Blog for People, Food and Nature

Yesterday, the Rome-based United Nations agencies - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Programme (WFP), and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) - along with the CGIAR's Bioversity International held an event on 'Aiming for a Food Secure Future.' This event served to engage stakeh…

Yesterday marked the fourth Agriculture and Rural Development Day, and the first outside of a UNFCCC meeting. From the very beginning, it had a slightly different flavor: landscapes featured prominently on the agenda. Rachel Kyte, World Bank Vice President of Sustainable Development, kicked off the day arguing that "we…

With Rio+20 UNCSD taking place this week, the issues of development and sustainability continue to garner attention. The Landscapes Blog has been highlighting relevant reports, which discuss various approaches to economic growth and poverty alleviation, while addressing multiple environmental concerns.  The Africa Hum…

Increasing food production, boosting rural incomes, improving human health, and restoring degraded land, rivers and habitats – these are critical needs that must be addressed in the upcoming Rio+20 UNCSD. The Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative has released a new report presenting an innovative approach…

Farmers are already noticing the impacts of climatic change on their crop yields and water supplies. The Landscapes Blog has covered climate-smart agriculture, particularly when applied at a landscape scale, as a means to boost the adaptive capacity of agricultural systems and those who rely on them for food and income…

The Food and Agriculture Association of the United Nations (FAO), one of the ten co-organizers for the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative, recently released a publication entitled Towards the Future We Want: End hunger and make the transition to sustainable agricultural and food systems. The priorities…