Thriving fungi networks and local climates
by Femke van Woesik, Frank van Steenbergen, Francesco Sambalino Microclimates are essential regulators of the growth of fungi. Mushrooms, the … Continued
How could my country look like if we were to embrace nature-based solutions? This was the question that student teams from around the globe aimed to answer in the Nature-Based Future Challenge, organized by Wageningen University & Research. Interdisciplinary and international teams visualized a nature-based future for the delta of Bangladesh, showcasing innovative solutions to pressing environmental challenges. Chittagong Hill Tracts One of the teams, GO2V-NBF, focused on the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) with the goal of transitioning from "development at the cost of nature" to a future of "nature-based prosperity." This region in Southeast Bangladesh faces significant challenges related to climate change, biodiversity loss, and socio-economic development. The increasing intensity of extreme weather events, coupled with changing land use, exacerbates soil erosion and land degradation. The local water cycle is under pressure, leading to issues of both water scarcity and flooding at different times of the year. GO2V-NBF proposed a strategy of vertical cities on water and a harmonious… Continued
by Femke van Woesik, Frank van Steenbergen, Francesco Sambalino Microclimates are essential regulators of the growth of fungi. Mushrooms, the … Continued
Author: K.S. Gopal ksgopal1952@gmail.com www.cechyderabad.org his is the second in a series of blogposts describing the development and implementation of water–saving solutions in India. The … Continued
Colin de Bruijn, MetaMeta Over the past few months the Games with a Heart (GWH) initiative of MetaMeta has taken … Continued
Author: K.S. Gopal ksgopal1952@gmail.com www.cechyderabad.org This is the first in a series of blogposts describing the development and implementation of … Continued
by Saroj Yakami Maili, 65, lives with her husband. Her two daughters are married and are live far from where … Continued
by Francesco Sambalino When talking about tools and increasing labour productivity, we automatically think of tractors, combine harvesters, and sprayers. … Continued
by Myrthe Dol How to break the monotony, how to reach out to children that have had difficult trajectories, how … Continued
Dr Dimitris Kofinas, Civil Engineer, water resources management, University of Thessaly If one has been introduced to the cinematic universe … Continued
By Saroj Yakami[1], Luwieke Bosma1, Madhav Dhakal[2], Mahewor Ghimire[3], Anastasia Deligianni1, Frank van Steenbergen1 Published on the occation of World … Continued
by Florencia Rieiro and Hilary Galiwango We worked together with GIZ Uganda’s Water Supply and Sanitation for Refugee Settlements (WatSSUP) … Continued
by Francesco Sambalino, Programme Manager (MetaMeta), Proprieter (Petricor Farms) The author took over a farm in Spain with depleted soil … Continued
by Meghna Mukherjee, Getanew Tesfaw and Assefa Kumssa Zeyneba lives in Koloba Hawas village in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. … Continued
by Laura Blok, MetaMeta Trees are of enormous importance to the ecosystems and livelihoods of people on earth. Many communities … Continued
Prepared by: Carmelo Bonannella (OpenGeoHub), Valentina Delconte (OpenGeoHub), Ichsani Wheeler (OpenGeoHub / EnvirometriX) and Tom Hengl (OpenGeoHub / EnvirometriX) The … Continued
By Long Hoang and Mohammed Yasir, MetaMeta Based on the report ‘Forwarding to Resilient Food Systems and Livelihoods’ by MetaMeta … Continued
by Francesco Sambalino and Esmee Mulder Open rangeland in Africa is arguably the most iconic landscape on the continent. In … Continued
By Dr. Long Hoang (MetaMeta), based on work by and inputs from Prof. dr. Rosh Ranasinghe (Professor, Climate Change Impacts … Continued
by Getanew Tesfaw, Assefa Kumsa, Frank van Steenbergen Doing laundry in rural Africa or Asia is hard work, taking many … Continued
Every centimetre of sea level rise is directly felt here at the low-lying Sundarbans – world’s largest mangrove forest, and … Continued
Globally, nearly 7 million people live in refugee camps. Refugee camps are temporary facilities for people on the move, and … Continued