In 2019, Indonesia has experienced a very recent El Nino event, which generates an impact on the severity of forest and peatland fires both in Kalimantan and Sumatra. Some provinces such as Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Riau, South Sumatra, and Jambi have been covered in a thick and poisonous haze for months. The total number of fire in Central Kalimantan processed from NASA hotspot data from January to October is reaches 10 000, which approximately 86% occur during two months of the dry season (September – October 2019).

Research investments in institutional innovations: The case of rangeland governance in Tunisia. Summary of a Webinar, 9 July 2020

This workshop is part of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) supported CCAFS project “Enhancing capacities for measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of sustainable livestock actions in Ethiopia.” Ethiopia’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) states the intention to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the livestock sub-sector. The national GHG inventory is one of the main tools through which Ethiopia can measure and report livestock subsector GHG emissions.

“How can we continue with our studies?” was one of the first questions asked to the teachers by Luisa, a student attending the Heirs of Tradition livestock production program, implemented by Alquería and the National Training Service (SENA, its Spanish acronym) in Colombia, in view of the relentless spread of the COVID- 19 pandemic in Colombia.1 At first sight, the predictable complications brought along by mandatory confinement to halt the spread of the pandemic could be overcome virtually, the way many students from urban schools and universities are still doing.

Due to many factors such as increase access and availability of modern varieties, change in market preferences, low productivity of native landraces and climate change, crop landraces are threatened and are at the risk of losing from the fields. Still there are many rare and unique landraces conserved by farmers in different parts of the country. Native agricultural genetic resources that are being grown in red zone areas are all endangered. Unique and rare landraces as well as landraces grown in small areas by few farmers are also endangered.