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Belmont Forum/FACCE-JPI Workshop in Washington DC
Dec 11, 2018
Belmont Forum/FACCE-JPI Workshop in Washington DC
Dec 11, 2018

The Belmont Forum convened a workshop from 8 to 10 December 2018 to synthesize lessons learned on multi-national collaborations and share practical insights.

Dec 11, 2018
Discussion Panel at FAO North America
Nov 29, 2018
Discussion Panel at FAO North America
Nov 29, 2018

Co-PI Paul West participated in a panel discussion on promoting soil health to ensure global food and nutrition security at the FAO Liaison Office for North America in Washington, DC.

Nov 29, 2018
Fourth Annual Meeting in Brazil
Nov 21, 2018
Fourth Annual Meeting in Brazil
Nov 21, 2018

The DEVIL team met for its fourth annual project meeting in Brazil.

Nov 21, 2018
Grazed and Confused?
Jul 11, 2018
Grazed and Confused?
Jul 11, 2018

The Food Climate Research Network (FCRN), supported by the DEVIL team, just published an animation looking at the question whether grazing livestock can help mitigate climate change.

Jul 11, 2018
Tackling Food System Challenges through Experiential Education
Jun 20, 2018
Tackling Food System Challenges through Experiential Education
Jun 20, 2018

Study from the World Food System Center published in GAIA explores how educators can design food systems education programs to help graduates think and work in new ways.

Jun 20, 2018
Is Climate Change a Risk to Global Grazing Lands?
Feb 20, 2018
Is Climate Change a Risk to Global Grazing Lands?
Feb 20, 2018

New Food Matters report highlights findings from a study on the importance of precipitation variability on pasturelands.

Feb 20, 2018
Third Annual Meeting at Wits Rural Facility in South Africa
Dec 10, 2017
Third Annual Meeting at Wits Rural Facility in South Africa
Dec 10, 2017

The DEVIL team met for its third annual project meeting in South Africa.

Dec 10, 2017
New study explores livestock futures
Nov 23, 2017
New study explores livestock futures
Nov 23, 2017

DEVIL Lead Co-PI Pete Smith is a co-author on a new paper looking at the effects of different livestock futures on land use and greenhouse gas emissions in 2050.

Nov 23, 2017
Successful Summer School in South Africa
Jul 20, 2017
Successful Summer School in South Africa
Jul 20, 2017

From June 25 to July 8, 2017, the ETH Zurich World Food System Center run the first summer school within the framework of the DEVIL project in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Jul 20, 2017
"Food Systems in Transition" Summer School currently running in South Africa
Jul 3, 2017
"Food Systems in Transition" Summer School currently running in South Africa
Jul 3, 2017

The ETH Zurich World Food System Center is currently running the first summer school organized within the framework of the DEVIL project. The program brings together 25 students and young professionals from 17 different countries to explore food systems in transition.

Jul 3, 2017
Small Farms: Stewards of Global Nutrition?
Apr 12, 2017
Small Farms: Stewards of Global Nutrition?
Apr 12, 2017

The inaugural issue of The Lancet Planetary Health features an article lead by DEVIL partner Mario Herrero (CSIRO), including fellow DEVIL researchers Paul West and James Gerber (University of Minnesota) as co-authors. The researchers discovered that worldwide, small and medium farms (≤ 50 ha) produce more than half (51–77%) of nearly all commodities and nutrients examined in the study.

Apr 12, 2017
How Does Agriculture Change Our Climate?
Jun 17, 2016
How Does Agriculture Change Our Climate?
Jun 17, 2016

Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture reached an all-time high in 2014, may now outpace fossil fuel growth. A new, short report highlights trends and the primary sources of agricultural emissions, as well as a few solutions already in practice that enable the sector to reduce global emissions. 

Jun 17, 2016
New study helps estimate N2O generated by fertilizer applications to crops
May 17, 2016
New study helps estimate N2O generated by fertilizer applications to crops
May 17, 2016

New study led by DEVIL co-PI's James Gerber and Paul West, of the University of Minnesota improves understanding of nitrogen’s greenhouse gas impacts, opens door to maximizing crop benefit while minimizing climate footprint.

May 17, 2016
Belmont Forum at GLP Open Science Meeting 2016
May 2, 2016
Belmont Forum at GLP Open Science Meeting 2016
May 2, 2016

 The Belmont Forum has organized two sessions at the 3rd Open Science Meeting of the Global Land Project to feature presentations about research projects, including DEVIL, that are supported by the Collaborative Research Action on Food Security and Land Use Change.

May 2, 2016
Climate impact of land management and competition between food and energy crops
Apr 25, 2016
Climate impact of land management and competition between food and energy crops
Apr 25, 2016

DEVIL researcher, Nuala Fitton, co-convened a session at EGU 2016 in Vienna, Austria.

Apr 25, 2016
Shift in Farmed Fish Feed May Impact Nutritional Benefits of Seafood
Apr 5, 2016
Shift in Farmed Fish Feed May Impact Nutritional Benefits of Seafood
Apr 5, 2016

 New study estimates the environmental impacts associated with the plant-based feed used for aquaculture.

Apr 5, 2016
"Consumerism and Climate Change: How the Choices You Make Can Help Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change"
Mar 7, 2016
"Consumerism and Climate Change: How the Choices You Make Can Help Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change"
Mar 7, 2016

Laura Phillips, a PhD student the University of Aberdeen, writes for the UN Academic Impact series about the role of consumerism in mitigating food insecurity and the dangerous effects of climate change.

Mar 7, 2016
"Global Models Must Meet Grassroots Action"
Feb 29, 2016
"Global Models Must Meet Grassroots Action"
Feb 29, 2016

Sonja Vermeulen of CCAFS and member of the DEVIL project's scientific advisory board argues in the UN Academic Impact series that ,"Global Models Must Meet Grassroots Action to Deliver Climate Solutions for Farmers."

Feb 29, 2016
"The intimate relationship between food security and land"
Feb 22, 2016
"The intimate relationship between food security and land"
Feb 22, 2016

Project Lead Co-PI, Pete Smith writes for the UN Academic Impact series about the close, historical relationship between food security and land use.

Feb 22, 2016
DEVIL research project presented at the AAAS Meeting
Feb 12, 2016
DEVIL research project presented at the AAAS Meeting
Feb 12, 2016

Paul West presented his team's work in a session on Sustainable Food Production in Data-Limited Regions.

Feb 12, 2016
Delivering Food Security at the World Bank
Feb 11, 2016
Delivering Food Security at the World Bank
Feb 11, 2016

Paul West presented DEVIL research at the World Bank. 

Feb 11, 2016
"New study finds world forest carbon stocks overestimated"
Dec 21, 2015
"New study finds world forest carbon stocks overestimated"
Dec 21, 2015

DEVIL co-PI's Paul West and James Gerber are co-authors on this new study, which finds scientists have been significantly overestimating the amount of carbon stored in the world’s tropical forests.

Dec 21, 2015
Food Crops and Bioenergy at EGU
Dec 10, 2015
Food Crops and Bioenergy at EGU
Dec 10, 2015

DEVIL researchers, Nuala Fitton and Sonja Vermeulen are co-organizing a session entitled, “Competition of land between food and energy crops and impacts on GHG balance” at the 2016 EGU meeting (17-22 April). 

Dec 10, 2015
"Problems and solutions in food security – from surf to turf"
Nov 23, 2015
"Problems and solutions in food security – from surf to turf"
Nov 23, 2015

Nuala Fitton and Pete Smith presented the DEVIL project at a workshop in the "Problems and solutions in food security – from surf to turf" programme, which is organised by the Scottish Food Security Alliance.

Nov 23, 2015
“Delivering food security on limited land"
Nov 12, 2015
“Delivering food security on limited land"
Nov 12, 2015

Poster presentation about the activities of WP6 to the Swiss National Science Foundation.

Nov 12, 2015
“Trends in global yield gaps”
Oct 14, 2015
“Trends in global yield gaps”
Oct 14, 2015

DEVIL research presented at the Global Food Security Conference in Ithaca, NY.

Oct 14, 2015
“Sustainably increasing global food security: challenges, opportunities, and successes”
Sep 10, 2015
“Sustainably increasing global food security: challenges, opportunities, and successes”
Sep 10, 2015

Keynote presentation at the Expogestión Orinoquía in Colombia.

Sep 10, 2015
“Sustainably feeding 9+ billion with a changing climate”
Aug 27, 2015
“Sustainably feeding 9+ billion with a changing climate”
Aug 27, 2015

Presentation at the XIX Congresso Brasileiro de Agrometeorologia:at the Federal University of Lavras, Brazil. 

Aug 27, 2015
“Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Agriculture”
Aug 14, 2015
“Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Agriculture”
Aug 14, 2015

Presentation at the Ecological Society of America 100th  Anniversary Conference in Baltimore, Maryland (USA)

Aug 14, 2015
“Let’s stop treating our soil like dirt”
Jul 20, 2015
“Let’s stop treating our soil like dirt”
Jul 20, 2015

Paul C. West blogs about soil and food security in Ensia.

Jul 20, 2015

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