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On Landscapes – Part 3: Defining objectives and measuring progress
See also part 1 – Why are landscapes important?, and part 2 – What are landscapes? The ultimate objective of…
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On Landscapes – Part 2: What are landscapes?
This is part of a series on landscapes. Read Part 1 – Why are Landscapes Important? My previous “why” question…
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On Landscapes – Part 1: Why are landscapes important?
The Global Landscapes Forum is less than a month away, and it is time to prepare for lively debates on…
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A Sustainable Development Goal on Landscapes: Setting the agenda at COP19 in Warsaw
The year 2015 is key for the future of our growing population on this planet. With the Kyoto-protocol coming to…
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Fires and haze – how to maintain a glow of interest?
Fires in Sumatra and elsewhere are ablaze every year, often causing haze problems in southeast Asian countries. Everyone seems to…
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Fire and haze in Riau: Looking beyond the hotspots
Reading this blog entry, you are most likely already aware of the fires in Riau province in Sumatra that have…
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Boosting both food security and forest resources requires new thinking
The goal of producing enough food for a growing population has long been at the top of the global political…
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High-level report proposes SDGs – how are forestry and landscapes linked?
On 30 May 2013, the report of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development…
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Could the Sustainable Development Goals include Landscapes?
Last week, the UN High-level Panel on Post-2015 Development Agenda met in Bali, Indonesia. The political commitment from last year’s…
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Sharing positive views about forests and trees on the International Day of Forests
Today is the first annual International Day of Forests. From 1972 until now, 21 March was celebrated as World Forestry…
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Thoughts on the 2012 Global Food Policy Report
I had the pleasure of reading the excellent 2012 Global Food Policy Report, released on 14 March by the International…
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Maintaining forestry’s identity among global challenges
We seem to have a new debate in international forestry circles following our recent initiative to hold a global forum…
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Evidence-based forestry – a collaboration to raise the quality of science and policy for forests and sustainable landscapes
There are increasing expectations that policies should be evidence based. This extends to the use of public funds for…
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Measuring sustainable development must be made simple and affordable
The political talks towards new global goals are on. The Rio+20 congregation came up with the idea to agree on…
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Landscapes for sustainable development
The evolution of Forest Day into a proposed Landscape Day at future UNFCCC COPs, involving agriculture and rural development stakeholders,…
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