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Andreas Gattinger earned his habilitation at the Justus Liebig University Giessen

FiBL researcher Andreas Gattinger recently earned his habilitation at Faculty 09 of the Justus…


FiBL researcher wins SFIAR award

FiBL team member Dr. Gurbir S. Bhullar has received the 2014 research award from the Swiss Forum for…


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Farming in times of climate change – a FiBL project in search of sustainable systems

The combined effects of climate change, advancing resource scarcity and population growth are…


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Global analysis shows that organically farmed lands contribute to climate change mitigation

Organically farmed lands emit less nitrous oxide and take up greater amounts of atmospheric methane,…


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Take "mosaic" approach to agriculture, boost support for small farmers, UNCTAD Report urges

Recently the UNCTAD Trade and Environment Review 2013 was launched. At a press conference in the…


FiBL partnership with New Zealand

Following a visit to New Zealand by a Swiss delegation in 2009, New Zealand’s Minister of…


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Organic farming enhances soil carbon

“Organic agriculture provides environmental benefits through the sequestration of atmospheric carbon…


New study on no-till agriculture and its contribution to climate change mitigation and sustainability

FiBL authors recently completed a study that examined the state of research on climate impacts of…


Cover study “Organic Agriculture and Climate Change Mitigation”

New report on the climate mitigation potential of organic agriculture

At the occasion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, stakeholders along…


Final Congress of the Carbon Credits for Sustainable Land Use Systems (CaLas) project

Soil carbon sequestration and nitrous oxide emissions from farmland are two important indicators of…