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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 Resource Nexus Work on Resilient Food, Forest and Ecosystems

UNU Resource Nexus Projects on Resilient Food, Forest and Ecosystems

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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 on land cover dynamics in Malawi: Drivers and Implications for Nature-Positive Sustainable Development

This project aims to analyse land cover changes in Malawi, 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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Environmental Assessment of Vertical Farming from a Resource Nexus Perspective

This project aims to provide holistic environmental assessment of vertical farming and investigate the economic feasibility of VF projects.

24 Aug 2022

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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

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13 Nov 2026

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Theoretical and methodological advancements towards an integrated sustainability assessment framework (SustainFrame)

SustainFrame is a subproject of the CARE Cluster of Excellence, an interdisciplinary research initiative advancing resource-efficient, climate-neutral, and resilient construction systems.

13 Nov 2026