Blog for People, Food and Nature

April 11, 2014

The Farm Bill: Crossing the Rural-Urban Divide

This week, the World Urban Forum offers an opportunity to look at the ways in which challenges and opportunities in cities are linked to those in rural areas. National policy can address (or exacerbate) challenges across the rural-urban continuum. Today, I want to take a look at a piece of policy in America that has […] ...
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April 9, 2014

CITYFOOD Network Provides Guidance for Designing and Implementing City Region Food Systems

Monika Zimmermann ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability Marielle Dubbeling

The city regions approach to building resilient landscapes and food systems presents interesting policy and implementation challenges. And while an increasing number of cities and organizations in the Global North and Global South are collaborating on integrating urban and rural management of food systems, more training, technical assistance and policy advice is needed. Planner ...
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April 7, 2014

Oxfam Highlights Critical Lessons Learned in IPCC Report

The latest report from the International Panel on Climate Change – the leading body for the assessment of global climate change – has gained a lot of attention for its strong language and concern about the future of food security and social instability. Scientists from all over the world contributed their findings and suggestions in […] ...
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April 4, 2014

Ecoagriculture Partners with Protected Areas in Thailand

By Jeffrey A. McNeely Having retired from IUCN in Switzerland and moved back to Thailand (where I started my international conservation work as a Peace Corps Volunteer back in 1968), I found a challenging position: technical advisor to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation on helping them prepare a National Protected Areas […] ...
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April 2, 2014

Malagasy Smallholders: Coping Mechanisms & Adaptation Strategies

Jes Walton EcoAgriculture Partners

The 38th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) met from March 25–29, 2014 to complete the Fifth Assessment Report on adaptation, vulnerability and climate change impacts. And, although this extensive report covers a range of topics and geographies, it is also very pertinent to the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature’s focus […] ...
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