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Grazed and Confused?
Grazed and Confused?

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.

Tackling Food System Challenges through Experiential Education
Tackling Food System Challenges through Experiential Education

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.

Is Climate Change a Risk to Global Grazing Lands?
Is Climate Change a Risk to Global Grazing Lands?

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

Third Annual Meeting at Wits Rural Facility in South Africa
Third Annual Meeting at Wits Rural Facility in South Africa

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

New study explores livestock futures
New study explores livestock futures

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.

Successful Summer School in South Africa
Successful Summer School in South Africa

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.

"Food Systems in Transition" Summer School currently running in South Africa
"Food Systems in Transition" Summer School currently running in South Africa

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.

Small Farms: Stewards of Global Nutrition?
Small Farms: Stewards of Global Nutrition?

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.

How Does Agriculture Change Our Climate?
How Does Agriculture Change Our Climate?

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. 

New study helps estimate N2O generated by fertilizer applications to crops
New study helps estimate N2O generated by fertilizer applications to crops

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.

Belmont Forum at GLP Open Science Meeting 2016
Belmont Forum at GLP Open Science Meeting 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.

Climate impact of land management and competition between food and energy crops
Climate impact of land management and competition between food and energy crops

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

Shift in Farmed Fish Feed May Impact Nutritional Benefits of Seafood
Shift in Farmed Fish Feed May Impact Nutritional Benefits of Seafood

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

"Consumerism and Climate Change: How the Choices You Make Can Help Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change"
"Consumerism and Climate Change: How the Choices You Make Can Help Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change"

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.

"Global Models Must Meet Grassroots Action"
"Global Models Must Meet Grassroots Action"

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."

"The intimate relationship between food security and land"
"The intimate relationship between food security and land"

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

DEVIL research project presented at the AAAS Meeting
DEVIL research project presented at the AAAS Meeting

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

Delivering Food Security at the World Bank
Delivering Food Security at the World Bank

Paul West presented DEVIL research at the World Bank. 

"New study finds world forest carbon stocks overestimated"
"New study finds world forest carbon stocks overestimated"

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.

Food Crops and Bioenergy at EGU
Food Crops and Bioenergy at EGU

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). 

"Problems and solutions in food security – from surf to turf"
"Problems and solutions in food security – from surf to turf"

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.

“Delivering food security on limited land"
“Delivering food security on limited land"

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

“Trends in global yield gaps”
“Trends in global yield gaps”

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

“Sustainably increasing global food security: challenges, opportunities, and successes”
“Sustainably increasing global food security: challenges, opportunities, and successes”

Keynote presentation at the Expogestión Orinoquía in Colombia.

“Sustainably feeding 9+ billion with a changing climate”
“Sustainably feeding 9+ billion with a changing climate”

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

“Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Agriculture”
“Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Agriculture”

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

“Let’s stop treating our soil like dirt”
“Let’s stop treating our soil like dirt”

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

Project Kickoff Meeting in Aberdeen
Project Kickoff Meeting in Aberdeen

DEVIL project kickoff meeting in Aberdeen a success!