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Growing solar power as a remunerative crop and to minimize climatic risks in agriculture Can solar powered irrigation pumps create a good source of income and make water use more efficient in India? A solar irrigation cooperative of six farmers and local partners test out a model.

Watering The Seeds of Transformation in Afrika. By Afrikans. Finding solutions with community and effectively addressing the 17 SDGs in Africa—and by an African woman—is what transformation is all about.

The impact of Cotton aid and agricultural subsidies on water resources in Thessaly, Greece In our third Water-Energy-Food Nexus blog, Chrysi Laspidou discusses the impact of cotton irrigation on groundwater and rivers in Greece.

Executive Director Speaks at United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Future Earth highlights that only through systems transformation can we move towards sustainable consumption and production systems at the review of SDG 12.

Social-ecological outcomes of agricultural intensification: Rarely a win-win situation A recent paper in Nature Sustainability highlights how agricultural intensification often fails to provide benefits for both human well-being and ecosystems. Author and Future Earth member Unai Pascual discusses the details.

Natural Assets Knowledge-Action Network publishes its first peer-reviewed article The Future Earth Natural Assets Knowledge-Action Network introduces the natural assets approach and its focus on enabling action-oriented research and synthesis in Sustainability Science.

Water-Energy-Food Nexus: We are the Nexus! Dr. Amollo Ambole from the University of Nairobi reflects on the meaning of the word “nexus” with Mathare residents in Nairobi, Kenya.

Future Earth recognizes the passing of Chair of the African Future Earth Committee Dr. Ahmed Abdel Hady worked tirelessly to try and establish a vibrant Future Earth community in Africa, building strong links with main players in other parts of the globe.

Anthropocene magazine wins global award from The Council for Advancement and Support of Education The Future Earth publication received a bronze award in the category of Special Constituency Magazine.

2018 Call for Application: Future Earth Governing Council Future Earth is seeking international organizations to become part of its Governing Council.

Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Are solar powered irrigation pumps the answer in South Asia? In this first piece in a new blog series on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus, Aditi Mukherji of the Nexus Knowledge-Action Network examines the potential of solar powered irrigation pumps in South Asia.

Urban Planet: Knowledge towards Sustainable Cities Future Earth's Paula Monroy interviewed authors of the new book during its launch, held in June during the ICLEI World Congress 2018 in Montreal, Canada.

The Urban South and the Predicament of Global Sustainability Harini Nagendra and Xuemei Bai, authors of a new Perspective paper in Nature Sustainability, call for a renewed research focus on urbanization in the south and discuss the challenges and consequences of this pursuit.

China’s response to a national land-system sustainability emergency: a perspective piece To move forward with informed, national-scale, transformative SDG implementation, the world should look to China as an example.

World View: Advance the ecosystem approach in cities Xuemei Bai of the Future Earth Urban Knowledge Action Network advocates for an ecosystem approach and the inclusion of the global south in urban research and development in Nature World View

Six transformations needed to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals: major report launched The World in 2050 (TWI2050) initiative has launched a new report, setting out six key transformations that will enable the world to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Several authors from Future Earth projects contributed to this report.

Study Finds “Hidden Harvest” in World’s Inland Fisheries A new study published [this June 18, 2018,] in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says we are dramatically underestimating the role inland fisheries play in global food security.

Open Call - PEGASuS 2: Ocean Sustainability Call for research projects that focus on synthesis research for ocean sustainability; deadline August 6, 2018

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Growing solar power as a remunerative crop and to minimize climatic risks in agricultureCan solar powered irrigation pumps create a good source of income and make water use more efficient in India? A solar irrigation cooperative of six farmers and local partners test out a model.

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Watering The Seeds of Transformation in Afrika. By Afrikans.Finding solutions with community and effectively addressing the 17 SDGs in Africa—and by an African woman—is what transformation is all about.

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Growing solar power as a remunerative crop and to minimize climatic risks in agriculture Can solar powered irrigation pumps create a good source of income and make water use more efficient in India? A solar irrigation cooperative of six farmers and local partners test out a model.

Watering The Seeds of Transformation in Afrika. By Afrikans. Finding solutions with community and effectively addressing the 17 SDGs in Africa—and by an African woman—is what transformation is all about.

The impact of Cotton aid and agricultural subsidies on water resources in Thessaly, Greece In our third Water-Energy-Food Nexus blog, Chrysi Laspidou discusses the impact of cotton irrigation on groundwater and rivers in Greece.

Executive Director Speaks at United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Future Earth highlights that only through systems transformation can we move towards sustainable consumption and production systems at the review of SDG 12.

Natural Assets Knowledge-Action Network publishes its first peer-reviewed article The Future Earth Natural Assets Knowledge-Action Network introduces the natural assets approach and its focus on enabling action-oriented research and synthesis in Sustainability Science.

Water-Energy-Food Nexus: We are the Nexus! Dr. Amollo Ambole from the University of Nairobi reflects on the meaning of the word “nexus” with Mathare residents in Nairobi, Kenya.

Future Earth recognizes the passing of Chair of the African Future Earth Committee Dr. Ahmed Abdel Hady worked tirelessly to try and establish a vibrant Future Earth community in Africa, building strong links with main players in other parts of the globe.

Anthropocene magazine wins global award from The Council for Advancement and Support of Education The Future Earth publication received a bronze award in the category of Special Constituency Magazine.

2018 Call for Application: Future Earth Governing Council Future Earth is seeking international organizations to become part of its Governing Council.

Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Are solar powered irrigation pumps the answer in South Asia? In this first piece in a new blog series on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus, Aditi Mukherji of the Nexus Knowledge-Action Network examines the potential of solar powered irrigation pumps in South Asia.

Urban Planet: Knowledge towards Sustainable Cities Future Earth's Paula Monroy interviewed authors of the new book during its launch, held in June during the ICLEI World Congress 2018 in Montreal, Canada.

The Urban South and the Predicament of Global Sustainability Harini Nagendra and Xuemei Bai, authors of a new Perspective paper in Nature Sustainability, call for a renewed research focus on urbanization in the south and discuss the challenges and consequences of this pursuit.

China’s response to a national land-system sustainability emergency: a perspective piece To move forward with informed, national-scale, transformative SDG implementation, the world should look to China as an example.

World View: Advance the ecosystem approach in cities Xuemei Bai of the Future Earth Urban Knowledge Action Network advocates for an ecosystem approach and the inclusion of the global south in urban research and development in Nature World View

Study Finds “Hidden Harvest” in World’s Inland Fisheries A new study published [this June 18, 2018,] in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says we are dramatically underestimating the role inland fisheries play in global food security.

Open Call - PEGASuS 2: Ocean Sustainability Call for research projects that focus on synthesis research for ocean sustainability; deadline August 6, 2018

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Executive Director Speaks at United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Future Earth highlights that only through systems transformation can we move towards sustainable consumption and production systems at the review of SDG 12.

Natural Assets Knowledge-Action Network publishes its first peer-reviewed articleThe Future Earth Natural Assets Knowledge-Action Network introduces the natural assets approach and its focus on enabling action-oriented research and synthesis in Sustainability Science.

Future Earth recognizes the passing of Chair of the African Future Earth CommitteeDr. Ahmed Abdel Hady worked tirelessly to try and establish a vibrant Future Earth community in Africa, building strong links with main players in other parts of the globe.

Growing solar power as a remunerative crop and to minimize climatic risks in agricultureCan solar powered irrigation pumps create a good source of income and make water use more efficient in India? A solar irrigation cooperative of six farmers and local partners test out a model.

Watering The Seeds of Transformation in Afrika. By Afrikans.Finding solutions with community and effectively addressing the 17 SDGs in Africa—and by an African woman—is what transformation is all about.

The impact of Cotton aid and agricultural subsidies on water resources in Thessaly, GreeceIn our third Water-Energy-Food Nexus blog, Chrysi Laspidou discusses the impact of cotton irrigation on groundwater and rivers in Greece.

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