The humble cashew nut is packing a punch in Liberia. Not only is it an income booster, it is helping local communities adopt more sustainable livelihoods.  In Gbaigbon village, Bomi County, northwestern Liberia, climate change is bringing more extreme weather. Increased droughts, more frequent forest fires, as well as short but...

Young people in the Suhum and Ayensuano municipalities of southern Ghana have turned their sights from sweet to savoury to transform their livelihoods.  Jennifer Boateng stands in a building constructed from bamboo with a bucket of maize waste at her feet and a big smile on her face.  "Additional livelihood skills,...

In the heart of the Porvenir Indigenous Peoples’ community in northern Bolivia, ancient forest health secrets meet modern ingenuity. One of these secrets is the asaí palm (Euterpe precatoria). Find out how the community is transforming the asaí value chain through traditional methods and modern ingenuity...

At 269 Tan Xuan Cooperative in Son La province, women take the lead. Their local bamboo forest provides them with a stable income and also plays an important role in land restoration.  In the mountains of Son La province in rural northwestern Viet Nam, the future is bright for women bamboo...

To mark International Women's Day, we are shining a light on the Shuar women who form the Tsapau Agricultural Association, based in the central-southern region of the Ecuadorian Amazon. These trailblazing women are leading the way – restoring biodiversity, promoting ancestral practices, and providing sustainable microfinance for their communities.  While...