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Landscape Governance

A man cooks food to sell at an outdoor market

The Little Book in Spanish

The Little Sustainable Landscapes Book is now available in Spanish, expanding access to guidance on ILM for policymakers, practitioners, and conservation leaders across Latin America.

4 April 2017

By EcoAgriculture Partners

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African Landscapes Dialogue sparks advances in continental action plan

Learn how African leaders are advancing sustainable landscape management through collaboration, innovation, shared learning and a continental action plan.

4 April 2017

By Melissa Thaxton

Terraced farming on the sides of a river valley

The power of good policy to scale sustainable landscapes

Governments can support Integrated Landscape Management through shared vision, innovative approaches and good policy to scale sustainable landscapes.

3 March 2017

By Sara Scherr

Eight policy guidelines for ILM

New public policy guidelines support integrated efforts to achieve the SDGs

A new set of public policy guidelines highlights how governments can support Integrated Landscape Management through coordinated planning to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

21 February 2017

By Seth Shames, Krista Heiner, Louis Wertz

African Landscapes Dialogue

The meaning of an African Landscapes Dialogue

The African Landscapes Dialogue empowers landscape leaders through peer learning, knowledge exchange, and collaboration to advance Integrated Landscape Management across Africa.

15 February 2017

By Louis Wertz

US Election Result infographic

Election reflections: Using tools of collaborative landscape management to bridge the rural-urban divide

Collaborative landscape management can address rural economic challenges, strengthen rural-urban partnerships, and create more resilient communities in a rapidly changing political and environmental landscape.

22 November 2016

By Sara Scherr

Outdoor market

The rough road to market: tracking food flows in Laikipia County, Kenya

A food flow study in Kenya’s Laikipia County reveals how poor roads, market challenges, and seasonal livestock trade affect food security, highlighting opportunities to strengthen local food systems and livelihoods.

18 October 2016

By Krista Heiner

The relationship between SDGs and real life

One year has passed since the SDGs were agreed. What’s happened?

Explore how countries are implementing the Sustainable Development Goals through improved monitoring, policy coordination, and integrated approaches to sustainable development.

22 September 2016

By Louis Wertz

Guidelines

New tool for participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation of multi-stakeholder platforms in integrated landscape initiatives

Discover a practical framework for planning, monitoring, and evaluating multi-stakeholder platforms to improve collaboration and outcomes in integrated landscape initiatives.

8 September 2016

By EcoAgriculture Partners

Snow capped mountains in the distance and crops in the foreground

Climate action through agricultural landscape management

Climate-smart landscape management helps farmers adapt to climate change while reducing emissions, making it a powerful strategy for sustainable agriculture and resilient rural development.

10 August 2016

By Sara Scherr

São Paolo, Brazil

Integrating Food into Urban Planning: an opportunity in the New Urban Agenda

Integrating food systems into urban planning is essential for building resilient, sustainable cities and strengthening rural-urban partnerships under the New Urban Agenda.

18 May 2016

By Thomas Forster

Nanyuki municipal market

Food Flows and the Integrated Landscape Approach

Food flow mapping helps guide Integrated Landscape Management by linking agriculture, ecosystems, and sustainable development in Kenya.