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Conservation

A Golden Opportunity: A Landscape Lens Transforms Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining

From the rugged highlands straddling the border of Bolivia and Peru to the vast plateaus of Burkina Faso in West Africa, small-scale artisanal gold mining (ASGM) is happening around the globe

10 July 2024

By Réka Blakemore

Gold panning bucket
This was published in Forbes

Philanthropy Embraces Landscape Approaches To Farming, Boosting Prosperity And Conservation Together

Philanthropic funds that take a broader view are helping cotton growers produce more sustainably and profitably for themselves and supply chains. Will industry and government commit, too?

7 June 2024

By Mike Keller

Mountain Range, biodiverse agricultural land and Forests

EcoAgriculture Partners Joins Forces with UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration for a More Sustainable Future

The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, led by the UN Environment Programme and Food and Agriculture Organization and its partners, covers terrestrial and coastal and marine ecosystems.

22 April 2024

By Brianna Van Matre

Comedor Conchita Eatery in Mexico

More Than A Meal: Supporting Small Eateries in Central Mexico Empowers A Whole Landscape

The interconnectivity that ILM nurtures is evident when one eats along the Ruta de Sabor, supporting small eateries with walls made of earth, a seasonal menu and notable energy conservation efforts.

1 August 2023

By Ava Eucker

Record low Colorado River levels can be seen in exposed layers

The Deal to Keep the Colorado River From Going Dry Isn’t the Solution. We Have a Smarter Answer.

The deal to keep the Colorado River from going dry offers only a temporary reprieve rather than an enduring solution, failing to fully address the poor practices that got us here or anticipate future challenges.

7 July 2023

By Brianna Van Matre

Castillo de Lamas (Lamas Castle), a medieval-style landmark built in the San Martín region of Peru

EcoAg’s Scherr on 2023 Skoll World Forum: Changemakers debate Carbon Markets, Finance and More for People and Nature

At the Skoll World Forum, we advocated for global leaders to consider landscape approaches to meet their conservation and development goals.

15 May 2023

By Brianna Van Matre

Mountainous landscape in Northern Colombia, near the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains

Global EbA Fund Grant Will Help Landscapes Find Financing for Climate Adaptation

EcoAgriculture Partners will work with Conservation International to improve financial tools to help landscapes secure funding for ecosystem-based climage adaptation (EbA) projects.

13 March 2023

By Brianna Van Matre

Biodiverse Landscape

Every Sector has a Role to Play in Conserving Biodiversity. EcoAgriculture Partners will Continue to Convene Influential Initiatives at COP 15.

National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and National Biodiversity Finance Plans development will consider all sector roles in conserving biodiversity.

A bee on a flower in an orchard

Landscape Partnerships Provide Powerful Tools To Help Countries Attain Sustainable Development Goals, Expert Panel Says

To address the world’s crises on climate, biodiversity and livelihoods, nations and international organizations are launching major policy initiatives and landscape partnerships.

Greenhouse in Sierra Gorda

Celebrando a la Alianza Sierra Gorda de México y a los Ganadores del Equator Prize 2021

Este compromiso ha hecho que el Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda IAP sea reconocido con uno de los principales premios a la sostenibilidad: el Equator Prize del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD).

1 September 2021

By Juan Ramos

A worker harvesting coffee cherries, which are ripe red fruits of the coffee plant

Celebrating Mexico’s Sierra Gorda Alliance and All 2021 Equator Prize Winners

EcoAgriculture Partners celebrates Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda (Sierra Gorda Alliance) as one of the UN Development Programme’s Equator Prize winners and applauds their well-deserved recognition.

31 August 2021

By Juan Ramos

Cabbages and other crops on a hilly landscape near a village

Healthy Farms, Healthy Wildlife–A New Era for Partnership?

Science has shown that farming can be more productive and resilient in the long term when ecosystems are healthy. People working in agriculture are also seeing the value in healthy wildlife populations.

A bee on a flower in an orchard

New Publication: A landscape planning framework: Collaborating across the landscape to mitigate impacts of development (CALM)

Fauna and Flora International (FFI) and the Arcus Foundation have just released a new and exciting landscape planning framework

10 June 2021

By Louise Buck