Despite the importance of tropical moist forests for conserving biodiversity and storing carbon, forests continue to fall, because the private benefits of clearing land for agriculture far outweigh tangible economic gains from retaining forests.

Recently scientists have started to examine how land-uses and land-use technologies can help mitigate carbon emissions.

While agricultural production statistics are reported on a geopolitical – often national - basis we often need to know the status of production or productivity within specific sub-regions, watersheds, or agro-ecological zones.

This paper suggests practical methods for assessing policy research programs, both ex post and ex ante.

This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events.