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We’re doing that talking thing again. Lots of good intensions. Even some great examples. But how do we push all the clever research and lively anecdotes outside the room we’re in? How do we reach the young to convince them to go into farming? And how do we touch decision makers to convince them to […]

As negotiators representing all the world’s nations bargain, cajole, and inveigh in order to keep 21st century warming from rising too far above two degrees Celsius, every available tool must be leveraged to keep the planet from going over the brink. Recent work by EcoAgriculture Partners highlighted the importance of Tree Based Ecosystem Approaches as […]

Forest landscape restoration is currently gaining momentum as a means of jointly addressing reforestation, climate change and future agricultural demands. There are several international initiatives aiming to promote forest landscape restoration at scale. International targets have been set, such as the CBD target of restoring 15% of degraded ecosystems by 2020, and the Bonn Challenge, […]

As I sit inside the negotiating chambers of the climate talks in Warsaw, I am watching yet again a huge potential solution to climate concerns being neglected. Despite a united effort from the global agricultural community since 2009 to commit to climate change solutions, the world’s farmers continue to be sidelined for yet another year. […]

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player John Obuom and Poline Achieng’ Omondi are talking about their goats to a group of visitors that includes me. Turns out, cross-breeding local goats with Gala goats increases size, and cross-breeding Red Massai sheep with local sheep increases tolerance to heat and parasites. The result is a dramatically growing family income. Local […]

As climate talks continued at COP19 and climate activists took to the streets of Warsaw to demand an end to business as usual, the first Global Landscapes Forum debuted at the University of Warsaw Saturday, launching a two day conference to promote a novel holistic approach to addressing climate change while meeting the need to […]