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Through the lens of the beautiful Gunung Halimun Salak National Park area in Java – and the lives of those who live there – we explore just what a ‘landscape approach’ means – as a way to reconcile conservation, agriculture, development and industry in a single area…and ensure we feed the earth’s growing population while […]

Original post by Peter Holmgren. The year 2015 is key for the future of our growing population on this planet. With the Kyoto-protocol coming to an end by 2020, world leaders will be meeting next month in Warsaw to continue work on a new climate change agreement that applies to both developed and developing countries. […]

Original post by Louis Verchot. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its fifth climate assessment report last week, confirming speculation that human activities are the main cause of climate change since the mid-20th century. But what does this mean for the world’s forests? Read the full post here.

How can we feed a growing population without clearing the world’s remaining forests to make way for new farmland? How can we stem the tide of climate change? How can we do these things sustainably while ensuring the inclusion of women, local communities and indigenous people? How can a “landscapes approach” help address these issues? […]