Connected thinking, compelling solutions
WLE is a global research-for-development program connecting partners to deliver agriculture solutions
that enhance natural resources – and the lives of people who rely on them
April 2 - 4: The CGIAR gender community, together with the University of Canberra and the Australian Center for International Agricultural Resarch (ACIAR), is holding their annual scientific conference in Canberra, Australia. WLE is focusing its efforts towards convening a Gender and Water Community of Practice meeting to promote a radical change in the way we think about gender and agriculture.
WeForest, a nonprofit organization that works on restoring degraded forests, is working with communities in northern Ethiopia to restore the Desa'a forest, a biodiversity hot spot. Thrive talked to Yvonne Tamba and Joshua Wafula of ICRAF's Land Health Decisions team who are working with WeForest to to help prioritize their work using Decision Analysis.
The world must move forward on agriculture solutions that don’t just solve one problem, but that are able to consider ecosystems as a whole. WLE ensures thriving ecosystems go hand-in-hand with agricultural development, food system resilience and human well-being.
113 research projects in 79 countries carried out in collaboration with more than 350 partners
Evidence-based land and water management innovations for sustainable intensification of agriculture at scale
333,000 farmers use new technologies and 2,9 million hectares are under improved use or management
