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Tea farming in Kenya could be devastated by the impact of climate change unless new climate-smart agriculture is adopted. The use of an assessment tool developed by EcoAgriculture Partners and the Rainforest Alliance, which is working to transition to a landscape management approach in this region, can help identify the strengths of current activities and […]

The future holds many uncertainties that could lead to conflicts over natural resources. This blog shows the ways in which a landscape approach that takes into account socio-economics and geography could lead to better management and less conflict. The ability to manage conflict, however, also depends on how reliable and legitimate stakeholders view the land […]

The introduction of non-native species can have widespread and devastating consequences, but not always. Non-native species can even benefit a landscape and those who live in it. Dr. Christian Kull puts forward a more holistic framework for evaluating smallholder tropical farms that introduce non-native species on a landscape level. Small farms that mix native and […]

Suriname is a small country in South America that has managed to preserve much of its native biodiversity and rainforest habitats. The blog examines how Suriname can both maintain its wilderness and intensify agricultural production through a landscape approach. This is made possible by the global market’s recently expanded interest in organic products and those […]

A través de nuestras conferencias anteriores, hemos sido capaces de construir un grupo dinámico de reporteros sociales, emocionados e inspirados por apoyar nuestras causas. Algunos de ellos son coordinadores profesionales de medios sociales que trabajan para organizaciones sin fines de lucro, y muchos son jóvenes voluntarios. Si estás interesado en unirse a nuestro dinámico equipo […]

What happens when, in a particular tropical landscape, you combine human labor, introduced plants, and diverse societal histories and structures? You end up with anthropogenic or cultural landscapes – the “matrix” in current ecological jargon – such as the domesticated forests of Southeast Asia, the tree gardens of Caribbean or Pacific islands, the shambas of Africa, the rice […]