February 28, 2015
SDGs fail to address interlinkages between goals and targets
In a recently released review of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), my colleagues and I find that the goal on food security, improved nutrition and sustainable agriculture is a vast improvement over the Millennium Development Goals, which did not consider agriculture at all. But, the SDGs fail to addres…
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February 25, 2015
Changing the face of agriculture
Lauren PonisioUniversity of California, BerkeleyKevi MaceUniversity of California, Berkeley
Agricultural landscapes in the United States, from the Central Valley of California to the Corn Belt of the Midwest, are largely similar in that the lands encompass expanses of single crops. Whether it is almonds or grapes or tomatoes or a fallow field, the one thing they have in common is their imposing homogeneity. T…
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February 18, 2015
Winter forage and other ways crop-livestock integration improves resilience
Alan FranzluebbersUSDA – Agricultural Research Service
On a bright sunny day in late March, Steven Knapp walks his cropland fields inspecting the lush growth of rye cover crop that has become an oasis of winter forage for his cattle. Across the road, a neighbor drives by another field – likely in astonishment that the previous night’s rain has washed away so much soil,…
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February 16, 2015
Livelihood outcomes of payment for ecosystem services in Ecuadorian highland Andean grasslands
Leah BremerUniversity of Hawai’i, MānoaNatural Capital ProjectKathleen A. FarleySan Diego State University
In Latin America and around the world, payment for ecosystem services (PES) programs represents a growing approach to conservation. In many cases, these programs aim to tackle social and environmental goals at the same time through, for example, improving the livelihoods of farmers while also encouraging more sustainab…
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February 9, 2015
The Challenge of Agroforestry Systems in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Jacques Famili Sumbu
The Ituri Forest landscape, located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of Central Africa’s most biologically diverse regions and is particularly rich in bird species and mammals. The forest supports the largest remaining population of the Congo’s endemic rainforest giraffe and okapi, as well as la…
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February 5, 2015
Linking Food Security, Climate Adaptation and Carbon Management: A Case Study from Indonesia
Yulius P. K. SuniInstitute of Resource Governance and Social ChangeJonatan A. LassaNanyang Technological University
Farmers in North Central Timor face local environmental degradation such as soil erosion, water stress, recurrent droughts and erratic climate. These environmental problems are likely to be more intensive and extensive in the context of Timor Island. Failure to address these environmental problems will leave this vulne…
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