by EcoAgriculture Partners | Apr 1, 2014
Biodiversity and agribusiness side by side Over the last fifty years, the Lake Naivasha catchment has seen a seventeen-fold population increase and explosion of aquaculture and the cut flower industry. The lake is an area of significant biodiversity: it is a...
by EcoAgriculture Partners | Apr 1, 2014
Top five in biodiversity According to UNESCO, Brazil’s Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlantica) is one of the world’s five most important biodiversity hotspots. This forest, once 130 million hectares along Brazil’s coast, is now just 50 ha of isolated fragments. The region is...
by EcoAgriculture Partners | Apr 1, 2014
Complex challenges require integrated solutions. Land managers from small-scale farmers to large agribusinesses increasingly face inter-related challenges that are best addressed through integrated land management (ILM). This paper discusses needs, reviews barriers,...
by EcoAgriculture Partners | Apr 1, 2014
Integrated Landscape Initiatives (ILIs) have unique financing needs. In-depth case studies of three landscapes allowed us to identify an investment pathway for successful ILIs. To succeed, ILIs need investment and financial support timeframes of at least a decade....
by EcoAgriculture Partners | Apr 1, 2014
Manage growing environmental risks and respond to emerging trends A growing interest in sustainable intensification of agricultural output, and an increasing appetite for more sustainable commodities and greener supply chains are attracting institutions to integrated...
