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The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) on 5-6 December tapped the power of social media to report updates during the event, empowering the general public with knowledge on the issues involved with sustainably managing landscapes. More than 20 young environmental advocates, science and agriculture writers, freelance journalists, development workers and graduate students from across the globe […]

Students from the College of the Environment lived a dream in Paris—they took part in a global conversation about how to combat climate change alongside leaders and decision-makers, shared their perspectives as youth representing the Pacific Northwest, and expanded their understanding of the planet’s interconnected landscapes through forged connections. Now back in Seattle after attending the […]

It’s not always as it seems: My participation in the GLF Youth in Landscapes Initiative The other day, scrolling through my timeline on Instagram I came across a picture that showed two carrot plants.  One with its tuber (the carrot) deeply rooted into the ground but no leaves showing above the soil and another with […]

Increasingly, it is becoming difficult to discuss agriculture and development projects without discussing the inclusion of gender into research and implementation. Gender dynamics weren’t mentioned in the title of the session, “Climate Smart Agriculture for healthy landscapes and livelihoods,” hosted by the Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture (AIRCA) and the Tropical […]

It’s been two weeks since I’ve got back from Paris. I’m in a large room with all of my colleagues, working on our programme’s planning for 2016. We’re in San Ramon, in the Chanchamayo province, commonly referred to as the central jungle of Peru. The moist tropical heat makes it difficult to concentrate on the […]

By Diane Guerrier, Jhannel Tomlinson and Dinesh Panday Climate Change has emerged as one of the biggest challenges facing our world today. With the success of agriculture being highly dependent on favorable climatic conditions, food security will be adversely affected as the impacts of climate variability become more evident. As a result, efforts are being […]