Series

Resilient Food, Forest and Ecosystems

Food systems, forests, and ecosystems face rising pressure from climate change and demand. This focus area promotes sustainable resource management.

UNU-FLORES Work on Resilient Food, Forest and Ecosystems

UNU-FLORES Projects on Resilient Food, Forest and Ecosystems

Showing 15-21 of 24 results

Project

Resilience and Resource Nexus in Food Systems: Case of Tea and Wheat Subsectors in Tanzania

The project investigates how geopolitical tensions and resource availability influence food system resilience in Tanzania to bolster food security strategies.

09 Jul 2024

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Mangrove Restoration Solutions based on Resource Nexus, Ecosystem Services and Community Interaction in Myanmar

The project in Myanmar examines mangrove deterioration causes, involves actors in restoration, and aims for sustainable coastal ecosystem outcomes.

09 Jul 2024

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Resource Nexus perspectives of land cover patterns in Southern Africa: Drivers and Implications for regional nature-positive sustainable development

This project aims to analyze land cover changes in Southern Africa,employing a resource nexus perspective to design sustainable development strategies

09 Jul 2024

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Sustainability Stories 2.0: A world tour through stories on sustainability

The "Sustainability Stories" competition mobilized global visual storytellers to advocate for the Resource Nexus and sustainability.

15 May 2023

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Exploring the Sustainability Nexus Within Agroecological Transition Governance in the Americas: The Case of Argentina (AETGov-Nexus)

This project contributes to the focus area of resilient food, forest and ecosystems by assessing the  institutional arrangements and actor power manifestations that either support or constrain agroecological transitions.

11 Mar 2023

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A socio-ecological and economic multiscale sustainability analysis of Urban and Periurban Agriculture and application of Nexus management options to reduce vulnerabilities

This project will investigate the benefits and trade-offs of urban and peri-urban agriculture development for socio-economic sustainability.

03 Nov 2021

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Vertical Farming for Urban Food Security: Social Acceptance of a Resource Nexus Solution (VerFarming Social)

This project aims to explore the potential of vertical farming to revolutionise agriculture and provide a more resilient solution to food security.

19 Aug 2022

Related content

Book Chapter

Evapotranspiration of Pine Forests: A Global Synthesis

This publication was released as part of the UNU-FLORES focus area Resilient Food, Forest and Ecosystems.

01 May 2026

Event

The Missing Dimension: War, Violence, Climate & Environmental Loss

As the global community gathers at SB64 in Bonn, this event highlights the intersection of conflict, environmental degradation & climate change.

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Journal Article

Financial Inclusion for Smallholders: Integrating a Resource Nexus Approach Into Agricultural Finance Systems

This publication was released as part of the UNU-FLORES focus area Resilient Food, Forest and Ecosystems.

09 Jun 2026

Journal Article

The WEF Nexus Index and Human Development Index as complementary lenses of sustainable development

This publication was released as part of UNU-FLORES focus area Transformed Landscapes.

09 Jun 2026