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As scientists strategize about how best to introduce a holistic, “landscapes” approach to balance tradeoffs between conservation and development, policymakers and practitioners are considering how they can “invest” in landscapes, and whether they can be billed as investment opportunities. Such questions were discussed at an event hosted by the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land […]

An integrated approach to land management that ensures sustainable policies could help agriculture-dependent West Africa cope with the looming effects of climate change, a panel of experts proposed. By Julie Mollins Climate change is already affecting the livelihoods of West African smallholder farmers who rely on rain-fed agricultural techniques, and it is expected to make […]

Why one billion farmers deserve better from COP19. What is it about agriculture that the world finds so hard?  We eat its products every day, after all.  Yet when it comes to adopting sensible policies for ensuring that people get fed, that farmers can make a living, and that agriculture does not contribute unnecessarily to […]

By Julie Mollins REDD+ will only grow if its scope does, too – beyond just forests, looking at the whole landscape. Do you agree? Or do you think REDD+ should focus on trees first? Join the debate: bit.ly/19DRrNK WARSAW, Poland — A proposal to alleviate deforestation could benefit greatly from a cross-sectoral, holistic approach to […]

The Global Landscapes Forum, a two-day event held on the sidelines of the UN climate change negotiations as part of the Conference of the Parties (COP19) in Warsaw on 16-17 November 2013, was attended by over 1,200 experts on landscapes, agriculture and forestry. The Forum was designed to inform the global climate and development frameworks […]

The Global Landscapes Forum took place 16-17 November 2013 on the sidelines of the UNFCCC COP19 in Warsaw. This highlight video features high-level speakers, including Lindiwe Sibanda (FANRPAN), His Royal Highness Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso (Kingdom of Lethoso), Rachel Kyte (World Bank), Peter Holmgren (CIFOR), Heru Prasetyo (Government of Indonesia), Andrew Steer (WRI), Sara J. […]