June 30, 2014
Traveling to Integrated Landscapes in Kenya
Louis Wertz
EcoAgriculture Partners
A total traffic jam, par for the course at rush hour in Nairobi, has finally slowed the momentum of the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature in Africa conference field trip. I write this while we are barely crawling back into Nairobi during evening rush hour, and the reflections are fresh. We (50 participants from […] ...
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June 27, 2014
National Policy to Support Landscape Management in Africa
70% of poor people in sub-Saharan Africa live in rural areas, which forces nations in this region to place a heavy emphasis on rural policy. Policy goals include increased agricultural productivity and improved rural incomes, as well as prudent management of natural resources and climate resilience–necessary not only for the agricultural economy, but also for […] ...
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June 25, 2014
Financing Strategies for Integrated Landscape Investment: Innovative Successes from Africa
Elise Ursin
EcoAgriculture Partners
Seth Shames
Integrated Landscape Management (ILM) is increasingly becoming an important framework for addressing complex and interlinked agricultural and environmental issues and is garnering increased attention throughout Africa. It offers innovative strategies to promote agricultural production, improve rural livelihoods, and organize inter-sectoral planning. However, like so many other ...
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June 23, 2014
Landscape Capacity Building in Africa: How to Ensure Ownership, Equality and Change
Cora van Oosten
Wageningen UR
Louise Buck
Working from a landscape perspective means to be able to “see the bigger picture.” Besides having technical know-how, one needs to understand spatial processes, work in teams to make landscape decisions, balance the needs of many stakeholders, and be sensitive to local circumstances. Without a doubt, it is difficult to live up to these aspects […] ...
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June 20, 2014
Priorities for Research to Achieve Landscapes for People, Food and Nature in Africa
Christine Negra
Emerging Ag Inc.
In too many parts of Africa, a challenging combination of natural resource and labor constraints and limited access to agricultural inputs and technologies reinforces persistent yield gaps and rural poverty traps. Now more than ever, innovative research on sustainable agriculture is crucial to Africa’s well-being. In 2001-2008, public research and development (R&D) in sub ...
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June 18, 2014
Unlocking the Potential of Integrated Landscape Management for Business in Africa
Lee Gross
EcoAgriculture Partners
With approximately 60% of the world’s remaining arable land, Africa is poised to achieve significant economic growth through agricultural development and other rural land uses. It has been estimated that between 2008-2020, consumer products, natural resources, agriculture and infrastructure in Africa will combine for a potential revenue of $US 2.6 trillion – with agri ...
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June 17, 2014
Insights on the UNCCD’s 2030 Zero Net Land Degradation Target
Ilan Stavi, Dead Sea and Arava Science Center
According to recent estimations, approximately 3.5 billion hectares of land (23% of the globe’s land area) have been experiencing degradation processes of various types and severity. Land degradation – mainly soil erosion, deterioration of the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of soil, and the loss of natural vegetation – is estimated to occur at a [& ...
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June 16, 2014
Landscape Governance in Africa: Navigating Power Imbalances to Foster Cooperation
Constance Neely
World Agroforestry Centre
Raffaela Kozar
Louise Buck
Editor’s note: This July, the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative is hosting a conference to bring together leading minds from African government, research, civil society and the private sector in Nairobi. The goal? To generate an ambitious agenda to enhance and scale effective integrated landscape management in Africa. By sharing the best in […] ...
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June 13, 2014
Rewards and Challenges of Conservation in Kenya: A Conversation with KENVO
Krista Heiner
EcoAgriculture Partners
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June 11, 2014
Women as the Primary Source of Information – Sustainable Rangeland Management in Northwestern Kenya
By Gabby Abrego, Conservation International “Our livelihood is our land and the cows,” Beatrice Lemparia explains as she begins to describe life as an indigenous Mukogodo Maasai woman. Beatrice comes from one of the semi-nomadic, pastoralist communities that lives northwest of Mount Kenya. “You are not a complete Maasai without livestock, even if subjected to […] ...
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