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"If you want to know how to grow crops in the face of climate change, drought, and land degradation, ask Ousséni Kindo, Ousséni Zoromé, or Yacouba Sawadogo—three farmers in Burkina Faso’s Yatenga region." These words began an article yesterday by Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative Co-organizer…

As we approach several international meetings of minds in the coming months - Ecosystem Services Partnership conference, World Water Week, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change - 'resilience' becomes an increasingly important concept for discussion. Whether in re…

By Philip Ackerman-Leist, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Director of the Masters in Sustainable Food Systems*, Green Mountain College, Vermont, USA As July transitioned to August, the Landscapes Blog concluded its second Roundtable, focused on urban food systems. What many of the authors alluded to, a…

Today is International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. This year’s theme around building alliances is a reminder that indigenous people are often left out of political decision making processes that directly affect their lives and livelihoods. Today, it is vital to acknowledge the importance of indigenous pe…

International Day of the World’s Indigenous People is on Friday, August 9th, and this year’s theme is "Indigenous peoples building alliances: Honouring treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements." In recognition of this upcoming day, the Landscapes Blog is taking a look at agreements that have been m…

Cities and their urban populations are rapidly growing, concentrating people and resource use geographically. Last Friday brought our second Landscapes Roundtable, this time focused on urban food systems, to a close. Over the course of the two weeks, the cast of experts took us from the broader perspective of reaching …