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Initiatives

Initiatives are interventions that can take the form of laws, guidelines, incentives, among others, which are often reflected in allocations of public and private resources.

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Global biodiversity hotspots
33% of global biodiversity hotspots are located in grassland regions threatened by agricultural expansion (Kan et al., 2026).
Global terrestrial carbon
Between 20% and 35% of the world's terrestrial carbon is stored in grasslands, ecosystems currently under increasing agricultural pressure (Kan et al., 2026).
Change of land use
6% of global land use change is attributed individually to countries such as Russia, India, China, and the United States (Kan et al., 2026).
Ecosystem conversion
13% of the global conversion of natural ecosystems is concentrated in Brazil, the country with the highest recorded proportion (Kan et al., 2026).
Conversion of grasslands and wetlands
The conversion of grasslands and wetlands to agriculture is progressing almost 4 times faster than deforestation worldwide (Kan et al., 2026).

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Forest producers and wildlife managers informed about the sustainable management of forest and wildlife resources

The project is part of Budget Program 0130 for Competitiveness and Sustainable Use of Forest and Wildlife Resources. The budget program identified the central problem as "Insufficient sustainability a...

Implementation- Ongoing

Forest and wildlife producers and managers with efficient access to and traceability of forest and wildlife resources

The project is part of Budget Program 0130 Competitiveness and Sustainable Use of Forest and Wildlife Resources. The budget program identified the central problem as "Insufficient sustainability and c...

Implementation- Ongoing

Forest and wildlife producers and managers gain access to market linkage services

Implementation- Ongoing

Forests with effective monitoring and surveillance

Implementation- Ongoing

Hectares of Ecosystems Conserved to Ensure Sustainable Provision of Ecosystem Services

The project is part of Budget Program 0144 Conservation and sustainable use of ecosystems for the provision of ecosystem services. This program addresses the problems associated with the increasing de...

Implementation- Ongoing

Hectares of ecosystems recovered to improve the provision of ecosystem services.

Implementation- Ongoing

Mitigate+: Low Emissions Food Systems

The CGIAR Low Emissions Food Systems Initiative, also known as Mitigate+, works closely with key stakeholders in target countries so that they are equipped with the knowledge, information and tools th...

Completed

CO-T1709 : Comprehensive rural development strategy with a gender approach

The project seeks to support the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR) in the design of a comprehensive rural development strategy in prioritized territories with a gender approach.

Implementation- Ongoing

Rethinking Food Markets and Value Chains for inclusions and sustainability

The Rethinking Food Markets Initiative aims to identify the multiple obstacles to improving smallholder and medium- and small-sized enterprises (MSME)’s returns to participation in higher value food v...

Implementation- Ongoing

National Policies and Strategies for food, land and water systems transformation

This initiative aims to improve the lives of millions of people by identifying ways to build stronger policies and strategies with greater coherence and capacity, helping countries address current pol...

Completed

Plant health and rapid response to perfect food security and livelihoods

The objective of this Initiative is to protect the agriculture-based economies of low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America from devastating crop pest incursions and disease o...

Implementation- Ongoing

Energy Decarbonization Pathways in the Caribbean

The overall objective of this Technical Cooperation (TC) is to assist Caribbean countries in progressing towards a more resilient, affordable, and sustainable energy sector by promoting economic integ...

Implementation- Ongoing

Initiatives

Global biodiversity hotspots

Global terrestrial carbon

Change of land use

Ecosystem conversion

Conversion of grasslands and wetlands

Forest producers and wildlife managers informed about the sustainable management of forest and wildlife resources

Forest and wildlife producers and managers with efficient access to and traceability of forest and wildlife resources

Forest and wildlife producers and managers gain access to market linkage services

Forests with effective monitoring and surveillance

Hectares of Ecosystems Conserved to Ensure Sustainable Provision of Ecosystem Services

Hectares of ecosystems recovered to improve the provision of ecosystem services.

Mitigate+: Low Emissions Food Systems

CO-T1709 : Comprehensive rural development strategy with a gender approach

Rethinking Food Markets and Value Chains for inclusions and sustainability

National Policies and Strategies for food, land and water systems transformation

Plant health and rapid response to perfect food security and livelihoods

Energy Decarbonization Pathways in the Caribbean