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Case Studies

Investigations of specific landscapes, institutions, and programs to illuminate challenges, opportunities and innovations for the landscape approach.

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18 Results for Case Studies

Financing Strategies for Integrated Landscape Investment: Case Study of Atlantic Forest, Brazil

  • Gabrielle Kissinger

A case study of finance for landscape-scale restoration in the Atlantic Forest, a Brazilian biodiversity hotspot.

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Financing Strategies for Integrated Landscape Investment: Case Study of Namaqualand, South Africa

  • Gabrielle Kissinger

The Succulent Karoo Biome, which begins in southern Namibia and extends to the Cape Province of South Africa, is the world’s only recognized arid biodiversity hotspot.

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Financing Strategies for Integrated Landscape Investment: Integrated Landscape Initiative Analysis

  • Gabrielle Kissinger

Integrated Landscape Initiatives (ILIs) have unique financing needs. ILIs are struggling to meet these needs with existing finance mechanisms. But a range of key investors can coordinate their activities to better serve ILIs and buffer their...

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Financing Strategies for Integrated Landscape Investment: Case Study of Lake Naivasha, Kenya

  • Gabrielle Kissinger

A case study of the Lake Naivasha catchment, an area that has recently experienced extreme population and industrial growth.

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The Evolving Landscape of Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation

  • Sajal Sthapit
  • Dunja Mijatovic

This compelling case study captures the lessons of more than 15 years of work to restore and preserve the landscapes surrounding Rupa Lake in Nepal, while focusing on recent innovations using a landscape approach.

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Reducing Risk: Landscape Approaches to Sustainable Sourcing – SABMiller Case Study

  • Gabrielle Kissinger

SABMiller is looking “beyond the breweries” to the landscape and communities it operates in.

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Reducing Risk: Landscape Approaches to Sustainable Sourcing – Olam International and Rainforest Alliance Case Study

  • André Brasser

Olam is a global integrated supply chain manager that sources 6 million dollars worth of cocoa from the western Bia/Juabeso region of Ghana each year. When the company recognized that its regular producer support program was unable to mitigate...

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Reducing Risk: Landscape Approaches to Sustainable Sourcing – Starbucks and Conservation International Case Study

  • Gabrielle Kissinger

Starting in 1998, Starbucks partnered with Conservation International (CI) in order to create a system of agricultural best practices for coffee production that maintained ecosystem services while protecting biodiversity. By piloting innovative...

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