Blog for People, Food and Nature

A recent report released by the Earth Security Initiative tackles land tenure and rights, both in how they relate to the people affected by land acquisitions and the consequences for natural systems. The Land Security Agenda laid out in the report calls for engaging all stakeholders in the discussions around investment, acquisition, and management of land to […] ...

A recent publication by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) documents the effects of climate change on mountain people in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region. The study investigated the sources of vulnerability and how these farmers adapt to change. Although facing considerable threat from climate and socioeconomic changes, the mountain communities ...

“By harnessing synergies and linkages between components within production landscapes, SLM can generate multiple global environmental and livelihood benefits.” A collaboration of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) secretariats, the Land for Life publication presents a set of case studies of sustainable land ...

Fabrice DeClerck, Senior Scientist Agrobiodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Resilience Bioversity International, Rome, Italy 5:00 A.M. Soon the sun will be up, and here in Costa Rica it’s like flipping on the light switch – one moment its dark, the next its full sun. I roll out of bed to throw on some field clothes, turn […] ...

While adaptation and climate change mitigation in agriculture are usually managed at the farm, plot, or crop level, a landscape-level approach can increase agriculture’s “climate smartness.” That means achieving multiple goals – adaptation and mitigation of climate change, while also meeting agricultural production, food security, and sustainable development objecti ...

“There is no room for delay on integrated, strategic policy action that confronts the difficult trade-offs facing the global food system and sets a new course toward long-term sustainability.” The Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change, established to identify policy changes and actions needed to achieve food security in the context of a changing ...

By Jady Smith, Program Director – Asia Live & Learn Environmental Education, Melbourne, Australia “For each village there is a different culture” This saying reflects the strong sense of pride in the cultural diversity and local heritage of Papua New Guinea (PNG). The country is also recognized as having some of the richest biodiversity on […] ...