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Forests

Structure, Trust, and Shared Direction: Leadership Lessons from Latin America’s Model Forests

Latin America Model Forest Network leaders gathered for the opening workshop of the Forest Leaders for Integrated Landscape Management program

30 May 2026

By Paul Wanyoike

A group of participants at the Pantanal Wetlands of Brazil
An example of agroforestry and mixed crops

The Potential and Promise of Agroforestry Landscapes

As a regenerative approach (to arable land degradation) consistent with the broader principles of agroecology, agroforestry landscapes are a foundational piece of this approach.

21 March 2019

By Louise Buck, Eghosa Asemota

A trip to Puerto Rico

A knowledge exchange, deep in the forests of Puerto Rico

Model Forests in Latin America demonstrate how participatory governance and landscape approaches support sustainable forest management.

31 March 2016

By Mara Novak, Lucila Fernandez

Local Community and families busy working the land

Together is better for forest and water management

Integrated Landscape Management in Kenya protects forests and water resources while improving livelihoods, conservation, and climate resilience.

A rice farmer with a radio

On Gender, with Kame Westerman of Conservation International

Gender equality strengthens conservation and development projects by ensuring inclusive decision-making and better community outcomes.

8 March 2016

By Mara Novak, Louis Wertz, Kame Westerman

Parrot in Guatemalo

CAMBiando cardamom and conservation in Guatemala

CAMBio conservation finance helped Guatemalan cardamom farmers recover from economic challenges while supporting sustainable land management.

16 January 2016

By Lee Gross

water-logged land

Seeing the water basins for the trees

Forest management for water and climate requires integrated landscape approaches that consider scale, context, and ecosystem connections.

28 December 2015

By Rachel Friedman

Organic Agriculture Sign

Tablet in Hand and Drone in the Sky, EcoAg Evaluates On-farm Conservation in Honduras

Tablet-based surveys sought to understand what access to capital meant to coffee farmers in Ocotepeque, for their livelihoods, production practices, and agricultural production and forest protection linkage comprehension.

20 October 2015

By Lee Gross

A presentation on Agri-environmental Policies

Talking Agri-Environmental Policy in East and Southeast Asia

A diverse array of stories emerging from a call for integrated land management projects illuminated various entry points for government to augment efforts to address agri-environmental issues.

22 September 2015

By Lucila Fernandez

Leah Mwangi of KENVO

An Interview with an EcoAg Partner: KENVO’s Leah Mwangi

KENVO (Kijabe Environment Volunteers), a Kenyan organization created in 1994, is comprised of residents in communities bordering the Kereita Forest. KENVO works with local communities and partners to implement conservation projects.

10 August 2015

By Krista Heiner, Leah Mwangi