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Originally published by IUCN Over the past 20 years the Guatemalan government has delivered about US$ 173 million in incentives for reforestation and restoration. How can we build on this investment? Guatemalan forests face a major set of challenges: sustained deforestation, persistent management issues, a weak forest sector economy and an unsustainable dependence on fuelwood. To help address these issues, the Guatemalan […]

Written by Michael Victor for the Water, Land and Ecosystems blog Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals on hunger and poverty will require a 50 percent increase in food production in the next 15 years. In fact, a global food revolution is urgently needed, argues a recent paper by a number of leading scientists working with […]

By Mona Zoghbi and Noor Nasir A genuine and empowering youth-led and youth-targeting initiative – that’s the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of the Youth in Landscapes (YIL) Initiative. Genuine, in the sense that you feel a strong sense of belonging to, and ownership of a creative and inspiring project that is […]

Originally written by Sara Scherr for EcoAgriculture Partners’ blog Climate change is one of the most powerful forces affecting agricultural landscapes today and will only be more so in the future. Changes in temperatures, precipitation and extreme weather events like floods and droughts affect crop productivity, livestock health, pest and disease incidence and generally increases […]

Written by Catriona Croft-Cusworth for CIFOR’s Forests News Children need a healthy diet to grow strong bodies and minds, and to protect against deadly infections. In Indonesia, getting kids to eat healthy foods is a vital step toward overcoming problems of stunting and child mortality. But could your child’s diet be influenced by the type […]

Written by Susan Onyango for ICRAF’s Agroforestry World blog While tropical forests continued to decline, a remarkable change is happening: tree cover on agricultural land has increased across the globe, capturing nearly 0.75 Gigatonnes carbon dioxide every year. A new study titled Global Tree Cover and Biomass Carbon on Agricultural Land: The contribution of agroforestry […]