Landscapes
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Learning across landscapes
Every landscape is unique – and sometimes we can cross-pollinate learnings between locations, too The integrated landscape approach is currently…
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The road to African soil health
Across the African continent, soil health – defined by the International Technical Panel on Soils (ITP) as “the ability of…
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Urban Kenyan youth get their hands in the soil on World Environment Day
With almost a quarter of Earth’s land area degraded, affecting 3.2 billion people – 40% of our total population –…
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From national targets to grassroots transformation
Unsustainable agricultural practices and the over-exploitation of natural resources has eroded ecosystem health on 60 percent of Africa’s agricultural and…
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Explainer: How trees help protect us from flooding
Right now, much of East Africa – including Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda – and southern Brazil are awash with water.…
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Protected: From national targets to grassroots transformation
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Cameroon: To restore landscapes, protect customary rights-holders
Across Cameroon, from the arid northern steppes to the rolling woodlands and western highlands, communities have sized up the impact…
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In DRC, titling industrial loggers shows no impact on deforestation
In 2021, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) announced plans to lift a 20-year ban on industrial…
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New roadmap charts course to greener trade
Trade in agricultural commodities has been linked with deforestation in tropical regions across the globe. But what’s driving the biggest…
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Paving the way for a green and resilient Northern Cameroon
From wooded savannahs to the Sahel Desert, from the rocky mountains of Mokolo to the lowlands of the Adamawa Region,…
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To fix the climate, think of food, soils, and trees
As 2023 is on track to become the hottest year on record, with extreme weather events impacting lives and livelihoods…
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African scientists school up to adapt agriculture to climate change
Climate change is making it harder to grow enough nutritious food to adequately feed our planet’s population. Temperature increases, rainfall…
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Integrated landscape approach may help end conflict with herders in Ghana, study says
Multi-stakeholder forums have potential to balance farmer relations with Fulani pastoralists
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Mapping a more sustainable palm oil future in Indonesia
The versatile and edible palm oil can be found in everything from pizza dough to instant noodles and bread. And…
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How to use drones with respect for people and wildlife
A growing number of drones fly the skies for conservation and land rights organizations, but if used inappropriately can harm…
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