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Jan 25, 2021

Democracy in US nanotechnology strategy

Dr. Steve Suppan

The U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) integrates the work of 20 federal agencies. As required by law, it develops a Strategic Plan to guide both policy and the spending of its budget, proposed at $1.723 billion for 2021.

Jan 20, 2021

A Journey Toward Gender Equity in Agroecology

Karen Hansen-Kuhn

IATP mourns the loss of Olga Alcaraz Andrade, a leader in the Mexican farmers’ organization REDCCAM and our partner ANEC. We republish this article on her work as one small way to honor her achievements and celebrate her life.

Dec 10, 2020

A roadmap for the Biden-Harris administration: Re-designing farm systems for the climate crisis

Ben Lilliston

As the Biden-Harris transition team rapidly fills key cabinet positions and senior leadership, it also is setting priorities for the first 100 days. If the “Build Back Better” mantra is to become reality, particularly in advancing equitable solutions to the climate crisis, the transition team will have to think systemically — not just agency by agency.

Looking to the states on climate adaptation

Dec 7, 2020

New factsheets on EU-Mercosur deal expose risks to both regions

Karen Hansen-Kuhn

Last week, Brazil National Space Research Institute (INPE) reported the highest rate of deforestation in the Amazon since 2008. Between August 2019 and July 2020, 11,087 square kilometers were deforested in the Amazon under the Bolsonaro government. The latest figures come on top of rising deforestation rates in previous years.

Dec 4, 2020

Time for the UNFCCC to get serious about industrial livestock’s climate footprint

Shefali Sharma

Governments discussed the role of livestock production in connection to the climate crisis last week as part of the UNFCCC Climate Dialogues in lieu of the 26th Conference of Parties (COP) — the major climate conference where governments ne

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