Presentation by Lini Wollenberg, Flagship Leader for CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change Agriculture Food Security Low-Emissions Development flagship. The presentation was part of the Webinar on Soil carbon in the Nationally Determined Contributions hosted by CCAFS, the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and the 4 Per Mille Initiative and held on Earth Day, 22 April 2020.
Presentation by Akiko Nagano, Deputy Director for Climate Change Negotiations, Environment Policy Office, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Japan. The presentation was part of the Webinar on Soil carbon in the Nationally Determined Contributions hosted by CCAFS, the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and the 4 Per Mille Initiative and held on Earth Day, 22 April 2020.
Presentation by Martial Bernoux, Natural Resources Officer for the Climate and Environment Division of the FAO, Rome. The presentation was part of the Webinar on Soil carbon in the Nationally Determined Contributions hosted by CCAFS, the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and the 4 Per Mille Initiative and held on Earth Day, 22 April 2020.
Presented by Lini Wollenberg, CCAFS Low Emissions Development, at the GIZ expert meeting on How to realize the potential of soil carbon benefits? Practical pathways for achieving impact on 28 April 2020.
Presentation by Liesl Wiese-Rozanova, International agricultural science and policy consultant, South Africa. The presentation was part of the Webinar on Soil carbon in the Nationally Determined Contributions hosted by CCAFS, the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and the 4 Per Mille Initiative and held on Earth Day, 22 April 2020.
All of the presentations from the webinar on "Enhancing investment in soil health and carbon storage: Frontiers for linking finance and carbon accounting" held on 10 September 2020.
This event is co-organized by CCAFS, The Nature Conservancy, 4 per 1000 Executive Secretariat, World Bank and the Meridian Institute. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3k68hkr
Panelists included:
-Ciniro Costa Jr., CCAFS
-Tim Mealey, Meridian Institute
-Deborah Bossio, The Nature Conservancy
-Martien van Nieuwkoop, World Bank Group
-Keith Paustian, Colorado State University
-Stefan Jirka, Manager LandScale, Verra
-Dan Harburg, Director, Indigo
-William Salas, President of Dagan, Inc
-Aldyen Donnelly, Director of Carbon Economics, Nori
-Debbie Reed, Executive Director of Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC)
-Beverley Henry, Institute for Future Environments-QUT
-Pamela M. Bachman, Digital Agriculture & Sustainability Lead, The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Bayer
-Ronald Vargas, Global Soil Carbon Partnership - FAO
-Paul Luu, 4per1000
"Rethinking Agriculture for the 21st Century: Climate change mitigation opportunities and challenges" was presented by Lini Wollenberg online at the KfW Webinar on May 28, 2020.
Presentation slide from the first hackathon day in the Soil Carbon Finance for MRV Hackathon on 17 September 2020.
Keynote speaker: Chandra Sinha, World Bank
Find out more: https://soilcarbon.weebly.com/
This presentation was given by Marlo Servkovik, World Bank, in the Soil Carbon Finance for MRV Hackathon on 24 September 2020.
Find out more: https://soilcarbon.weebly.com/
Presentation by Akiko Nagano, Deputy Director for Climate Change Negotiations, Environment Policy Office, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Japan. The presentation was part of the Webinar on Soil carbon in the Nationally Determined Contributions hosted by CCAFS, the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and the 4 Per Mille Initiative and held on Earth Day, 22 April 2020.
Presentation by Martial Bernoux, Natural Resources Officer for the Climate and Environment Division of the FAO, Rome. The presentation was part of the Webinar on Soil carbon in the Nationally Determined Contributions hosted by CCAFS, the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and the 4 Per Mille Initiative and held on Earth Day, 22 April 2020.
Presented by Lini Wollenberg, CCAFS Low Emissions Development, at the GIZ expert meeting on How to realize the potential of soil carbon benefits? Practical pathways for achieving impact on 28 April 2020.
Presentation by Liesl Wiese-Rozanova, International agricultural science and policy consultant, South Africa. The presentation was part of the Webinar on Soil carbon in the Nationally Determined Contributions hosted by CCAFS, the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and the 4 Per Mille Initiative and held on Earth Day, 22 April 2020.
All of the presentations from the webinar on "Enhancing investment in soil health and carbon storage: Frontiers for linking finance and carbon accounting" held on 10 September 2020.
This event is co-organized by CCAFS, The Nature Conservancy, 4 per 1000 Executive Secretariat, World Bank and the Meridian Institute. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3k68hkr
Panelists included:
-Ciniro Costa Jr., CCAFS
-Tim Mealey, Meridian Institute
-Deborah Bossio, The Nature Conservancy
-Martien van Nieuwkoop, World Bank Group
-Keith Paustian, Colorado State University
-Stefan Jirka, Manager LandScale, Verra
-Dan Harburg, Director, Indigo
-William Salas, President of Dagan, Inc
-Aldyen Donnelly, Director of Carbon Economics, Nori
-Debbie Reed, Executive Director of Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC)
-Beverley Henry, Institute for Future Environments-QUT
-Pamela M. Bachman, Digital Agriculture & Sustainability Lead, The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Bayer
-Ronald Vargas, Global Soil Carbon Partnership - FAO
-Paul Luu, 4per1000
"Rethinking Agriculture for the 21st Century: Climate change mitigation opportunities and challenges" was presented by Lini Wollenberg online at the KfW Webinar on May 28, 2020.
Presentation slide from the first hackathon day in the Soil Carbon Finance for MRV Hackathon on 17 September 2020.
Keynote speaker: Chandra Sinha, World Bank
Find out more: https://soilcarbon.weebly.com/
This presentation was given by Marlo Servkovik, World Bank, in the Soil Carbon Finance for MRV Hackathon on 24 September 2020.
Find out more: https://soilcarbon.weebly.com/
This presentation was given by Paul Luu, 4Per100, in the Soil Carbon Finance for MRV Hackathon on 24 September 2020.
Find out more: https://soilcarbon.weebly.com/
"Challenges, opportunities and priorities for transitioning to low emissions agriculture" was presented by Lini Wollenberg at a NUI Galway seminar on January 30, 2020.
This presentation was given on 27 October 2021 by Sabrina Rose, Policy Consultant at CCAFS, during the webinar "Achieving NDC Ambition in Agriculture" organized by CCAFS, FAO and WRI.
Find the recording and more information here: https://bit.ly/AchievingNDCs
Presented by Richard A. MacKenzie, Aquatic Ecologist, USFS, at Online Workshop Capacity Building on the IPCC 2013 Wetlands Supplement, FREL Diagnostic and Uncertainty Analysis, 20-22 September 2021
Presentation by Katia Marzall, Coordinator for Climate Change and Agriculture at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply in Brazil. The presentation was part of the Webinar on Soil carbon in the Nationally Determined Contributions hosted by CCAFS, the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and the 4 Per Mille Initiative and held on Earth Day, 22 April 2020.
Increasing the storage of carbon in the soil has been a controversial strategy for addressing climate change mitigation. What is the potential and why is there debate about this? How can we push beyond the debate to constructive action?
Lini Wollenberg, a Gund Fellow, is an anthropologist and natural resource management specialist concerned with rural livelihoods and the environment. She currently leads a research program on Low Emissions Agricultural Development for the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), based at the University of Vermont. Her work seeks to identify options for reducing the impacts of agricultural development and land use on the climate, while also improving livelihoods for the poor in developing countries.
This presentation was given by Lini Wollenberg, CCAFS, on September 11, 2020 as part of the GundxChange Series.
Presentation by JM Marques, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, Brazil, at the CCAFS Workshop on Institutions and Policies to Scale out Climate Smart Agriculture held between 2-5 December 2013, in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture Global Webinar: UNFCCC Perspective by Dir...ExternalEvents
The Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture webinar aims to support UNFCCC focal points, agriculture negotiators and other relevant agriculture sector stakeholders to prepare for effective engagement in upcoming Subsidiary Body meetings on advancing the Koronivia joint work on agriculture. This slideshow presented by Dirk Nemitz outlines the historiey and future outlook of the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture from the perspective of the UNFCCC.
Coordinating NDCs and NAPs - Addressing agricultural resilience in long term ...UNDP Climate
The landscape of climate planning instruments available to countries under the UNFCCC process includes National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Long Term Strategies (LTS). These instruments have emerged at different milestones such as the Cancun Adaptation Framework and the Paris Agreement and have specific characteristics and objectives which can contribute to and reinforce each other if leveraged effectively. Despite their very distinctive nature, these national instruments can be harnessed to scale up climate change adaptation by fostering linkages depending upon country context.
Addressing climate resilience in sectors and across sectors is a vital part of climate planning. Adaptation in agriculture is a crucial component of building resilient economies and societies and is national priority for a significant number of countries. It is well established that agricultural sectors are amongst the most climate sensitive. Over 90 percent of developing countries’ NDCs refer to agriculture as a major priority.
The juxtaposition of the range of climate planning instruments on one hand, and the sensitivity of agriculture on the other requires that all instruments be linked, sequenced and aligned appropriately by countries to best fit their national circumstances.
The webinar will draw upon country-level experiences from NAP-Ag partner countries to highlight entry points for alignment and strategies to trigger this conversation.
Webinar highlights
Unpacking the characteristics of NAPs, NDCs and LTS.
Exploring steps being taken by ministries of agriculture, ministries of environment, water and finance to leverage these instruments to scale up climate adaptation in agriculture.
Identifying what linkages are already being fostered between NAPs, NDCs and LTS and the key considerations in advancing climate change adaptation in agriculture.
Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture Global Webinar: FAO perspective by Martia...FAO
The Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture webinar aims to support UNFCCC focal points, agriculture negotiators and other relevant agriculture sector stakeholders to prepare for effective engagement in upcoming Subsidiary Body meetings on advancing the Koronivia joint work on agriculture. This slideshow presented the FAO perspective by Martial Bernoux.
Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture Global Webinar: Uruguay Case Study by Wal...ExternalEvents
The Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture webinar aims to support UNFCCC focal points, agriculture negotiators and other relevant agriculture sector stakeholders to prepare for effective engagement in upcoming Subsidiary Body meetings on advancing the Koronivia joint work on agriculture. This presentation is a country case study of Uruguay by Walter Oyhantçabal
Tackling Climate Change: Challenges and OpportunitiesCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was delivered at the third Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2016, in Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines.
The five sub-thematic streams at APFW 2016 included:
Pathways to prosperity: Future trade and markets
Tackling climate change: challenges and opportunities
Serving society: forestry and people
New institutions, new governance
Our green future: green investment and growing our natural assets
Presented by Dr. Nur Masripatin, General Director of Climate for the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia. Presented at the Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit http://www.cifor.org/asia-pacific-rainforest-summit/
This presentation was given by Paul Luu, 4Per100, in the Soil Carbon Finance for MRV Hackathon on 24 September 2020.
Find out more: https://soilcarbon.weebly.com/
"Challenges, opportunities and priorities for transitioning to low emissions agriculture" was presented by Lini Wollenberg at a NUI Galway seminar on January 30, 2020.
This presentation was given on 27 October 2021 by Sabrina Rose, Policy Consultant at CCAFS, during the webinar "Achieving NDC Ambition in Agriculture" organized by CCAFS, FAO and WRI.
Find the recording and more information here: https://bit.ly/AchievingNDCs
Presented by Richard A. MacKenzie, Aquatic Ecologist, USFS, at Online Workshop Capacity Building on the IPCC 2013 Wetlands Supplement, FREL Diagnostic and Uncertainty Analysis, 20-22 September 2021
Presentation by Katia Marzall, Coordinator for Climate Change and Agriculture at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply in Brazil. The presentation was part of the Webinar on Soil carbon in the Nationally Determined Contributions hosted by CCAFS, the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and the 4 Per Mille Initiative and held on Earth Day, 22 April 2020.
Increasing the storage of carbon in the soil has been a controversial strategy for addressing climate change mitigation. What is the potential and why is there debate about this? How can we push beyond the debate to constructive action?
Lini Wollenberg, a Gund Fellow, is an anthropologist and natural resource management specialist concerned with rural livelihoods and the environment. She currently leads a research program on Low Emissions Agricultural Development for the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), based at the University of Vermont. Her work seeks to identify options for reducing the impacts of agricultural development and land use on the climate, while also improving livelihoods for the poor in developing countries.
This presentation was given by Lini Wollenberg, CCAFS, on September 11, 2020 as part of the GundxChange Series.
Presentation by JM Marques, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, Brazil, at the CCAFS Workshop on Institutions and Policies to Scale out Climate Smart Agriculture held between 2-5 December 2013, in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture Global Webinar: UNFCCC Perspective by Dir...ExternalEvents
The Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture webinar aims to support UNFCCC focal points, agriculture negotiators and other relevant agriculture sector stakeholders to prepare for effective engagement in upcoming Subsidiary Body meetings on advancing the Koronivia joint work on agriculture. This slideshow presented by Dirk Nemitz outlines the historiey and future outlook of the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture from the perspective of the UNFCCC.
Coordinating NDCs and NAPs - Addressing agricultural resilience in long term ...UNDP Climate
The landscape of climate planning instruments available to countries under the UNFCCC process includes National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Long Term Strategies (LTS). These instruments have emerged at different milestones such as the Cancun Adaptation Framework and the Paris Agreement and have specific characteristics and objectives which can contribute to and reinforce each other if leveraged effectively. Despite their very distinctive nature, these national instruments can be harnessed to scale up climate change adaptation by fostering linkages depending upon country context.
Addressing climate resilience in sectors and across sectors is a vital part of climate planning. Adaptation in agriculture is a crucial component of building resilient economies and societies and is national priority for a significant number of countries. It is well established that agricultural sectors are amongst the most climate sensitive. Over 90 percent of developing countries’ NDCs refer to agriculture as a major priority.
The juxtaposition of the range of climate planning instruments on one hand, and the sensitivity of agriculture on the other requires that all instruments be linked, sequenced and aligned appropriately by countries to best fit their national circumstances.
The webinar will draw upon country-level experiences from NAP-Ag partner countries to highlight entry points for alignment and strategies to trigger this conversation.
Webinar highlights
Unpacking the characteristics of NAPs, NDCs and LTS.
Exploring steps being taken by ministries of agriculture, ministries of environment, water and finance to leverage these instruments to scale up climate adaptation in agriculture.
Identifying what linkages are already being fostered between NAPs, NDCs and LTS and the key considerations in advancing climate change adaptation in agriculture.
Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture Global Webinar: FAO perspective by Martia...FAO
The Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture webinar aims to support UNFCCC focal points, agriculture negotiators and other relevant agriculture sector stakeholders to prepare for effective engagement in upcoming Subsidiary Body meetings on advancing the Koronivia joint work on agriculture. This slideshow presented the FAO perspective by Martial Bernoux.
Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture Global Webinar: Uruguay Case Study by Wal...ExternalEvents
The Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture webinar aims to support UNFCCC focal points, agriculture negotiators and other relevant agriculture sector stakeholders to prepare for effective engagement in upcoming Subsidiary Body meetings on advancing the Koronivia joint work on agriculture. This presentation is a country case study of Uruguay by Walter Oyhantçabal
Tackling Climate Change: Challenges and OpportunitiesCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was delivered at the third Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2016, in Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines.
The five sub-thematic streams at APFW 2016 included:
Pathways to prosperity: Future trade and markets
Tackling climate change: challenges and opportunities
Serving society: forestry and people
New institutions, new governance
Our green future: green investment and growing our natural assets
Presented by Dr. Nur Masripatin, General Director of Climate for the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia. Presented at the Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit http://www.cifor.org/asia-pacific-rainforest-summit/
During the webinar, the speakers promoted a set of training materials that is freely available for those interested in learning more about the implementation of NDCs in the agriculture sector in Africa.
More info about the webinar: https://ccafs.cgiar.org/implementing-ndcs-agriculture-sector-across-africa-what-directions-capacity-building#.XxaxH_gzbfZ
La COP di Lima si svolgerà in un continente formato da paesi in via di sviluppo che hanno già sperimentato gli effetti devastanti del cambiamento climatico attraverso inondazioni, fusione dei ghiacciai ed eventi meteorologici estremi. E’ anche un continente in cui sono state poste in essere azioni forti per affrontare il cambiamento climatico.
“Questo dovrebbe indurre tutti i paesi a essere pronti nel mettere da parte i propri interessi nazionali e agire nell'interesse del Pianeta ", conclude Midulla.
Thomas Sterner deltog i arbetet med IPCC:s tredje delrapport i den femte rapporten om klimatförändringarna. Fores anordnade tillsammans med Mistra Swecia och Mistra Indigo ett seminarium där bland annat Thomas Sterner deltog och presenterade de viktigaste slutsatserna från den tredje delrapporten.
Video från seminariet finns här: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGYGU07Bdec&list=UUswRg-zqyKXceYXwtZXNeiA
NEPAD and CCAFS have joined forces, and with support from GIZ they held a training workshop on 10 –12 April 2018 in Nairobi for participants from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Ethiopia. The participants came from Ministries of agriculture, environment, finance, and planning. The overall aim of the training course was to enhance capacities amongst staff and personnel of the various ministries for successful implementation of the agricultural components of the NDCs.The focus of the training was to create a broader understanding of NDCs with the aim that participants have a better understanding of (a) What has to be done? (b) How it can be done? (c) Where can they find further support? and (d) What are existing tools that can be used?
The training consisted of eight modules delivered over three days. The modules included a presentation, question and answer session, and group activity/discussion. The modules delivered were:
Module 1: Intro to UNFCCC initiatives relevant to agriculture
Module 2: Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
Module 3: Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) for transformative change
Module 4: Analysis and tools for priority setting in agriculture
Module 5: Climate finance, parts 1 and 2
Module 6: Role of the private sector in NDC development and implementation
Module 7: Monitoring NDC implementation, parts 1 and 2
Module 8: Managing the complexities of multiple planning processes for inclusive national planning
The role of biomass in the drive to Net-Zero?NNFCC
At the UK Biomass Biorefinery Network (BBNet) Annual Conference 13-15th October 2021, NNFCC's Director and Lead Consultant on Biobased Products, Dr Adrian Higson, gave a presentation:
'The role of biomass in the drive to Net Zero?'
The UK Government aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The Climate Change Committee (CCC) conclude that sustainable biomass can play a significant role in achieving this, providing it is prioritised for the most valuable end-uses.
experts take a deep dive into the critical issues and challenges surrounding greenhouse gas accounting in the land sector.
Learn more at https://www.wri.org/events/2019/10/webinar-digging-land-sector-ghg-accounting-under-paris-agreement
The Accelerating Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project works to deliver a climate-smart African future driven by science and innovation in agriculture.
AICCRA does this by enhancing access to climate information services and climate-smart agricultural technology to millions of smallholder farmers in Africa.
With better access to climate technology and advisory services—linked to information about effective response measures—farmers can better anticipate climate-related events and take preventative action that help communities better safeguard their livelihoods and the environment.
AICCRA is supported by a grant from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank, which is used to enhance research and capacity-building activities by the CGIAR centers and initiatives as well as their partners in Africa.
About IDA: IDA helps the world’s poorest countries by providing grants and low to zero-interest loans for projects and programmes that boost economic growth, reduce poverty, and improve poor people’s lives.
IDA is one of the largest sources of assistance for the world’s 76 poorest countries, 39 of which are in Africa.
Annual IDA commitments have averaged about $21 billion over circa 2017-2020, with approximately 61 percent going to Africa.
This presentation was given on 27 October 2021 by Mengpin Ge, Global Climate Program Associate at WRI, during the webinar "Achieving NDC Ambition in Agriculture" organized by CCAFS, FAO and WRI.
Find the recording and more information here: https://bit.ly/AchievingNDCs
This presentation was given on 27 October 2021 by Krystal Crumpler, Climate Change and Agricultural Specialist at FAO, during the webinar "Achieving NDC Ambition in Agriculture" organized by CCAFS, FAO and WRI.
Find the recording and more information here: https://bit.ly/AchievingNDCs
This presentation was meant to be included in the 2021 CLIFF-GRADS Welcome Webinar and presented by Ciniro Costa Jr. (CCAFS).
The webinar recording can be found here: https://youtu.be/UoX6aoC4fhQ
The multilevel CSA monitoring set of standard core uptake and outcome indicators + expanded indicators linked to a rapid and reliable ICT based data collection instrument to systematically
assess and monitor:
- CSA Adoption/ Access to CIS
- CSA effects on food security and livelihoods household level)
- CSA effects on farm performance
Presented by Harsh Rajpal, Code Partners Pte. Ltd., on 30 June 2021 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Webinar on Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results.
Presented by Ciniro Costa Jr., CCAFS, on 28 June 2021 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Webinar on Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results.
Presented by Marion de Vries, Wageningen Livestock Research at Wageningen University, on 28 June 2021 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Webinar on Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results.
Presented by Issac Emery, Informed Sustainability Consulting, on 29 June 2021 at the second day of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Webinar on Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results.
Presented by Hongmin Dong and Sha Wei, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), on 28 June 2021 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Webinar on Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results.
Presented by Lini Wollenberg, CCAFS, on 28 June 2021 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Webinar on Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results.
Presentation by Han Soethoudt, Jan Broeze, and Heike Axmann of Wageningen University & Resaearch (WUR).
WUR and Olam Rice Nigeria conducted a controlled experiment in Nigeria in which mechanized rice harvesting and threshing were introduced on smallholder farms. The result of the study shows that mechanization considerably reduces losses, has a positive impact on farmers’ income, and the climate.
Learn more: https://www.wur.nl/en/news-wur/show-day/Mechanization-helps-Nigerian-farms-reduce-food-loss-and-increase-income.htm
Presentation on the rapid evidence review findings and key take away messages.
Current evidence for biodiversity and agriculture to achieve and bridging gaps in research and investment to reach multiple global goals.
This presentation was given at an internal workshop in April 2020 and was presented by Le Hoang Anh, Hoang Thi Thien Huong, Le Thi Thanh Huyen, and Nguyen Thi Lien Huong.
Nutraceutical market, scope and growth: Herbal drug technologyLokesh Patil
As consumer awareness of health and wellness rises, the nutraceutical market—which includes goods like functional meals, drinks, and dietary supplements that provide health advantages beyond basic nutrition—is growing significantly. As healthcare expenses rise, the population ages, and people want natural and preventative health solutions more and more, this industry is increasing quickly. Further driving market expansion are product formulation innovations and the use of cutting-edge technology for customized nutrition. With its worldwide reach, the nutraceutical industry is expected to keep growing and provide significant chances for research and investment in a number of categories, including vitamins, minerals, probiotics, and herbal supplements.
Introduction:
RNA interference (RNAi) or Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing (PTGS) is an important biological process for modulating eukaryotic gene expression.
It is highly conserved process of posttranscriptional gene silencing by which double stranded RNA (dsRNA) causes sequence-specific degradation of mRNA sequences.
dsRNA-induced gene silencing (RNAi) is reported in a wide range of eukaryotes ranging from worms, insects, mammals and plants.
This process mediates resistance to both endogenous parasitic and exogenous pathogenic nucleic acids, and regulates the expression of protein-coding genes.
What are small ncRNAs?
micro RNA (miRNA)
short interfering RNA (siRNA)
Properties of small non-coding RNA:
Involved in silencing mRNA transcripts.
Called “small” because they are usually only about 21-24 nucleotides long.
Synthesized by first cutting up longer precursor sequences (like the 61nt one that Lee discovered).
Silence an mRNA by base pairing with some sequence on the mRNA.
Discovery of siRNA?
The first small RNA:
In 1993 Rosalind Lee (Victor Ambros lab) was studying a non- coding gene in C. elegans, lin-4, that was involved in silencing of another gene, lin-14, at the appropriate time in the
development of the worm C. elegans.
Two small transcripts of lin-4 (22nt and 61nt) were found to be complementary to a sequence in the 3' UTR of lin-14.
Because lin-4 encoded no protein, she deduced that it must be these transcripts that are causing the silencing by RNA-RNA interactions.
Types of RNAi ( non coding RNA)
MiRNA
Length (23-25 nt)
Trans acting
Binds with target MRNA in mismatch
Translation inhibition
Si RNA
Length 21 nt.
Cis acting
Bind with target Mrna in perfect complementary sequence
Piwi-RNA
Length ; 25 to 36 nt.
Expressed in Germ Cells
Regulates trnasposomes activity
MECHANISM OF RNAI:
First the double-stranded RNA teams up with a protein complex named Dicer, which cuts the long RNA into short pieces.
Then another protein complex called RISC (RNA-induced silencing complex) discards one of the two RNA strands.
The RISC-docked, single-stranded RNA then pairs with the homologous mRNA and destroys it.
THE RISC COMPLEX:
RISC is large(>500kD) RNA multi- protein Binding complex which triggers MRNA degradation in response to MRNA
Unwinding of double stranded Si RNA by ATP independent Helicase
Active component of RISC is Ago proteins( ENDONUCLEASE) which cleave target MRNA.
DICER: endonuclease (RNase Family III)
Argonaute: Central Component of the RNA-Induced Silencing Complex (RISC)
One strand of the dsRNA produced by Dicer is retained in the RISC complex in association with Argonaute
ARGONAUTE PROTEIN :
1.PAZ(PIWI/Argonaute/ Zwille)- Recognition of target MRNA
2.PIWI (p-element induced wimpy Testis)- breaks Phosphodiester bond of mRNA.)RNAse H activity.
MiRNA:
The Double-stranded RNAs are naturally produced in eukaryotic cells during development, and they have a key role in regulating gene expression .
(May 29th, 2024) Advancements in Intravital Microscopy- Insights for Preclini...Scintica Instrumentation
Intravital microscopy (IVM) is a powerful tool utilized to study cellular behavior over time and space in vivo. Much of our understanding of cell biology has been accomplished using various in vitro and ex vivo methods; however, these studies do not necessarily reflect the natural dynamics of biological processes. Unlike traditional cell culture or fixed tissue imaging, IVM allows for the ultra-fast high-resolution imaging of cellular processes over time and space and were studied in its natural environment. Real-time visualization of biological processes in the context of an intact organism helps maintain physiological relevance and provide insights into the progression of disease, response to treatments or developmental processes.
In this webinar we give an overview of advanced applications of the IVM system in preclinical research. IVIM technology is a provider of all-in-one intravital microscopy systems and solutions optimized for in vivo imaging of live animal models at sub-micron resolution. The system’s unique features and user-friendly software enables researchers to probe fast dynamic biological processes such as immune cell tracking, cell-cell interaction as well as vascularization and tumor metastasis with exceptional detail. This webinar will also give an overview of IVM being utilized in drug development, offering a view into the intricate interaction between drugs/nanoparticles and tissues in vivo and allows for the evaluation of therapeutic intervention in a variety of tissues and organs. This interdisciplinary collaboration continues to drive the advancements of novel therapeutic strategies.
Seminar of U.V. Spectroscopy by SAMIR PANDASAMIR PANDA
Spectroscopy is a branch of science dealing the study of interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy refers to absorption spectroscopy or reflect spectroscopy in the UV-VIS spectral region.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy is an analytical method that can measure the amount of light received by the analyte.
The increased availability of biomedical data, particularly in the public domain, offers the opportunity to better understand human health and to develop effective therapeutics for a wide range of unmet medical needs. However, data scientists remain stymied by the fact that data remain hard to find and to productively reuse because data and their metadata i) are wholly inaccessible, ii) are in non-standard or incompatible representations, iii) do not conform to community standards, and iv) have unclear or highly restricted terms and conditions that preclude legitimate reuse. These limitations require a rethink on data can be made machine and AI-ready - the key motivation behind the FAIR Guiding Principles. Concurrently, while recent efforts have explored the use of deep learning to fuse disparate data into predictive models for a wide range of biomedical applications, these models often fail even when the correct answer is already known, and fail to explain individual predictions in terms that data scientists can appreciate. These limitations suggest that new methods to produce practical artificial intelligence are still needed.
In this talk, I will discuss our work in (1) building an integrative knowledge infrastructure to prepare FAIR and "AI-ready" data and services along with (2) neurosymbolic AI methods to improve the quality of predictions and to generate plausible explanations. Attention is given to standards, platforms, and methods to wrangle knowledge into simple, but effective semantic and latent representations, and to make these available into standards-compliant and discoverable interfaces that can be used in model building, validation, and explanation. Our work, and those of others in the field, creates a baseline for building trustworthy and easy to deploy AI models in biomedicine.
Bio
Dr. Michel Dumontier is the Distinguished Professor of Data Science at Maastricht University, founder and executive director of the Institute of Data Science, and co-founder of the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) data principles. His research explores socio-technological approaches for responsible discovery science, which includes collaborative multi-modal knowledge graphs, privacy-preserving distributed data mining, and AI methods for drug discovery and personalized medicine. His work is supported through the Dutch National Research Agenda, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, Horizon Europe, the European Open Science Cloud, the US National Institutes of Health, and a Marie-Curie Innovative Training Network. He is the editor-in-chief for the journal Data Science and is internationally recognized for his contributions in bioinformatics, biomedical informatics, and semantic technologies including ontologies and linked data.
Introduction to the Soil carbon sequestration in the Nationally Determined Contributions webinar | 2020
1. Webinar, Wednesday 22 April 2020
Soil carbon sequestration in the
Nationally Determined
Contributions
2. How much mitigation is required in agriculture
globally to meet climate policy targets?
Wollenberg et al. 2016
3. Global sources of carbon sinks - AFOLU
Afforestation/
reforestation
29%
Agroforestry
1%
Wetland restoration
12%Forest mgmt
22%
Soil carbon
18%
Biochar
18%
Chart Title
A/R Agroforestry Wetland restoration Forest mgmt Soil C Biochar
9.9 – 26 GTCO2e
4. 119 countries included agriculture in NDC
mitigation targets
Sectorally (104) or as part of economy-wide target (15)
Richards 2018
https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/105
68/73255
NDCs should seek
• Highest possible ambition (Article 4.3) and show progress beyond
previous NDC (Article 4.3)
• Economy-wide emissions targets or progress toward such (Article 4.4)
5. NDC requirement: CTU principle
Article 4.8 requires Parties to provide the information necessary for
clarity, transparency and understanding of the NDC
Primary function is to help understand the NDC mitigation target
under Article 4, but also tracking and accounting for progress.
6. Our question
Given the importance of soil carbon for climate targets…
How are countries specifying soil carbon targets, policies
and measures in their NDCs?
• What are the challenges?
• What more can be done?
• A collaboration of CGIAR-CCAFS, 4p1000, German
Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BLE) and
Breakthrough Solutions
For the 1.5 °C target, agricultural emissions will need to mitigate 2.3 to 4.6 GtCO2e in 2030 relative to baseline, or not increase beyond 2020 levels (Fransen et al. 2020)
1.5 degree target data, Fransen et al. 2020, adapted from Kuramochi et al. 2018. Adapted from Kuramochi et al. 2018.
Agriculture specifically included in target 104 "Economy-wide" target 15
Paragraph 27 of decision 1/CP.21 defines what information Parties must submit along with their NDC in order to facilitate clarity, transparency and understanding (referred to in this section as CTU information) of the NDCs themselves. This CTU information may include among other things, and as appropriate, the following quantifiable information:
reference points (including, as appropriate, a base year);
implementation time frames and/or periods;
scope and coverage;
planning processes;
assumptions and methodological approaches including those for estimating and accounting for anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and, as appropriate, removals; and
the extent to which the Party considers its NDC to be fair and ambitious in light of its national circumstances, and the extent to which the NDC contributes to achieving the objective of the UNFCCC as set out in its article 2.3
See also
https://www.wri.org/publication/enhancing-ndcs
Source: https://www.transparency-partnership.net/system/files/document/ALP%202017-B3-Transparency%20in%20the%20context%20of%20NDCs-Zarzo.pdf
https://www.oecd.org/env/cc/Tracking_progress_towards_NDCs_linkages_PA.pdf
Paragraph 27 of decision 1/CP.21 Paragraph 27 of decision 1/CP.21 defines what information Parties must submit along with their NDC in order to facilitate clarity, transparency and understanding (referred to in this section as CTU information) of the NDCs themselves. This CTU information may include among other things, and as appropriate, the following quantifiable information:
reference points (including, as appropriate, a base year);
implementation time frames and/or periods;
scope and coverage;
planning processes;
assumptions and methodological approaches including those for estimating and accounting for anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and, as appropriate, removals; and
the extent to which the Party considers its NDC to be fair and ambitious in light of its national circumstances, and the extent to which the NDC contributes to achieving the objective of the UNFCCC as set out in its article 2.3
Paragraph 28 then requests the APA to develop further guidance on CTU information, which, as per paragraph 27, includes but may not be limited to the items listed above.
The list of CTU information allows for the potential identification of features that are not clearly identified in article 4 of the Paris Agreement, such as reference points and time frames/periods for implementation.
In Marrakech, Parties stressed the difference between the accompanying information for the clarity, transparency and understanding of NDCs (ex-ante) and the information relevant to the transparency framework (ex-post). Several Parties noted that further guidance could identify common information elements as well as elements specific to different aspects of NDCs. Furthermore, a number of Parties noted that common information elements run contrary to the discretionary, optional and voluntary nature of the NDCs.
Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA)
The mandate of the APA is to prepare draft decisions to be recommended through the COP to the CMA for consideration and adoption at its first session. In particular, the COP requested the APA to develop:
The mandate of the APA is to prepare draft decisions to be recommended through the COP to the CMA for consideration and adoption at its first session. In particular, the COP requested the APA to develop:
Further guidance in relation to the mitigation section of decision 1/CP.21:(a) Features of nationally determined contributions, as specified in paragraph 26;(b) Information to facilitate clarity, transparency and understanding of nationally determined contributions, as specified in paragraph 28;(c) Accounting for Parties’ nationally determined contributions, as specified in paragraph 31.
Etc.