Sustainability

Business Engagement in Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Development from EcoAgriculture Partners

Recent years have seen an expansion of commitments by forest country governments, corporations, donors, and investors to reduce deforestation and land-use emissions. However, these commitments have proven difficult to implement owing to the complex challenges of shifting from business-as-usual to a forest-friendly model of rural economic growth. At our session at the Global Landscapes Forum, […]

By Hans Friederich, Director General, International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR). Bamboo can be a powerful ally for land restoration. This strategic resource thrives on problem soils and steep slopes, helps to conserve soil and water, and improves land quality. Its potential is significant – if its benefits are recognized by decision makers and […]

By Frank Hajek, Executive Director of Nature Services Peru We heard the chain saws first: a buzz from a bee on amphetamines, interspersed by the crash of falling giants, then the toiling drone of the bulldozers. We were approaching the advancing edge of the Shintuya-Boca Manu-Colorado road. Our Matsigenka guide, Feliciano, from Pankotsi Lodge in […]

Originally posted on the World Resources Institutes’ blog. By Peter Hazlewood and Mathilde Bouyé The unveiling of the Sustainable Development Goals last week were a milestone moment for our collective future. On September 25, the largest-ever gathering of world leaders joined together at a UN Summit meeting in New York to formally adopt Transforming Our […]

By Dr. Hans Friederich, Director General, International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR). Often overlooked by development planners, bamboo offers Africa a strategic resource to generate rural income. It also restores degraded landscapes and combats the effects of climate change – helping countries to meet their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and shift to a greener […]