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Learning Landscapes

Men and women from across East Africa work together to overcome challenges in integrated landscape management.

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December 22, 2015

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Norad

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This brief book highlights, in their own words, the achievements of the integrated landscape initiatives brought together in the East African Regional Learning Network of the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative. It also describes the activities undertaken by partner organizations within the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative to build the network.

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An Interview with Maurice Juma

Maurice Juma, CEO of Kenya Integrated Agricultural Development Initiatives in Bungoma, Kenya talks about the value of the two day policy dialogue with national policy makers held at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Nairobi, June 25-26, 2014. The dialogue was co-organized by ICRAF and EcoAgriculture Partners as part of the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative, with support from the Global Environment Facility, NORAD and TerrAfrica.

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A learning network

From 2012-2015, EcoAgriculture Partners, as part of the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative, supported the development of three national learning landscape networks in East Africa to improve knowledge sharing, co-learning, and the provincial, national, and regional influence of integrated landscape initiatives pioneering collaborative landscape management.

Participant profiles

This brief book highlights the achievements of those integrated landscape initiatives, in their own words. It also describes the activities undertaken by EcoAgriculture Partners, and partner organizations within the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative, to improve outcomes, strengthen networks, and most importantly, build capacity within these integrated landscape initiatives.

Explore detailed profiles of learning landscapes from around the world, beyond East Africa, on our online learning network.

This work was supported by Norad, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation.

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