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Land Matrix Initiative @landmatrix.bsky.social · 16h

New research raises serious concerns about impacts of land-intensive #NatureBasedSolutions - central to the #VoluntaryCarbonMarket - on vulnerable communities.
❗ More comprehensive #CarbonStandards are crucial ❗
👀 bit.ly/4q1ZsKd with @cirad.bsky.social @cdeunibe.bsky.social @landpolicy.bsky.social

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · 6d

The figure shows the average income (USD PPP / AEU) from farming, livestock, and environmental products across the 4 sites in Laos and Vietnam.

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · 6d

💡Our new study on 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗼𝘀–𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 shows: Even in commercialised systems, subsistence farming remains vital for rural incomes.
Findings point to structural drivers – commodity chains & land-use governance – calling for systemic policy responses.
Read more 👉 t.ly/C7rvv

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · 6d

🌿 Are you passionate about creating sustainable food systems in urban environments?
Then join the official side event from the Swiss Youth Delegation at the @worldfoodforum.bsky.social, Rome: 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
More information 👉 t.ly/bU2xc
Register now 👉 t.ly/lBmkW

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · 8d

🎉 Our new project “𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗿𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀” has started. It advances gender-responsive, ecosystem-based adaptation, connects dryland women worldwide, and promotes gender-responsive good practices in sustainable land management.
Learn more 👉 t.ly/sXb4m

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · 13d

🎉 Unsere #Ausstellung zu Jhum, die wir mit Naga-Gemeinschaften in #Myanmar / Resource Rights for the Indigenous Peoples (RRtIP) an der @unibe.ch gezeigt haben, wandert ans World Nature Forum Naters!
📅 8. Okt. - 7. Dez.
Mehr 👉 t.ly/FP4km

#Ökosysteme #IndigenousPeople
@jungfraualetsch.bsky.social

Sonderausstellung JHUM - Lebendiges Kulturerbe der Naga in Myanmar - World Nature Forum - World Nature Forum

Wanderfeldbau ist ein traditionelles landwirtschaftliches System vieler indigener Gemeinschaften im Globalen Süden und wird weltweit von etwa 250 Millionen Menschen praktiziert. In den abgelegenen Ber...

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · 14d

🌿Erleben Sie, wie Wissenschaft, Politik & Gesellschaft gemeinsam nachhaltige Lösungen anstossen – am #Nachhaltigkeitstag der Berner Hochschulen.
📍 Bern, 31. Oktober
📣 austauschen, inspirieren lassen und mitgestalten - und jetzt anmelden 👉 t.ly/Ka8cP
@unibe.ch @bfh-ch.bsky.social @phbern.bsky.social

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · 20d

💧Join us at the 2nd CoRE Water & Land Dialogue🌱and hear from 2 Ethiopian scientists about the Learning Watershed approach and the lessons it offers for sustain. water & land management!
📅 16 Oct 2025, 15:00–16:15 CEST
🌐 English & French
📍 Online – open to all!
Register👉 t.ly/awDhE
More 👉 t.ly/tA7ps

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · 20d

At #IMC25, CDE scientists / MRD editors held their training session together with the journal eco.mont: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗿-𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹, and also co-organized a networking event with the International Mountain Society. More about the training session 👉 t.ly/clg3g

Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 20d

Big thanks for yesterday’s inspiring training session and energizing networking event at #IMC25. We’re grateful for the learning and connections!

#MountainResearch #Collaboration #MountainFutures

MRD associate editor Susanne Wymann von Dach shares useful tips with a diverse audience of mountain researchers on how to get their papers published in a peer-reviewed journal.

Theresa Tribaldos, Managing Director of the International Mountain Society, presents the quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal Mountain Research and Development, which is published by the society.

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · 21d

At the @imc2025.bsky.social, CDE hosted the session 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗼𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. It provided key insights on how agroecology & local food systems can provide innovative solutions to the global sustainability crisis in mountain areas. More about the session 👉 t.ly/gg-Hj

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · 21d

🌱 In Savannakhet, Laos, CDE scientists mapped ecosystem services with surveys + spatial modelling. Their findings:
🔹Forests & shifting cultivation areas supply the most ecosystem services
🔹Diverse, multifunctional landscapes balance food security, biodiversity & cultural values👉 t.ly/ovuuG
#research

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · 29d

Heading to the International Mountain Conference 2025 in Innsbruck next week? Take the opportunity to meet MRD's associate editors! They are cohosting three sessions designed to support mountain researchers and development practitioners. Check them out: t.ly/0uOSv or 👇🏻
#MountainsMatter #IMC25

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Land Matrix Initiative @landmatrix.bsky.social · Aug 29

Is it possible to develop #cleanenergy sources at scale and still protect the environment and ensure fair business practices and equal access for all? We find out >> bit.ly/47fcGwj
#justtransition #greengrabbing #Argentina #energytransition #greenenergy #lithiummining

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · Aug 28

Wie klingt Biodiversität?🌿
Wie duftet Natur? 🐝
Tauche an der Nacht der Forschung in die Welt der #Biodiversität ein und erfahre in 5 Hörstücken mehr über die Forschung zur biologischen Vielfalt.
Besuche uns an 𝗨𝗻𝗯𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆!
6. Sept., 16:00-23:00
UniS, 1. UG, Foyer B-102
#ndfunibern

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · Aug 28

🌿 Das Wort #Nachhaltigkeit taucht überall auf – von der Wissenschaft über NGOs bis hin zu Banken + Ölkonzernen.
💡In unserer neuen Serie über die Wirkung dieser Aneignung geht Lilla Gurtner vom CDE der Frage nach: 𝗪𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝘀, 𝘄𝗲𝗻𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘀 «𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗵𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗴» 𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗵𝘁? 👉 t.ly/heIqO
#BeyondBuzzwords

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · Aug 28

🌿 #Sustainability pops up everywhere—from science to NGOs, banks & oil companies. But what happens when everything is called sustainable?
💡In our new series on the impact of this appropriation, CDE’s Lilla Gurtner asks: How do we react when everything looks sustainable? 👉 t.ly/qaP3k
#BeyondBuzzwords

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · Aug 27

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 CDE scientist Norman Kearney shows in a report for @wyssacademy.bsky.social how nature-based solutions could improve sustainability of food production in tropical forest frontiers in Peru + drained organic soils in Switzerland. More 👉 t.ly/L2eCN

Cover of the report showing a tropical forest

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · Aug 26

Warum sind die Agrarhandels-Regeln ungenügend, um weltweit nachhaltige Ernährungssysteme zu fördern, und wie können sie neu gestaltet werden? Internationale Expert*innen erläutern die aktuellen Schwachstellen und stellen Leitlinien für einen zukünftigen Ansatz vor 👉 t.ly/Ieg4i

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · Aug 26

Why are the agricultural trade rules of the WTO insufficient to promote sustainable food systems worldwide, and how can they be re-imagined? In two papers, international experts explain the current weaknesses and present principles to guide a future approach. More 👉 t.ly/6AjiG

Text "Agreement on Agriculture Re-Imagined" on a coloured sheet

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · Aug 26

New paper: 𝗚𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵
CDE scientists analysed what factors are constraining #biodiversity impact finance in the Global South, and what could be done to bridge the gap.
Read the paper👉 t.ly/CroRi
#impactinvesting

Plant sprout growing out of a pile of coins

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · Aug 21

🌍🔍 Wir können auch anders! Mach mit am 𝗖𝗗𝗘 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘇 an der Nacht der Forschung der @unibe.ch und lass dein Wissen über die aktuelle Weltlage herausfordern! Entdecke, wo es Erfolge und positiven Wandel gibt.
📅 6. September, 17:30 / 19:30 / 21:30
📍 UniS, 1. UG, B-102
Anmeldung 👉 t.ly/9A3eg
#ndfunibern

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · Aug 20

We are looking for topic editors to join the team!

Help shape knowledge for sustainable mountain futures and be part of a unique, not-for-profit, community-supported scientific journal aiming for societal impact!

Find out more and apply by 24 Oct: t.ly/PAzBF

#AcademicSky #MountainsMatter

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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · Jul 29

What happens when the world’s most powerful architect and funder of development cooperation seeks not only to withdraw, but to dismantle the very norms, institutions, and multilateral frameworks it once championed?

✍️ Our latest blog

www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2317

Development in the Trump Era: What’s Next for Global Development Cooperation?

By Andy Sumner and Stephan Klingebiel / Development and Development Policy in the Trump Era Series The return of Donald Trump to the White House has reignited deep uncertainty about the trajectory …

www.developmentresearch.eu

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Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern @cdeunibe.bsky.social · Aug 19

Achieving human well-being & eradicating poverty for all – while protecting climate & biodiversity – requires change.
You can be a part of it! Join us at the 2026 Online International #WinterSchool on #SustainableDevelopment for Bachelor’s & Master’s Students
📅 26-30 Jan. 2026
Apply now👉 t.ly/6ebzA

Mural showing trees and hands in different colours, background is a blue sky

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Mountain Research and Development @mrdjournal.bsky.social · Aug 14

Another issue is complete! Read about adaptive pastoralist livelihoods in the Andes, interface areas in the European Alps as a new spatial planning category, sustainability pathways for trail running in Romania, off-piste skiing and climate change in France, and more! t.ly/M6x0A

#MountainsMatter

Cover of Mountain Research and Development, Volume 45, Number 2 | May 2025. The cover photo, taken by Tom Perreault, shows the Andean peatlands, or bofedales, in the community of Caripe in Sajama National Park, with snow-capped Sajama peak in the background. Bofedales provide vital pasture for llamas and alpacas. An article in this issue of Mountain Research and Development shows that community-based land tenure arrangements in these areas can support adaptive livelihoods among pastoralists by incentivizing labor migrants to return occasionally to their home communities to maintain land and animals according to customary practices.

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