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In the context of climate change, growing populations, and economic transformation, agroforestry stands to play a vital role in transitioning landscapes to meet production and protection needs. Landscapes that use agroforestry, the deliberate combination of woody perennial plants with annual crops and/or livestock, c…

Global food security cannot happen without sustainable food production, and sustainable food production heavily depends on the seed security of the world’s farming community. As the repository of the genetic potential of crop species and their varieties, seeds are the foundation of agriculture. With climate change t…

Investing in sustainable food systems is vital to ensuring the safety of our food. Today is the first-ever UN World Food Safety Day, a day that aims to strengthen efforts to ensure that the food we eat is safe. Food is a sustainer of life, and with an estimated 600 million cases of foodborne diseases annually, food sa…

Our community of more than 400 LIFT users around the world just got richer! EcoAgriculture Partners and the Dutch National Committee of IUCN (IUCN NL) are thrilled to announce the first major update to the Landscape Investment and Finance Toolkit (LIFT) website since LIFT was fully launched last year. In the year a…

As climate change intensifies, the value of indigenous knowledge cannot be overstated. For indigenous communities, resilience is rooted in traditional knowledge, as their capacity to adapt to a changing environment is based on an in-depth understanding of the land they inhabit. In the face of increasing climate instab…

As the global temperature rises, our climate is becoming increasingly unpredictable. Considering the impact this has and will continue to have on livelihoods and life-supporting systems, we can’t wait for the politics to change to begin taking action. Extreme weather events. Changes in microclimates. Increased coast…