Blog for People, Food and Nature

Watershed Connect, a project of Forest Trends, posted an article discussing watershed payment programs and addressing the long term question that has plagued practitioners and environmental policy makers for years: what is the best way to scale up watershed payment program projects?  This issue was a major point discussed by various policy makers, practitioners and […] ...

While the Landscapes Blog has touched on many of the sustainable agriculture related events that occurred in Rio de Janeiro last month, it’s yet to highlight the day of events focused on one of the most important elements for agriculture: water. UN-Water is the United Nations inter-agency coordination mechanism for all fresh-water related issues. On […] ...

The Watershed Organization Trust (WOTR) is promoting a new Crop System Intensification agenda. The agenda demonstrates the significance of promoting sustainable agricultural practices and protecting resources through a community and farmer based approach.  WOTR recognizes that managing food security and sustaining livelihoods while protecting natural resources is not possible ...