LIFEWS develops and shares research, articles, books, teaching resources, implementation guides, policy insights and field evidence for sustainable food, energy, water, education, enterprise and community development.
LIFEWS connects academic knowledge, professional expertise, community experience, farmer knowledge, teacher practice and digital innovation.
We translate complex ideas into resources that schools, households, farmers, youth, women, policymakers and development organizations can understand and use.
Browse knowledge according to what you want to understand, teach, implement, investigate or communicate.
The central gateway to LIFEWS articles, explainers, research, reports, case studies, videos and practical sustainability resources.
Clear explanations of sustainability challenges, innovations, systems and practical solutions.
Applied and convergence research addressing interconnected sustainability and development challenges.
Program reports, pilot findings, assessments, evaluation documents and implementation lessons.
Concise recommendations designed for government, institutions, development organizations and program leaders.
Documented examples showing how participants, schools, communities and partners apply LIFEWS models.
Demonstrations, interviews, lessons, project documentation and sustainability education in visual formats.
Updates on LIFEWS programs, partnerships, publications, opportunities, events and ecosystem developments.
Farming, school gardens, home gardens, nutrition, value chains and food enterprise.
02Renewable energy, energy education, agrivoltaics and community energy systems.
03Water security, irrigation, conservation, watersheds and integrated resource management.
04Climate risks, resilience, soil, biodiversity, restoration and environmental learning.
05Practical learning, teacher development, curriculum resources and sustainability literacy.
06Youth employment, women’s enterprise, processing, markets and social enterprise.
07Artificial intelligence, data systems, digital agriculture and decision support.
08Systems thinking, convergence research, resilience, complexity and integrated solutions.
LIFEWS platforms perform distinct but connected roles within the knowledge-to-action pathway.
Organizes research, insights, evidence and public knowledge.
Discover knowledge → BPublishes books, manuals, workbooks, charts and teaching tools.
Access publications → AConverts knowledge into courses, learning pathways and skills.
Learn and certify → GApplies knowledge through gardens, installations and services.
Apply knowledge →LIFEWS knowledge products are developed for different levels of technical experience, learning needs and responsibilities.
Browse All KnowledgeLIFEWS welcomes collaboration with researchers, teachers, farmers, practitioners, students, institutions and community organizations that can contribute credible and useful knowledge.
