Farmer-led Agroecological Research in Malawi using Scenarios for Biodiversity

FARMS 4 Biodiversity

Call

  • Biodiversity 2

Project Website

Principal Investigator

Rachel Bezner Kerr, Cornell University, United States

Partners

Chiyembekezo Chafuwa, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Malawi Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, University of Denver, United States Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, University of Würzburg, Germany Laifolo Dakishoni, Soils Food and Healthy Communities, Malawi Isaac Luginaah, Western University, Canada

Funders

  • DLR (German Aerospace Center), NSERC (The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada), NSF (National Science Foundation), RCN (Research Council of Norway)

Project Objective

Call Objective

The Call addresses two major (non-exclusive) priorities: - Development and application of scenarios of biodiversity and ecosystem services across spatial scales of relevance to multiple types of decisions; - Consideration of multiple dimensions of biodiversity and ecosystem services in biodiversity scenarios.

Region

  • Africa

Country

  • Malawi

Duration

36 months

Call Date

October 2, 2017

Project Award Date

July 13, 2018