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David Spielman is the director of IFPRI’s Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit and has been with the institute since 2004. His research agenda covers a range of topics including agriculture and rural development policy; agricultural science, technology, and innovation; plant genetic resources and seed systems; agricultural extension and advisory services; and community-driven rural development.

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Mitigating the agricultural drivers of nature loss through nature-positive agriculture: A synthesis report

2025
Kettle, Christopher J.; De Falcis, Eleonora; Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.; Davis, Kristin E.; Zhang, Wei; Nehring, Ryan; Beilloun, Damien; De Haan, Stefan; Gaisberger, Hannes; Jones, Sarah K.
…more Petsakos, Athanasios; Song, Chun; Paparella, Antonio; Somorin, Tosin; Zagaria, Cecilia; Hettiarachchi, Upeksha; Fadda, Carlo
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Mitigating the agricultural drivers of nature loss through nature-positive agriculture: A synthesis report

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2025

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Kettle, Christopher J.; De Falcis, Eleonora; Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.; Davis, Kristin E.; Zhang, Wei; Nehring, Ryan; Beilloun, Damien; De Haan, Stefan; Gaisberger, Hannes; Jones, Sarah K.; Petsakos, Athanasios; Song, Chun; Paparella, Antonio; Somorin, Tosin; Zagaria, Cecilia; Hettiarachchi, Upeksha; Fadda, Carlo

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Kettle, C.J.; De Falcis, E.; Gebrezgabher, S.; Davis, K.; Zhang, W.; Nehring, R.; Beilloun, D.; De Haan, S.; Gaisberger, H.; Jones, S.K.; Petsakos, A.; Song, C.; Paparella, A.; Somorin, T.; Zagaria, C.; Hettiarachchi, U.; Fadda, C. (2025) Mitigating the agricultural drivers of nature loss through nature-positive agriculture: A synthesis report. CGIAR Nature Positive Initiative/CGIAR and Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program. 64 p.

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Agriculture; Agrobiodiversity; Nature Conservation; Sustainable Production

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Nature-Positive Solutions

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Pathways for food and land use systems to contribute to global biodiversity targets

2022Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land-Use, and Energy Consortium
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Pathways for food and land use systems to contribute to global biodiversity targets

Biodiversity flourishes in areas where natural processes, such as plant and animal reproduction and dispersion, take place without human interruption. At present, we estimate that such land where natural processes predominate (LNPP) covers 56% of terrestrial land. Here, the evolution of global biodiversity is modelled, as indicated by LNPP, for two scenarios for food and land-use systems change to 2050: a “Current Trends” pathway, based on current policies and historical trends, and a “Sustainable” pathway, depicting ambitious assumptions aimed at sustainable development. The 15% expansion target proposed by the Convention for Biological Diversity (CBD) is missed under both pathways, yet the shortfall is much smaller when ambitious actions are taken. The area of LNPP expands by 14% between 2010 and 2050 in the Sustainable pathway compared to only 2% under Current Trends. Increases in LNPP would be achieved while also improving global food security and climate mitigation outcomes. While restoration would enable the area of LNPP to expand, existing LNPP including mature forest would continue to disappear. Shifting diets, increasing crop and livestock productivity, and limiting agricultural land expansion, were the strongest drivers of positive change in global biodiversity. Implementing these reforms in multiple countries would help put us on track to achieve global biodiversity, food security and climate mitigation goals by 2050.

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2022

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Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land-Use, and Energy Consortium

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FABLE (2022) Pathways for food and land use systems to contribute to global biodiversity targets. FABLE Policy Brief. Montpellier/Paris (France): Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT; Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). 19 p.

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Biodiversity; Food Systems; Land Use; Climate Change; Nutrition; Crop Production; Policies; Biodiversidad; Sistemas Alimentarios; Utilización De La Tierra; Foods; Modelling; Systems; Ecosystems

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Water, Land and Ecosystems

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Climate variability and climate change and their impacts on Kenya’s agricultural sector

2010Herrero, Mario; Ringler, Claudia; Steeg, Jeannette van de; Thornton, Philip K.; Tingju Zhu; Bryan, Elizabeth; Omolo, Abisalom; Koo, Jawoo; Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Climate variability and climate change and their impacts on Kenya’s agricultural sector

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2010

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Herrero, Mario; Ringler, Claudia; Steeg, Jeannette van de; Thornton, Philip K.; Tingju Zhu; Bryan, Elizabeth; Omolo, Abisalom; Koo, Jawoo; Notenbaert, An Maria Omer

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Herrero, M., Ringler, C., Steeg, J. van de, Thornton, P., Tingju Zhu, Bryan, E., Omolo, A., Jawoo Koo and Notenbaert, A. 2010. Climate variability and climate change and their impacts on Kenya’s agricultural sector. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.

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Kenya

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Africa; Eastern Africa

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English

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Open Access

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