February 9, 2018
Landscapes, territories and the challenge of merging socio-ecological and socio-political strategies for sustainable development
Sara Scherr
EcoAgriculture Partners
Reflections from my trip to Montpellier, France, in late January for the ‘Living Territories’ conference. I joined more than 250 others at the event, organized by CIRAD, the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development, to debate and take stock of territorial approaches. Though my work at EcoAgriculture Partners in the past 15 years has […] ...
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February 2, 2018
Executive Group Meeting prepares for high-level talks on Sustainable Development
Dorothy Goh, New School
As a graduate student majoring in Environmental Policy, I was given the amazing opportunity to attend the Executive Group Meeting (EGM) held in New York this January. The EGM focused on the importance of interlinkages between sustainable development goals (SDGs) and targets and explore themes for the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) that is to be […] ...
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July 5, 2017
African Landscapes Dialogue demonstrates vitality of LPFN five years on
Sara Scherr
EcoAgriculture Partners
The Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative (LPFN) held an event that was the perfect celebration of its accomplishments, and ambitions. 140 landscape leader-practitioners, from 16 African countries, along with other international partners of the LPFN, came together in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the African Landscapes Dialogue. ...
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May 16, 2017
Business champions team up with investors, governments and civil society to accelerate shift to sustainable landscapes
In a bid to reduce challenging social and environmental risks, businesses are building partnerships with communities across landscapes in Africa and elsewhere. From natural resource degradation and climate change impacts to food security and community conflict, companies increasingly recognise that working in landscape partnerships can help them address critical issues that go ...
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April 22, 2017
On Earth Day and every day, Science Matters for sustainable landscapes
Louis Wertz
EcoAgriculture Partners
Science is a pillar of the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative because the partners know that without it, we cannot achieve our common mission: to create and sustain integrated agricultural landscapes worldwide. Science can drive good decision-making and form the backbone of good management: through repeated observation we determine what works and what doesn&# ...
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March 30, 2017
The Grapes of Ziway: Business in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia
Tuscany, Napa Valley, South Africa—you’re thinking of wine right? Well if you haven’t already, you should add one more region to that list: the Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia. Castel Winery is making a name for itself in the global wine industry and for more reasons than just the quality of its beverage. Situated on the […] ...
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March 27, 2017
Douglas McGuire: Forum will build links between investors and sustainable landscapes
The Editors
EcoAgriculture Partners
It seems like every week we hear about another major commitment to restore degraded forests and landscapes, and pledges of millions, even billions of dollars to do so. For example, the government of Norway in January pledged $400 million for restoration, intended to catalyze a further $1.6 billion in private investment. At least $1.5 billion has […] ...
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March 21, 2017
African Landscapes Dialogue sparks advances in continental action plan
Melissa Thaxton
EcoAgriculture Partners
The African Landscapes Action Plan provided the starting point for a highly enriching dialogue. July 2017 will mark the third anniversary of the adoption of the African Landscapes Action Plan (ALAP), a strategic roadmap for achieving sustainable landscape management in Africa. Developed in July 2014 at the “Landscapes for People, Food and Nature in Africa” […] ...
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March 16, 2017
Policy as a magical black box
Jonathan Davies
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
“Sometimes policy is talked about as if it is a magical black box – you pour in evidence and a policy solution will emerge. This may partly reflect a wide range of different meanings of “policy” – from over-arching political commitments to legislation to public budgeting”, one of the participants of the discussion group on […] ...
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March 13, 2017
Highlights from the African Landscapes Dialogue
Louis Wertz
EcoAgriculture Partners
In this video from Change Magazine, you can see and hear the excitement and activity that made the African Landscapes Dialogue a success. Participants shared practical advice, brainstormed solutions to common challenges, and inspired one another in a variety of ways. As you can glimpse in this video, they were learning and sharing constantly, whether it […] ...
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