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Unsustainable agricultural practices remain one of the greatest threats to ecosystems and biodiversity. With the world’s population expected to reach nearly 9.1 billion by 2050, there is an increasingly pressing need for more sustainable, biodiversity-friendly agricultural practices. Yet, behavior change in this field is often inhibited by lack of awareness of solutions and of biodiversity’s […]

An interview with scientist Bruno Locatelli on improving the design of climate change project. By Yoly Gutierrez , originally published on Forests News. To combat climate change, one can avoid it via mitigation, or cope with it via adaptation. Even though these objectives are two sides of the same coin, their synergies and conflicts tend […]

By Stephen Brooks, Land Tenure and Resource Governance Advisor, USAID. Originally published on Medium. As global climate change continues to threaten coastal communities in the tropics, governments have increasingly focused on the promotion and conservation of mangrove forests for their protective qualities. Mangroves — trees and shrubs that grow in tropical estuaries — are among the world’s most productive […]

Landscape and forest restoration will be a key area of focus in 2017 under a new partnership between the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by CIFOR and UNEP last month to foster joint action on promoting integrated landscape management and […]

By Daniela Rivas. Originally published on YPARD. The fourth Global Landscape Forum (GLF) held alongside the UNFCC Conference of the Parties (COP) brought together more than 5,500 people from 95 countries, in person and online, to build solutions to climate change challenges through sustainable land use. As always, youth had an active and meaningful participation in […]

Study shows that when policymakers take shortcuts, the likelihood for under-performance of Payment for Environmental Services (PES) schemes is greater.