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The 3rd International Workshop on Sustainable Management of Sugarcane White Leaf Disease Held in Thailand

From March 3 to 4, 2026, the 3rd International Workshop on Sustainable Management of Sugarcane White Leaf Disease was held at Khon Kaen University in Khon Kaen, Thailand.
This workshop was organized based on the contents of the “Healthy Seedcane Propagation and Distribution Manual Against Sugarcane White Leaf Disease,” which was jointly developed by JIRCAS, Khon Kaen University, and the Department of Agriculture of Thailand, and published in 2021 by the Office of the Cane and Sugar Board under Thailand’s Ministry of Industry. 

FAO Publishes Policy Brief on Collaboration with JIRCAS – Introducing Outcomes of Cooperation Toward Transforming Agri-Food Systems

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published a policy brief titled “Developing and promoting sustainable agricultural production and natural resources management technologies: Lessons from the FAO–JIRCAS collaboration” regarding its collaboration with the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS). This policy brief introduces recent research achievements by JIRCAS across its programs in environment, food, and information, and systematically summarizes the partnership with FAO.

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JIRCAS International Symposium 2025
"Accelerating Application of Agricultural Technologies in the Asia-Monsoon Region: Taking Stock and the Way Forward for Enhancing Production Potentials and Sustainable Food Systems"
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"Hitotsubashi Hall" and On-line
(National Center of Sciences Building 2F, 2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8439)
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Special Seminar with Ms Alice Ruhweza, AGRA President: Building Climate Resilient Agrifood Systems in Africa – the Role of Science and Public-Private Partnership
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Hall D. TKP Garden City PREMIUM Minatomirai
(3-6-3 Minatomirai , Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-0012)
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    1480. How Did Plants That Are Resilient to Climate Warming Evolve?

    A recently published paper in Plants, People, Planet investigated how plants evolved mechanisms that allow them to tolerate high temperatures. The study suggests that these traits did not arise suddenly, but instead likely emerged through the gradual accumulation of pre-existing genetic changes. In other words, plants may have been undergoing a long process of “evolutionary preparation” over time.
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    1479. Expanding Wildfires and Their Impact on Biodiversity: Risks Revealed by New Research

    As global warming progresses, wildfires are increasing in both frequency and scale, becoming a major driver of accelerating biodiversity loss. A paper published in the journal Nature Climate Change analyzes the long-term impacts of wildfires on species and provides a comprehensive picture of risks that have not been fully understood until now.
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    1478. How Can We Achieve Diets That Are Good for Both Health and the Planet? — Insights from a Review Article on the Future of Food

    A recent paper published in Science comprehensively organizes the fundamental challenges facing modern food systems and outlines concrete directions for transformation. From a whole-system perspective, it explores why the transition toward “healthy, sustainable, and equitable” diets has been slow, and how such a shift can be realized.
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    1477. What Is “Nature Positive”?

    Nature degradation not only accelerates climate change but also increases infectious disease risks and destabilizes the water cycle, thereby undermining the stability of human societies themselves. Nature is not merely a resource external to human society; rather, it is increasingly recognized as the very foundation of all systems, including the economy, health, and climate. A paper published in Frontiers in Science reframes biodiversity loss not as a conventional environmental issue, but as a crisis concerning the stability of the entire Earth system.

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    1476. Copernicus: March 2026 Was the Fourth Warmest on Record

    According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the global average temperature in March 2026 ranked as the fourth highest on record, reaching 1.48°C above pre-industrial levels. This highlights the continued warming trend in recent years and suggests that the pressure on the climate system is becoming increasingly intense.
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