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As I sit inside the negotiating chambers of the climate talks in Warsaw, I am watching yet again a huge potential solution to climate concerns being neglected. Despite a united effort from the global agricultural community since 2009 to commit to climate change solutions, the world’s farmers continue to be sidelined for yet another year. […]

Watch this live recording of the Opening Plenary Session at the Global Landscapes Forum in Warsaw on 16 November 2013, featuring: Speakers: Alojzy Z. Nowak, Sara J. Scherr, Braulio Ferreira de Souza, Olgierd Dziekoński Moderator: Peter Holmgren

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player John Obuom and Poline Achieng’ Omondi are talking about their goats to a group of visitors that includes me. Turns out, cross-breeding local goats with Gala goats increases size, and cross-breeding Red Massai sheep with local sheep increases tolerance to heat and parasites. The result is a dramatically growing family income. Local […]

WARSAW, Poland — Don’t miss the deliberations at the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) in Warsaw this weekend where more than 1,200 forestry and agriculture experts will be chasing answers for climate talks. Moving mountains to protect the world’s ‘water towers’ Think of the Andes along the west coast of South America, the Rocky Mountains in […]

Exploiting forests solely as a carbon vehicle misses the big picture, says COP negotiator Negotiators at the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) in Warsaw, Poland,  (November 16-17) are hopeful they can advance the difficult discussions being made leading to an international deal on how to manage climate change. The GLF — held in parallel with the […]

Global Landscapes Forum looking for answers for climate-related talks WARSAW, Poland — The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is being held in Warsaw next week, in parallel with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) 19th Conference of the Parties. It proposes a ‘landscapes’ approach to resolve the central dilemma confronting humanity today: How […]