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As scientists strategize about how best to introduce a holistic, “landscapes” approach to balance tradeoffs between conservation and development, policymakers and practitioners are considering how they can “invest” in landscapes, and whether they can be billed as investment opportunities. Such questions were discussed at an event hosted by the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land […]

An integrated approach to land management that ensures sustainable policies could help agriculture-dependent West Africa cope with the looming effects of climate change, a panel of experts proposed. By Julie Mollins Climate change is already affecting the livelihoods of West African smallholder farmers who rely on rain-fed agricultural techniques, and it is expected to make […]

“We now have the largest youth and most restless generation in human history. Too many activities happen without input from young people.”  — Sithembile Ndema, FANRPAN Rural youth are the future of agricultural production — their engagement will determine future food production, and their actions will define how food production impacts the environment. They will […]

Why one billion farmers deserve better from COP19. What is it about agriculture that the world finds so hard?  We eat its products every day, after all.  Yet when it comes to adopting sensible policies for ensuring that people get fed, that farmers can make a living, and that agriculture does not contribute unnecessarily to […]

By Julie Mollins REDD+ will only grow if its scope does, too – beyond just forests, looking at the whole landscape. Do you agree? Or do you think REDD+ should focus on trees first? Join the debate: bit.ly/19DRrNK WARSAW, Poland — A proposal to alleviate deforestation could benefit greatly from a cross-sectoral, holistic approach to […]

A Storify compiled by Ann-Kathrin Neureuther Why are “landscapes” important, anyway? Reuters AlertNet set the stage, encapsulating the challenges and opportunities discussed at the Global Landscapes Forum. Fred Pearce explored who should pay for all this — and how. The Conversation examined a landscapes success story, looking at the relation between tree cover and war […]