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The role of women in the global economy is crucial but often under-appreciated. Dr Ana Marr, Reader in International Development Economics at the Natural Resources Institute (NRI), was invited to take part in a TV programme called 'Real Talk' on...
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The Natural Resources Institute (NRI) co-hosted a workshop last week with ISEAL - the international membership body for a range of sustainability standards. Participants represented Rainforest Alliance, the Fairtrade Labelling Organisation, 4C...
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Lord Boateng has called on the United Nations to put agriculture at the heart of African development.
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The issue of land rights and natural resource management in Mozambique is a challenge affecting millions of people. A recent study indicates that women in these areas experience only limited access to and control over their land and natural...
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NRI experts working on the project 'Agroforests: A critical resource for Megadiversity in Guatemala', have initiated studies to evaluate the biodiversity on coffee farms in Guatemala. Diego Pons from the University of Valle leads the study with...
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Recent collaboration between researchers at the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) and the University of Leeds has led to the publication of a new working paper in the NRI series on sustainability standards: 'A Review of the Literature and Knowledge...
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The first of the Vice Chancellor's public lecture series of 2012-13 will be given on Tuesday 27 November by Lord Boateng on "Beyond the Millennium Development Goals.. What next for Africa?"
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Bees are in crisis, and collapsing colonies and habitat loss threaten the pollination of some important crops. While much current research work focuses on bees, other pollinators, such as midges, which pollinate cocoa plants across the world, must...
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Don Reynolds of the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) was part of a large international team, led by the Spanish ecologist Constanti Stefanescu, which was assembled to map the whole migration circuit of the Painted Lady butterfly in the Western...
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The Natural Resources Institute (NRI) has appointed a new Professor and a Reader to strengthen its programme of research on Climate Change, Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Chris Atkinson joins NRI as Professor of Sustainable Agriculture and...
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