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When the People Decide: The True Meaning of Locally Led Decision-Making in Isiolo

Dossier: Locally-Led Adaptation in Practice

Women Driving Locally Led Adaptation in Char Communities in Bangladesh

Reconnecting Lives – The Road That Changed Godaibeel in Bangladesh

RESOLVE in action: From Fragmentation to a Shared Agroecology Future in Lebanon

Green Roads in Flood Depressions: Postcard from the Haors

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Rodent Management: Women’s Roles and Resilience

By Anushree Mitra and Meghna Mukherjee Introduction: Severity of rodent damage Picture this: you meticulously save your hard-earned money, stashing … Continued

The untapped potential: local water management in Bangladesh

Frank van Steenbergen & David Mornout Water is, of course, at the heart of agriculture. The quantity and quality of … Continued

The everlasting shepherd

By Frank van Steenbergen It is of millennia: the movement of flocks of sheep from the lowlands in Southeastern Anatolia … Continued

Rodents in South East Anatolia: Taking Stock

By Kübra Elmas, Rukiye Oca, Luwieke Bosma and Sukru Esin Rodents are a big problem for farmers in Turkey as … Continued

The Jesus Well

by Frank van Steenbergen In the Ulu Mosque in Sanliurfa – the city of prophets in Southeastern Anatolia – there … Continued

Traditional rat trapping methods in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Authors: Anushree Mitra and Luwieke Bosma Rodents, mainly rats and mice, have been a common enemy of farmers across the … Continued

Call to action: Let’s work together to curtail rodents harmful impact on food production in India.

Authors: Dr. Neena Singla (Punjab Agricultural University), Luwieke Bosma and Anushree Mitra (MetaMeta Research), and Dikhyani Konwar (PRADAN). The issue … Continued

Enhancing Micronutrients levels in Crops: Promising Results from Chickpea Iron and Zinc Spray Trial in Baluchistan

Reinier Veldman (MetaMeta) and Mohammad Abdul Salam (SPO Pakistan and FBLN Pakistan) As part of the Newarbi-project (New Water Rights … Continued

The oyster and the pearl

By Frank van Steenbergen The Kizilkoyun funerary in ancient Urfa has 133 burial chambers carved into the limestone rock. The … Continued

Re-enter the arena: The challenge with water in Cartagena

By David Mornout Nestled along the stunning coastline of the Mediterranean Sea, the historic city of Cartagena in Spain enchants … Continued

Maasai and their local climate

A pastoral community finding ways to combat the biggest threats of climate change. By Ishani Sonak (MetaMeta) and Femke van … Continued

Drying Mountain Springs in Nepal

By Saroj Yakami It is a cause of high alarm – springs are drying in high mountain areas and there … Continued