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Editor’s note: Since the onset of the Industrial Revolution, humans have been inching further and further away from their connection to the farm and, more importantly, the soil. Increased yield, pest-resistant crops, and bigger machines have ignited concerns surrounding the protection of the land we cultivate. John Buchanan of Conservation International addresses the thr ...

Editor’s note: In a recently published article in the journal World Development, researchers at the World Agroforestry Centre and EcoAgriculture Partners surveyed 87 integrated landscape initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa to answer questions like what motivates land managers to start ILIs, which stakeholders are most likely to be involved, and what are the most comm ...