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“I have been able to buy clothes, feed and educate my kids. I have I have even started building an extension to my house,” Yolanda says proudly. Yolanda is one of several producers around Quito in Ecuador,  supplying goldenberries to Terrafertil – a climate positive business supported by the European Investment Bank via the EcoEnterprises […]

By Rachael Knight. Originally published at the People, Spaces, Deliberation blog. The scale of the global land grab is staggering. While international actors have made excellent progress establishing complaint boards, issuing principles for responsible investment, and securing commitments from multi­national corporations, these protections do not chart a clear course of action that communities can follow to protect their lands and natural […]

By Mikaela Weisse and Octavia Payne. Originally published at Global Forest Watch. It’s a warm August day in the pristine forest of Cordillera Azul National Park, located in Central Peru’s Amazon Rainforest. Cordillera Azul, home to more than 1,800 species of plants and animals, is one of the most biologically diverse areas in the world—and one […]

By Michelle Kovacevic, Coordinator of Youth Activities at the Global Landscapes Forum This morning, I curled up with a cup of tea and read 31 amazing stories of young people working to make this world a better place. I couldn’t be more proud of the Youth in Landscapes journey we went on together in December […]

By Sara Scherr. Originally published as ‘Leading integrated landscape partnerships‘ by EcoAgriculture Partners. The rapid rise of interest and action in integrated landscape management in the last few years has exceeded anything I had anticipated. While the environmental community was earliest to recognize the necessity of coordinating strategies with other sectors, the agribusiness and food sectors are […]

By Justine E. Hausheer. Originally published at The Nature Conservancy. Can small protected areas still deliver large benefits for both people and nature? New research from Papua New Guinea demonstrates that locally managed marine areas effectively protect grouper spawning aggregations. And with modest expansions, these protected areas can greatly improve their conservation benefits. Local Protection […]