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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
papaya farm in Guntur, Andra Pradesh, India

News Release – Landscape partnerships: a path forward for sustainable agribusiness

Business, government, and civil society leaders met in Bellagio to develop an action agenda for scaling landscape partnerships and advancing sustainable agriculture beyond farms and supply chains.

27 June 2016

By EcoAgriculture Partners and IUCN

Mapping out landscape challenges

Educating the next generation of policy, agriculture, and landscape leaders

Sara Scherr explains how Integrated Landscape Management helps policymakers tackle food security, climate change, and sustainable development goals.

18 April 2016

By Lucila Fernandez

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

Man inspects his plants

Early Tremors of an Agricultural Shift

The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture called for resilient food systems that connect urban development, rural livelihoods, and sustainability.

21 January 2016

By Aiden Irish

Hilly fields of red soil in Rwanda

More than just the land: a discussion of rural women’s equality

Women’s land rights and participation in land-use decisions are essential for sustainable landscapes, conservation, and resilient communities.

2 January 2016

By Rachel Friedman

EcoAg stand at the Global Landscapes Forum COP21

Paris Action: Moving the landscape conversation from awareness to implementation

EcoAgriculture Partners advanced Integrated Landscape Management at COP21, launching new tools, partnerships, and finance solutions for SDGs.

A slum in Nairobi, Kenya

Why we can’t all live in cities

Urbanization is not inevitable. Explore why supporting rural communities and sustainable agriculture is vital for resilient food systems.

13 November 2015

By Aiden Irish

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

A handful of soil

Raising the Soil Profile

Soil is the “great connector of our lives,” but we’re treating it like dirt. Soil management starts within communities and locally supportive soil conservation work.

5 September 2015

By Aiden Irish

Processing Plant

This September, new research will help East and Southeast Asia “green” commodity agriculture

In a region where accelerated agricultural development led to serious resource degradation, new research shows policymakers for East and Southeast Asia “green” commodity agriculture how to reduce the environmental footprint of agriculture.

31 August 2015

By Lucila Fernandez

Man working between rows of mulched shrubs

Agriculture Green Growth: Adapting Policy Frameworks in Asia

To achieve agri-environmental goals at scale, well-organized government policy goals, framework and strategy for Agriculture Green Growth are essential.

31 August 2015

By Sara J. Scherr

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