CDE, University of Bern

𝗦𝗼𝘆, 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 & 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮
The study led by Sandra Eckert, CDE, analyses how large-scale soy land deals in Argentina & Brazil connect investors, trade flows & deforestation risk. Key findings:
🔹 14.2% of analysed soy areas are likely linked to #deforestation
🔹Domestic investors dominate
🔹 China is the main soy destination, but not a major investor
The results highlight the need for stronger, coordinated governance across global supply chains: https://t.ly/aK1L1

📱𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 🌱
The project AgriPath began with a clear mission: to use digitally supported agricultural advisory services to promote sustainable agricultural practices among nearly 50,000 smallholder farmers in Africa and Asia – and to enable them to make informed decisions that improve their productivity, income, and climate resilience.
After five years, CDE’s Nicole Harari and Maurice Tschopp take stock – and offer key insights and lessons learnt: https://t.ly/LS32r

🌐 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 🌿
Tackling biodiversity loss means addressing its roots: climate change and pollution – together. In the new LEVER project, researchers and local communities across five regions worldwide co-develop pathways to better govern the climate–biodiversity–pollution nexus – translating local values into policy and practical pathways for change.
Read more: https://t.ly/Yf-wC

#Biodiversity #sustainability
#HumanRights #IndigenousKnowledge

We are delighted that our new research project 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 (𝗦𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗔) has been launched.

🐟 SIRENA asks: Whose knowledge counts in fisheries regulation?

The overall goal of the project, funded by @snsf_ch is to help shape governance approaches that advance both #sustainability and #SocialJustice

Read more: https://t.ly/gUcyp
#fisheries #humanRights #environment

A new issue of Mountain Research and Development is out! Read about adaptive pastoralist livelihoods in the Andes, interface areas in the European Alps, sustainability pathways for trail running in Romania, off-piste skiing and climate change in France, and more 👉 https://bioone.org/journals/mountain-research-and-development/volume-45/issue-2

#mountains #MountainsMatter

A new open issue of Mountain Research and Development is out! Read about benefits and costs of spring revival in Nepal, livelihood strategies of herders in Iran, the Andean Social–Ecological Observatory Network, and more 👉 https://t.ly/g8y75
#MountainsMatter

We are glad to announce the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNCCD, CDE (University of Bern), and WOCAT latest publication on “Country experiences with reporting on land degradation and drought”, the Land Story! 👉 tinyurl.com/pfz7dehx

#COP16UNCCD #LandDegradation #drought #United4Land

A CDE research team in #Madagascar has investigated the social and environmental impacts of #mining analysing, among other things, #deforestation and #ForestDegradation over time and space. On closer inspection, it turns out that the largest mine in Madagascar is having a far greater impact on the forest than previously reported – despite the company’s efforts to provide ecological compensation. Read more in our Storymap 👉 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c37d981b1feb4185bc502ba3617d0e34

Wie schaffen wir die nötigen Transformationen für eine nachhaltige #Zukunft?🌱 Am gemeinsamen Nachhaltigkeitstag vom 3.11.2023 zeigen die @unibern, die #PHBern, und die #Berner_Fachhochschule, wie und was sie konkret dazu beitragen.
Jetzt anmelden! 👉https://nachhaltigkeitstag-bern.ch
#Nachhaltigkeit

Im Juni hat der schweizerische Nationalrat die Motion zur Förderung von Sozialen Unternehmen angenommen. Sie fordert den Bundesrat auf, Rahmenbedingungen für #socialenterpreneurship und #socialbusiness zu stärken. @sambruli vom CDE sieht darin die Chance, wirkungsorientiertes Wirtschaften endlich auch in der Schweiz voranzutreiben. Interview 👉 https://tinyurl.com/2p8b5hhh

CDE-Doktorand @sambruli
gestern an der Führung der Alumni @unibern
durch die Kaffeerösterei Drip Roasters: «Der direkte Handel von #Kaffee und persönliche Kontakte zwischen #Röstereien und Produzierenden werden immer wichtiger.»
Zum Forschungsprojekt 👉 https://bit.ly/3T7iBun
Blog von Samuel Brülisauer 👉 https://bit.ly/3FdTsby

Just published: Mountain Research and Development’s new focus issue. The issue showcases examples of knowledge coproduction between #mountain researchers and #Indigenous Peoples from across the globe. The examples show how innovative models of collaborative inquiry can enhance our ability to address the impacts of global change, while empowering, respecting, and bringing together Indigenous and academic knowledges and research approaches. Check it out 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZmDX8R
#MountainsMatter

He has worked at CDE, @unibern, for 30 years and is one of the leading figures behind the global #LandMatrix network. The latter is a renowned, scientifically supported network that documents #landdeals by international investors. Shortly before his retirement, Markus Giger earned his doctorate with a dissertation on the topic. His is the story of a scientist who did not view himself as one for many years 👉 https://bit.ly/3jlvC5Q

«Es geht um Verantwortung, nicht um Profit», so CDE-Wissenschaftlerin Stephanie Moser, @unibern, über #Nachhaltigkeits-Initiativen wie Repair-Cafés, Unverpackt-Läden und Leihbörsen, die neue Formen des Wirtschaftens ausprobieren. Sie unterstreicht aber auch: Solche Initiativen brauchen in der Schweiz noch mehr Unterstützung. Interview in der neuen Nummer des BAFU-Magazins "die umwelt"
👉https://bit.ly/3Vg517m

Researchers, #Indigenous representatives, practitioners, and the audience discussed promising new #conservation approaches as well as challenges for #mountain regions. Coleadership and respectful relationships are key!
👉 https://bit.ly/3NTLQOq

#MountainsMatter

14 t CO2 /Jahr verursachen Personen in der 🇨🇭 im Schnitt. Fastenaktion_CH, HEKS & Artisans de la Transition führen mit Leuten, die ihr #Klimaverhalten verbessern wollen, #Klimagespräche. Was bringt das? Das #CDE @unibern hat es untersucht: 1,9 t CO2-Äquiv. /Kopf. 🧵
Und hier die Studie: https://bit.ly/3W0jyVm

#klima #klimawandel #klimakrise

«Vielfältige und regionale #Ernährung macht uns resilienter»: Das sagen Sabin Bieri & Theresa Tribaldos vom CDE im Interview in der neuesten Nummer des uniFOKUS der @unibern. Die beiden Wissenschaftlerinnen fordern eine Abkehr von der vereinheitlichten #Lebensmittelproduktion & -verarbeitung. So unterstreicht Theresa Tribaldos: «Wenn die #Agrobiodiversität massiv zurückgeht und immer weniger Nutzpflanzensorten global angebaut werden, ist das gefährlich.» Mehr dazu hier:
https://www.cde.unibe.ch/forschung/cde_reihen/vielfaeltige_und_regionale_ernaehrung_macht_uns_resilienter/index_ger.html