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Urbanization Poses Risks to Integrated Landscapes in Kenya
Kenya is one of the leading countries in Africa to embrace the Integrated Landscape Approach, though experts attending the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature in Africa Conference say that urbanization and the quest for development is a real threat to this progress. Read more… Continue Reading
Land Degradation: A Pathway to Nourishing the Future Is Found in Africa
In the Sahel region, millions of hectares have been regenerated by smallholder farmers practicing agroforestry, soil and water conservation, soil fertility management, and sustainable forest management. Similar results have been achieved in the Horn of Africa and the Southern Africa region, where the legume tree known as Fadherbia albida is being used for soil fertility […] Continue Reading
CIFOR Releases Global Landscapes Forum Reports on the Successes and Outcomes
9 June 2014: The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has released the report of the first Global Landscapes Forum. The report focuses on four themes: investing in sustainable landscapes, landscape policy and governance, synergies between climate change mitigation and adaptation, and landscapes for food security and nutrition. Read more: http://bit.ly/1qtaKTF 9 June 2014: The […] Continue Reading
Communities adapting to loss of forest ecosystem services — World Bank
For years, it has been a bit of conventional wisdom among researchers and development experts: The loss of ecosystem services, especially those provided by forests, will have a profound impact on the poor, as deforestation and forest degradation decrease human well-being.Click here to read more. Continue Reading
EverGreen Agriculture network launched
By Godfrey Chisusu for Transformations Bi-weekly Vol 6 Issue 7The "Building a Large EverGreen Agriculture Network in Southern Africa" (BLEANSA) project was officially launched in Salima, Malawi on 5 April 2013 in a ceremony graced by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Hon. Jermoth Ulemu Chilapondwa, MP. Continue Reading
VIEWPOINT: Land and Forest Should Ride A Tandem
There is widespread agreement that sustainable forest management on a global scale is not achievable without halting land degradation. But this view is not shared by the rationale and focus of the tools and mechanisms designed during the past decade to promote and incentivize sustainable forest management. Continue Reading