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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

Comedor Conchita Eatery in Mexico
Varied crops grown besides a river

Laudes Foundation Pledges $370,000 To Bring Integrated Landscape Management To Communities

The contribution of Laudes to 1000 Landscapes For 1 Billion People will help bring Integrated Landscape Management to local communities.

23 June 2021

By EcoAgriculture Partners

Hilly Landscape, with varied crops

What kind of support systems do Landscape Partnerships need?

EcoAgriculture Partners, the GALLOP initiative, Columbia University and Cornell University jointly convened a virtual workshop on Institutionalizing Support systems for Integrated Landscape Management.

15 April 2021

By Sara Scherr, Juan Ramos

Food on display at a food market

How to reimagine our food systems for a post-COVID world – taking a landscape perspective

We reimagine our food systems for a post-COVID world, after the pandemic revealed the vulnerabilities and failures of our food systems.

11 June 2020

By Sara Scherr and Sara Farley

Agricultural land with wind breaks set-up around a river system

Linking Territorial Development and Integrated Landscape Management

Linking Territorial Development and Integrated Landscape Management at a Round Table on Territorial Perspectives for Development by FAO and EcoAgriculture Partners.

12 May 2020

By Tom Derr

A man holds up saplings from a rural nursery

The African Landscapes Dialogue highlights the central role of Local Landscape Champions

A discussion of Landscape Convening and Governance, the first in a series addressing different thematic discussions that took place during the African Landscapes Dialogue.

3 February 2020

By EcoAgriculture Partners

Women pulling weeds, one has a baby sleeping on her back

Responding to EAT-Lancet: Local challenges and solutions need to be in the analysis too

Global perspective provides useful view of problematic trends, but understates local challenges and over-emphasizes top-down solutions.

12 March 2019

By Sara Scherr

Caux Dialogue participants site around round tables and listen to the speaker

Caux Dialogue on Land and Security calls for systems change

The Caux Dialogue on Land and Security calls for systems change, local action, and land restoration to combat degradation.

27 August 2017

By Louis Wertz

An Asian man walks through a field with a hoe over his shoulder

Could the World Economic Forum finally take Integrated Landscape Management mainstream?

This reflection explores the World Economic Forum’s growing interest in landscape approaches and the opportunities-and risks-of scaling them through international business, finance, and policy networks.

8 December 2016

By Sara Scherr

Someone being interviewed outside

Leading integrated landscape partnerships

Effective landscape leadership builds collaboration, trust, and shared vision to drive successful Integrated Landscape Management initiatives.

A local landscape with rolling hills

Collaboration on Little Book a model for necessary partnerships to achieve global goals

The Little Sustainable Landscapes Book provides a practical roadmap for Integrated Landscape Management to achieve climate and development goals.

25 January 2016

By Sara Scherr

17 Sustainable Development Goals to Change the World

Sustainable Development Goal 0.0 – Rethinking Development

Before we are to begin checking off all of the to-do items on the SDG list, we need to add a new goal before the other 17; SDG 0.0 – fundamentally change the way we approach development.

16 September 2015

By Aiden Irish

a woman scoops water from a pool and pours it into a bottle

Building Resilience Among the Most Vulnerable Populations

Based on an extensive literature review as well as practitioner experiences, a new paper serves as clear guidance for building resilience among vulnerable populations.

15 December 2014

By Louis Wertz