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By Paola Agostini and Werner Kornexl. Originally published by the World Bank’s Voices blog. Vibrant landscapes are not just beautiful to look at, they are productive and resilient. They provide the natural resources and ecosystem services that underpin economic activities like agriculture, mining, and energy, and are thus vital to national economies and the jobs […]

By Justin Adams. Originally published by TNC’s Global Solutions blog. “A geo-engineering solution, but without any of the risk.” That’s how Jeff Seabright, Unilever’s Chief Sustainability Officer, described nature’s role in carbon mitigation at the Business & Climate Summit 2016 in London. We all know meeting the world’s new commitment to limit global warming below […]

CIFOR, with several partners, published an exhaustive review of the integrated landscapes approach analyzing almost 17,000 publications (read that one again – 17,000!). Read an overview of their findings here.

Advisor to the Environment Minister of Morocco, Ayman Cherkaoui, speaks on the sidelines of the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case, held on 6 June 2016 in London. A Q&A with Ayman Cherkaoui, Advisor to the Environment Minister of Morocco How can the private sector engage in tackling climate change? I see it engaging more, […]

By Justin Adams, Global Managing Director of Lands at The Nature Conservancy and Rizal Algamar, Indonesia Country Program Director at The Nature Conservancy Earlier this month, more than 1,000 people gathered for World Environment Day in Samarinda, the capital of Indonesia’s East Kalimantan province. It was a moment – shared by millions of people all over […]

Gordon Conway, Imperial College London On my most recent visit to Rwanda, it was evident that farmers there are beginning to do well. I have visited the country on a number of occasions over the past ten years, and each time I am impressed to see significant improvements in the lives of ordinary people. With […]