for global land governance, and importantly, people's rights
Together with our partners Robert Bosch Stiftung and Powershift Africa, TMG organized different sessions at the World Bank Land Conference examining the pivotal role of land rights for a just transition towards a sustainable and carbon-neutral future.
![30 years of democracy: A reflection on transition without transformation ahead of South Africa's election](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1716562292/General_Voting_Gallo_Images_bzbfol.jpg)
30 years of democracy: A reflection on transition without transformation ahead of South Africa's election
This election could redefine South Africa's democratic landscape amidst persistent challenges in achieving true equality
![Rising Above the Floods: Stories of Strength from Mukuru and Mathare](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1716560869/Flooded_village_in_Mukuru_o6ysff.jpg)
Rising Above the Floods: Stories of Strength from Mukuru and Mathare
The Resilience of Nairobi’s Informal Settlements Amidst Crisis
![Unlocking the Potential of Data to Implement True Cost Accounting for Food Systems Transformation](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/6PzOWLBXEbxbyDOgpmVf8O/7cfbd72db756a644156d4c0bdfacf7e5/pexels-anntarazevich-7771963-2.jpg)
Unlocking the Potential of Data to Implement True Cost Accounting for Food Systems Transformation
TMG will soon publish a report and a European database to enhance the accessibility and usability of the True Cost Accounting methodology
![Rights4Land tools revamped: accessible, comprehensive, and localized](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/7Eiu1pHinZlG5p6vrQHuF1/13e9d06de763aada45fda43f3fb433fe/CoverphotoRights4Land.png)
Rights4Land tools revamped: accessible, comprehensive, and localized
Rights4Land tools were revamped to include human rights instruments that better suit local needs and further equip activists and governments with information critical to upholding land rights.
![Promoting land restoration beyond public forest: The case of Loita Community Forest in Narok County, Kenya](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1713951744/_GSW_Kenya_Loita_Forest_Report__chqc0p.jpg)
Promoting land restoration beyond public forest: The case of Loita Community Forest in Narok County, Kenya
Insights from our work with Kenya Land Alliance in Kenya on the opportunity to strengthen national plans to restore degraded lands by increasing support for community forests
![No land rights? No climate justice](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1713277970/markus-spiske-dYZumbs8f_E-unsplash-2_ayz5pq.jpg)
No land rights? No climate justice
Indigenous Peoples and local communities face uncertainty as climate change initiatives place them in jeopardy. Ensuring their tenure rights are key to achieving a climate-just future
![Pioneering systems change: grassroots action forges gender-just pathways to accountability](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1711447562/24_UNCSW68_10_vkvyzs.jpg)
Pioneering systems change: grassroots action forges gender-just pathways to accountability
The 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) focused on how to reform institutions that routinely exclude women and eliminate poverty
![Governance in der Sonderinitiative „EINEWELT ohne Hunger“: Wer steuerte was wohin?](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1709726727/ScopingStudy_photo_vqhblh.png)
Governance in der Sonderinitiative „EINEWELT ohne Hunger“: Wer steuerte was wohin?
Die vorliegende Studie analysiert explorativ die Governance – also die politische Steuerung – der Sonderinitiative »EINEWELT ohne Hunger« (SEWOH), welche von 2014 bis 2022 durch das BMZ realisiert wurde.
![Strengthening water user associations through digitalization: A field experiment in Southern Maharashtra](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1709033768/e_pavas_BANNER-10_cjzubh.png)
Strengthening water user associations through digitalization: A field experiment in Southern Maharashtra
There is an urgent need for equal water access in India, which is why TMG and SOPPECOM have partnered to strengthen their water management capacities through digital technologies.
![Shaping Just Transition: TMG Research's strategic contributions to building momentum for a land tenure and climate agenda in the three Rio Conventions](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1709030849/WorldAgroforestry_Flickr_LG_wy3art.jpg)
Shaping Just Transition: TMG Research's strategic contributions to building momentum for a land tenure and climate agenda in the three Rio Conventions
Building momentum around climate action and land tenure
![Harnessing policy thinking within development cooperation to strengthen the governance of food systems transformation](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1709032394/pexels-tom-fisk-Gov_vo0aoj.jpg)
Harnessing policy thinking within development cooperation to strengthen the governance of food systems transformation
TMG is working to unravel which governance mechanisms are best placed to draw out synergies and collaborations between different food system actors
![Just transitions rest on the horizon where ideas and action collide](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1708958922/OurWorkTMG_j7j4pm.jpg)
Just transitions rest on the horizon where ideas and action collide
TMG is running full steam to use its action-oriented research to craft innovative, grassroots projects and inform global dialogue.
![Towards a new economic and governance approach for food systems transformation](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1708966049/jakub-kapusnak-vnNFWKY7Tj4-unsplash-3_est0g2.jpg)
Towards a new economic and governance approach for food systems transformation
TMG provided a pivotal background paper on True Cost Accounting to SOFA, and used this platform to call for stronger, more integrated and accountable business reporting standards.
![The SEWOH Lab – From Data to Action](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1706274658/Focus_group_discussions_with_a_women_self-help_group_in_Maharashtra_kmqurv.png)
The SEWOH Lab – From Data to Action
The SEWOH lab consists of six projects, all of them aiming to combine digital tools and social innovations that generate progress towards sustainable transformations of our societies and food systems.
![From scoping to action research: Implementation of five pathways for more resilient and inclusive urban food systems in Cape Town and Nairobi](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1699278257/Website%20Assets/uff-banner_ktwqzb.jpg)
From scoping to action research: Implementation of five pathways for more resilient and inclusive urban food systems in Cape Town and Nairobi
Strengthening Systemic Approaches to Urban Food Transformation
![Harvesting Insights: Key Takeaways from the first two editions of Kakamega Governor's Day with Farmers](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1707215282/GDF2024_wazauq.jpg)
Harvesting Insights: Key Takeaways from the first two editions of Kakamega Governor's Day with Farmers
In a groundbreaking initiative, Kakamega County trail-blazed a process that annually unites farmers and policymakers, aptly referred to as "Governor's Day with Farmers" (GDF).
![How Securing Land Rights Can Contribute to Increased Resilience, Soil Restoration, and More Sustainable Land Use](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/4K5ozR6z57g8MS0iFlEyzS/34be6731549bda8a13d16f98b854f358/LG_Photo.jpg)
How Securing Land Rights Can Contribute to Increased Resilience, Soil Restoration, and More Sustainable Land Use
In many African countries, insecure land rights spark conflicts with governments in global environmental programmes. TMG Research's workshop addressed challenges, proposed solutions, and created a roadmap for the crucial year of 2024.
![Insights from UNFCCC COP28 Side Events: Creating Inclusive Governance Solutions for Sustainable Food Systems](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/42rDqP1lWEjeURq18JjgO9/b496fe896d2b8e1d4ac0bb4c8b2bdfaf/COP28_SideEvents.jpg)
Insights from UNFCCC COP28 Side Events: Creating Inclusive Governance Solutions for Sustainable Food Systems
Two side events by TMG Research and WWF discussed how to get from declarations to implementation of effective food systems transformation.
![From Data to Action: Six principles for inclusive digitalization towards food systems transformation](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/29BK3CSaRcOh4vXf771NZ9/eb2d4988d2b5470624aec6b779ed331c/Data-2.jpg)
From Data to Action: Six principles for inclusive digitalization towards food systems transformation
TMG Research hosted a forum on inclusive digitalization to gather expertise and guidance based on the innovating experiences and demands of communities
![Governance of Food Systems Transformation in Kenya – many answers and further questions](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/jw7ZmkKkLXYLSJ8TOpy7a/8c9cb20ce285b3844eeaa1f780c63857/PHOTO-2023-11-14-14-59-22.jpg)
Governance of Food Systems Transformation in Kenya – many answers and further questions
To contribute to answering questions about the transformation of food systems at the Kenyan level, TMG Research organized a workshop in Nairobi as part of its Food Systems program
![Land Rights and Gender Responsive Climate Action Seminar](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1700219094/Cover_image_Landscape-Madagascar__LLandDev___3__coiwiu_dmguwi.avif)
Land Rights and Gender Responsive Climate Action Seminar
Towards Climate Justice: Securing Women’s Land Rights for a Resilient Tomorrow
![Responsible Land Governance in Land Degradation Neutrality Programmes: Insights from Malawi](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/2yYVIZhLsxRgeXasZScWgu/12e5ba7cf7ffaeefc264dec347a04a60/1976-KKMG-Forest.jpeg)
Responsible Land Governance in Land Degradation Neutrality Programmes: Insights from Malawi
A case study of forest protection and conservation measures implemented in Malawi’s Ntchisi Forest Reserve, and the impact of these measures on the tenure rights of communities living adjacent to the forest.
![Grabbing land to save the planet or using the power of human rights to protect tenure rights?](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/35pgiNkfrbAvST3GRIKOJB/b91d9f92057fec17797fe387333ef67e/Bild2.png)
Grabbing land to save the planet or using the power of human rights to protect tenure rights?
Responsible land governance for fair transitions
![The revolution will be crowdsourced!](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/15DAIVl4haZghKCOc2h4or/51c128ed918f2009f6c1fa41b13f1a6f/Bild1.jpg)
The revolution will be crowdsourced!
Developing new forms of reporting and monitoring for empowerment and accountability.
![UNFSS Stocktaking Moment: Empowering Civil Society for Inclusive Food Systems Transformation](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/4qYQ2Dm16CkgOzZ8JmozKB/7e6865811b494c15f21c369631c57d1f/53070912123_6386de0980_k.jpg)
UNFSS Stocktaking Moment: Empowering Civil Society for Inclusive Food Systems Transformation
Highlights of UNFSS Stocktaking Moment - side event on civili society actors and marginalized groups in governance of food systems transformation.
![Food systems governance in Kenya: leaving no one behind](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1699281902/Event%20Pictures/Kenya_Meeting_w0pika.jpg)
Food systems governance in Kenya: leaving no one behind
Reflections from the National Agriculture Summit – July 2023
![Harnessing Synergies and Mobilizing Joint Action: A Historic First Workshop on Women’s Land Rights with all Three Rio Conventions](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/2wZJemKPXUKTrBoz5TIPKR/52366eef7dc17e620f7406a7c40524af/Bild1.jpg)
Harnessing Synergies and Mobilizing Joint Action: A Historic First Workshop on Women’s Land Rights with all Three Rio Conventions
Reducing systemic inequalities, mitigating and adapting to climate change, and conserving biodiversity through nature conservation, sustainable land management and restoration
![Navigating digitalization in disaster risk reduction](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/6i14c9dEHgn4GDDRlSiXyN/ded36c199ef2086ca1c3bbe89ccf5f09/1_ZER_HLg_Y8xBcwwBpq56JQ.webp)
Navigating digitalization in disaster risk reduction
Digital technologies initially lauded for emergency response in post-2010 Haiti earthquake, but mismanagement of resources and barriers to local input exposed disconnect with local communities.
![Inclusive Governance of Food Systems Transformation: Empowering Food System Actors](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/220amVIqz80UnANSTehYj2/5cb73aed241709f577a25f40ecc80e6c/WS5.jpg)
Inclusive Governance of Food Systems Transformation: Empowering Food System Actors
Berlin workshop in June 2023 on inclusive food systems governance, emphasizing empowerment of marginalized groups, addressing power imbalances, and fostering collaborations.
![World Bee Day 2023: Time for sustainable solutions to tackle locust upsurges](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/16G0MjrK8mKM68mT90oVao/47c5a76a844c8b33681887f71d9a0f33/Bees_pollinating_web.jpeg)
World Bee Day 2023: Time for sustainable solutions to tackle locust upsurges
An urgent call to safeguard pollinators during pest eradication campaigns.
![Engaging traditional leaders to advance environmental protection](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/2Jg1D3rO2qDI7eyZMss3UP/dfb38aff1d75608575455c6a85865bec/Oloiboni_Mokompo.jpg)
Engaging traditional leaders to advance environmental protection
A visit to a revered Maasai traditional leader at the forefront of protecting the sacred Loita Forest in Kenya
![Unveiling the hidden costs of climate-related disasters in eastern Africa](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/1rpkMCpjCXfj3mayv6T2AX/489941b2beebee0f201b0b6cfc3db59e/Screenshot_2022-02-15_at_12.38.11.png)
Unveiling the hidden costs of climate-related disasters in eastern Africa
Lessons in integrating True Cost Accounting to support disaster risk management
![Governor’s Day with Farmers – an innovative governance tool to bring more local agri-food actors to the policy table](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1709624902/GDF-2_Governor_niihqd.jpg)
Governor’s Day with Farmers – an innovative governance tool to bring more local agri-food actors to the policy table
Highlights of the 2nd Governor's Day with Farmers, Kakamega County Kenya
![Food system transformation requires a compass: Ours is the progressive realization of the right to food in low-income urban settings](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/7ekvOO7TucQIVf3kBM4I0i/1a4082a6f9d57e8f3a1fa8f26bdd15b3/Blog-Picture_2.jpg)
Food system transformation requires a compass: Ours is the progressive realization of the right to food in low-income urban settings
TMG’s Urban Food Futures programme publishes its scoping report
![“Food is not a peculiar challenge in times of crisis. Food is the common crisis”](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/1rrxDzEn9cDvC9WHznIiWM/59b72df2a2b6c186dc9a873013fe6fdc/46311631471_797b7aecff_o.jpg)
“Food is not a peculiar challenge in times of crisis. Food is the common crisis”
TMG side event at ARFSD 2023 advocates for valorizing the informal sector as a critical lever for transforming food systems across African cities
![Kitchens, gender and unlearning feminism](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/6mgNQWLJkaPyWAZmX3bGzY/fd1b99411a836141366cf1eda6fc1f32/Coping_Credit_FACT.jpg)
Kitchens, gender and unlearning feminism
Urban Food Futures research results presented at CSW67
![Women's rights ARE human rights](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/MD5nVhHXQxSAFIMyMe810/19b4b6a217ec112ab27ecb32950d4991/Rural_women.jpg)
Women's rights ARE human rights
Harnessing the power of human rights to secure women's land tenure security
![Digitalizing Development – not digitizing the status quo!](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/3pBE9Z019qv6NBOE7NdYac/cc41a27f7c6fb62f95132ce722d09054/Poster.jpg)
Digitalizing Development – not digitizing the status quo!
Leveraging the potential of digital tools to build inclusive and sustainable agrifood systems
![The power of human rights to protect tenure rights](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/1w8Z7K0H8UMEDFrZN3UpUX/87de0ccfe6b6f23653adf71e7a1b22da/ethiopia-g9acb53b57_1280.jpg)
The power of human rights to protect tenure rights
A call to human rights and land actors to join hands and advance human rights-based approaches to land governance
![Emergency solution or silver bullet?](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/ZE4INYkBsY6Nc7ah2K2DI/5c731ab678f1aa960ce6f3f1417c9385/GFFA-FST_1.jpg)
Emergency solution or silver bullet?
Highlights of discussions on how to steer national pathways for food system transformation at GFFA 2023
![Business as usual will not fix urban food system crisis: A call to prioritize local voices](https://res.cloudinary.com/tmgthinktank/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1718631166/MicrosoftTeams-image__24__o4qvqz.jpg)
Business as usual will not fix urban food system crisis: A call to prioritize local voices
Berlin meeting examines gaps between international policy intentions and implementation on the ground
![Linking biodiversity conservation to human rights: A much-needed conversation at CBD 15](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/2sYA0ADJAxkGnIAmLECdyb/285a8f9839036dffd64e361f20ff0a35/MicrosoftTeams-image__21_.png)
Linking biodiversity conservation to human rights: A much-needed conversation at CBD 15
We need to find new ways to agree on, and implement, robust goals for biodiversity protection
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Could “Urban Nutrition Hubs” offer a systemic response to entrenched hunger and inequality?
Take aways from a policy engagement event in Cape Town
![Governance: A key missing link in tackling climate-related transboundary threats](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/3WX9m8Xlvyed9201735NNU/95f4dec885173cc2b5c7731fc4f7523a/locust_video_thumbnail.jpg)
Governance: A key missing link in tackling climate-related transboundary threats
Highlights of a GLF Climate expert session co-organized by TMG and IGAD-ICPAC on the sidelines of UNFCCC COP 27
![Coping with conflicts and forced displacement — the role of Foyer Fama’s Kitchen](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/mNJf9vwtLgqgeGBhikvCl/34b373394361ba899751659ff1808e0e/blog1_img2.webp)
Coping with conflicts and forced displacement — the role of Foyer Fama’s Kitchen
Exploring the potential of controlled environment agriculture in creating an urban nutrition hub
![Hunger’s Vicious Cycle: Intersecting food price, security and political crises in Burkina Faso](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/3QafMIxjlUGzb7g14qToVE/1db4364a6275238c9345c3b74e6ebdf9/blog4_img1.jpg)
Hunger’s Vicious Cycle: Intersecting food price, security and political crises in Burkina Faso
Climate shocks and rising global input costs are converging with internal conflict and political instability, triggering devastating food price increases in Burkina Faso.
![As urban food insecurity worsens, school feeding provides a crucial safety net](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/7p7RDWOz0iGziwsipoX53G/8463446bd49cbf3ea3ff7572c6baa371/Screenshot_2022-11-15_at_11.35.47.png)
As urban food insecurity worsens, school feeding provides a crucial safety net
Examining the state of school feeding
![Drivers of urban food system transformation: Unpacking a social change process in Nairobi](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/2RFpgQxovgIDepa2rg2E8l/260df9e7b0aced7c0abbe00c316a09b9/blog2_img1.jpeg)
Drivers of urban food system transformation: Unpacking a social change process in Nairobi
Providing space for affected residents to identify their most pressing needs and to be fully involved in designing and implementing solutions for improving their situation
![Unlocking the potential of the Voluntary Guidelines on Land Tenure in food system transformation](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/1w8Z7K0H8UMEDFrZN3UpUX/87de0ccfe6b6f23653adf71e7a1b22da/ethiopia-g9acb53b57_1280.jpg)
Unlocking the potential of the Voluntary Guidelines on Land Tenure in food system transformation
A summary of the CFS 50 side event, Unlocking the potential of the VGGT through Land Degradation Neutrality
![Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure (VGGT)](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/5mKlWI2gTckvK7j9GqtBl5/569ba65b0d91de8484a9cd4247aed583/CFS50_Banners3.jpg)
Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure (VGGT)
A Decade of the CFS VGGT: assessing progress and enhancing accountability
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The race to net zero: Balancing between ecosystem restoration and safeguarding legitimate land rights?
A summary of the GLF Africa session: Our Landscape, Our Rights, Our Investment
![Crowdsourcing land rights data to improve women’s tenure security](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/5HDQzmhAPyX5S7an29meNr/a7abccf943895a6701363bb663c16aee/women-icts-africa.jpg)
Crowdsourcing land rights data to improve women’s tenure security
Exploring what it takes to leverage the potential of digital technologies on the ground
![With pots and pens to parliament – Understanding and responding to crises through a critical feminist lens](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/2ExYbkqCEeRI9rjvcta6mK/dd7bf2e7e3a27d4eeca44c9a82fa3198/pic2.jpg)
With pots and pens to parliament – Understanding and responding to crises through a critical feminist lens
A blog commemorating Women’s Day in South Africa, 9 August
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Steering Conversations for Building Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Urban Food Systems
Reflections on African cities’ path towards sustainability
![For a just transition to a sustainable planet we must secure land rights](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/2LkTRYD4ciSQ5geJVP4Afq/fd4d9045256439d50dad7e336cfb92a8/IMG_1644_Nav_launch.jpg)
For a just transition to a sustainable planet we must secure land rights
Highlights of UNCCD COP 15 contributions by TMG and partners
![Land tenure rights are at the heart of fighting hunger and transforming food systems](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/2AfSNvBbWszCeKOhqmQsE7/aab42fea8afb63351c81b8360e314c19/IMG_1727.jpg)
Land tenure rights are at the heart of fighting hunger and transforming food systems
Highlights from the first ever Food Day at the Rio Conventions Pavilion at UNCCD COP 15 in Abidjan
![What are you dishing up? The art of storytelling in transforming urban food systems](http://images.ctfassets.net/rrirl83ijfda/60GiHSOVZ4Eo7DGRdsy3dK/20e8b81e9dddfc28b52584479d1498cb/kitchen_photovoices1.png)
What are you dishing up? The art of storytelling in transforming urban food systems
The uPhakantoni Cape Town Podcast creates a space for conversations around poverty and hunger enabling people to candidly speak for themselves.
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Urban displacements: Facing up to rising food insecurity in Nairobi
Analysing media reporting of evictions in the Mukuru informal settlement of Nairobi
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A looming global food crisis: What should the global response be?
Unpacking the Four “Cs” of 2022 - Climate, Conflict, Covid and (high food) Costs
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Shaping tomorrow’s food systems
The role of farmer organisations in global food system transformation
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Food systems transformation: towards a common understanding
TMG Research convenes expert group to kick off new research project on food systems transformation
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First Governor’s Day with Farmers takes place in Kakamega County
A template for inclusive policymaking for sustainable agricultural development
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Empowered women: Re-imagining food and community in Cape Town
Project partners meet some women using community kitchens to drive social transformation in Cape Town's informal settlements.
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Desert locust and climate change: a call for improved global governance
A response to the latest IPCC climate report
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Building better resilience to desert locust and other transboundary threats amid the climate crisis
A plaidoyer for a paradigm shift on handling crises
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Re-Imagining Food In Cities: Working On A Theory Of Change For Urban Food Futures In Cape Town
In January 2022 the Urban Food Futures programme partners in Cape Town met to jointly formulate and discuss the programme's Theory of Change.
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Transforming urban food systems starting from consumption: a reflection on the 2022 International Symposium on Nutrition
This year’s International Nutrition Symposium was all about the urban nutrition transition and the question: “How do we change consumer behaviour towards more sustainability?”
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School feeding: Challenges, Trends and Opportunities
School feeding programmes are the most extensive social safety net worldwide and increasingly seen as a lever to not only achieve children’s human rights to food, education and health but also transform food systems more holistically.
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A lot on our plate: Dietary patterns as a starting point for the sustainable transformation of food systems
Using the innovative methodology of True Cost Accounting (TCA) — and building on an analysis of current as well as desired future dietary patterns — to guide policy development and actions.
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It starts with people: The human rights imperative for achieving large-scale restoration targets
Contextualising a GFFA Expert Panel hosted by TMG Research
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True Cost Accounting at COP 26: A new tool to support sustainable food systems transformation
Showing the “hidden costs” of production and revealing the benefits of sustainable food systems
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What is our food worth to us?
Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Side Event explores integrated valuation tools for food systems transformation
Beyond Food Aid: A “Kitchen Retreat” reimagines community in the Cape Flats
A space to exhale, listen and learn
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Towards more inclusive and resilient food systems for Nairobi's informal settlements
Partner workshop charts transformative pathways for Nairobi's informal urban settlements
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Who benefits? SEWOH Lab study explores farmers’ engagement in carbon sequestration schemes
Findings from research on carbon sequestration in agricultural soils
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Alliances for change: Developing a collaborative roadmap for Ecosystem-based Adaptation
IKI-funded Climate-SDG Integration Project develops a roadmap for scaling up ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change
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Strengthening international solidarity for climate resilience
Advancing rights-based approaches for food systems transformation and climate resilience
Transformation: does the term still have value?
TMG think piece series
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Why context matters in ecosystem resilience: Five insights from India and Guatemala
TMG and partners publish the results of an analysis of community resilience initiatives at several study sites in India and Guatemala
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How should we apply the Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure? Takeaways from a training session ahead of the 10th anniversary of the VGGT
TMG Research hosted a VGGT Training in August 2021, focusing on the practical implementation of the Guidelines within its partner countries. This article summarizes the key takeaways.
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Easing access to land for Africa’s youth: Are community land lease arrangements the answer?
Addressing structural constraints that discourage young people from joining the agricultural sector
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Escalamiento del enfoque de Adaptación basada en Ecosistemas en una política pública local
Implementación del enfoque AbE en el Plan de Desarrollo Municipal y Ordenamiento Territorial 2019-2032 del municipio de Chiantla, departamento de Huehuetenango, Guatemala
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Building wider support for ecosystem-based adaptation: how can communications help?
Ecosystem-based adaptation increases resilience in the face of climate change, but its adoption is still limited. How better communications can increase uptake.
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Developing a human rights approach to land governance: a workshop report
How mapping stakeholder relations can help to improve land conflict resolution mechanisms
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The many faces of sustainability
Youth in Soil writers share stories from Africa
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“I don’t know where the firewood buyers are coming from”
How Covid-19 puts the livelihoods of forest-dependent communities at risk
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People and Planet
Empowering African communities in ecosystem restoration
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Towards a cultural reset in restoring Africa’s drylands
Insights for empowering community-led land management as the UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030) kicks off
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Covid-19 and the evolving face of urban farming in Nairobi
How Covid-19 is changing food production in East Africa's largest city
The EU has what it takes to ramp up global ambition on oceans and climate
3rd International Ocean Governance Forum lays agenda for transformative Blue Economy pathways
From Watershed Development to Ecosystem-based Adaptation
A journey to systemic resilience
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Cheap food is expensive
Why the World Food Systems Summit must usher in a fundamental change to our food system
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Achieving the right to land: An innovative tool for tracking land governance in Malawi
Exploring how a human rights approach will strengthen land rights
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Repurposing social media
Spotlight on emerging innovations in Nairobi’s informal fresh food retail sector
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To protect ecosystems, invest in women’s capacities!
This International Women’s Day we highlight the importance of women to the success of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030
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Social innovations for healthy soils and human well-being
Supporting smallholders in safeguarding soil ecosystems
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Knowledge that lasts: Repurposing farmer-led extension models in Benin
Testing farmer-led knowledge sharing approaches for strengthening sustainable land management and climate resilience in Benin
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Alliances for Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Guatemala
A global shout out to ecosystem-based adaptation
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Building Our Food Systems Back Better
What is required to make food systems provide sufficient, healthy food while not harming the planet? How should food security be maintained given the threat posed by climate change?
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Covid-19 Food/Future: How are food systems reconfiguring under the current pandemic?
This article presents insights gathered during the first six weeks of the Covid-19 Food/Future initiative by a team of young and dynamic voices based in nine African countries.
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Video Diaries in the Days of Corona: Voices from the Ground
Young farmers’ insights on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on food systems in Sub-Saharan Africa @CovidFoodFuture and video diaries from Nairobi’s informal settlements
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Guatemala holds its first National Forum on Ecosystem-based Adaptation
At the National Forum on Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Guatemala, various stakeholders recognized in a written declaration the urgent need to scale-up nature-based solutions
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Nurturing nature: Identifying Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) initiatives to build social and political support for EbA upscaling in Guatemala
A step-by-step approach to identifying successful ecosystem-based adaptation initiatives
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