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Cameroon is made up mostly of rural towns, and most of the communities’ livelihoods come from agriculture. Hence, cash crops and food crops are all that are cultivated. Most farmers are inexperienced, so farmers stay in a particular piece of land over a long period of time, reducing the yield of crops and thereby causing […]

Remember Tamanda Chabvuta, she won the most popular video prize at the Global Landscape Forum last year and received an award of two coaching sessions. In this blog post, she reflects on the influence of the coaching sessions on her life.  If I had a superpower, I’d like the power to magically be present for all […]

I first met my mentor, Peace Sasha Musonge, in Paris during the Global Landscapes Forum in 2015. Last week, after numerous online discussions, we finally met again in our home country of Uganda. Once again, I saw how a right choice of mentor had been made for me. Peace’s eloquence, confidence, smartness, wit, seriousness, ambition, […]

By Steve Leonard, originally published on CIFOR’s Forest News At the time of writing, according to the UNFCCC website tracking ratifications of the Paris Climate Agreement (PA), we currently have 60 Parties and 47.76 percent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions accounted for. According to Article 21 of the PA, the agreement will ‘enter into force’ upon […]

Originally published by PEFC International Bali, Indonesia, 14 – 18 November 2016 The Week at a glance Spanning a full week, PEFC Week is the perfect opportunity for everyone along the forest certification supply chain to gather together to discuss some of the key topics in the world of forestry. PEFC Week is made up of […]

Originally published by IUCN Forest landscape restoration took the spotlight at a two-part high-level workshop at IUCN Congress in Hawai‘i, showcasing the experiences and commitment of Bonn Challenge pledgers and partners. Allegra Wrocklage from the University of Michigan reports on the second workshop, 4 September 2016. The second Bonn Challenge dialogue at IUCN Congress focused on […]