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Voices on climate: "Reducing emissions remains the best adaptation measure"

In the latest episode of "Voices on Climate", we interviewed Felix Wertli. The environmental…


Helmy Abouleish.

Voices on climate: "Building up living soil is crucial here in Egypt, too"

With Helmy Abouleish, this instalment of the "Voices on Climate" series features a practitioner. He…


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Getting ready for a new narrative on sustainable development

From 23 to 27 September 2025, Sekem in Egypt, together with the World Goetheanum Association, hosted…


Hans-Martin Krause and Markus Steffens.

Voices on climate: "Soil quality is under increasing pressure due to extreme weather events"

In this instalment of the "Voices on climate" series, Hans-Martin Krause and Markus Steffens, two…


Musonda Mumba.

Voices on climate: "Wetlands play a key role in agriculture and regulating our climate"

Musonda Mumba, the Secretary General of the (Ramsar) Convention on Wetlands, is our next "Voice on…


Sabine Reinecke.

Voices on climate: "We are in a state of limbo when it comes to climate policy, waiting and doing nothing"

In the second episode of our new series "Voices on climate", FiBL policy analyst Sabine Reinecke…


Raphaël Charles and Lin Bautze.

New series: Voices on climate

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time – a complex issue that impacts numerous…


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TransforMed project: promoting agroforestry to regenerate degraded soils in the Southern Mediterranean basin

After decades of intensive farming practices that have degraded soil quality and fertility, as well…


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European project "Pro-Wild" to protect and promote crop wild relatives launched

A ground-breaking European initiative, "Pro-Wild", has officially commenced with the aim of…


Cover: Duckweed – a useful crop

Duckweed – unknown but full of possibilities? New factsheet for interested parties

Duckweed is a valuable source of protein and a potential crop for animal feed. FiBL Switzerland has…