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United We Thrive: Bridging Climate, Biodiversity, and Land Restoration for a Sustainable Future

When it comes to land restoration, integrated solutions are not just an ideal, they are the foundation of thriving ecosystems and communities.

28 November 2024

By Brianna Van Matre

Mountain Range, biodiverse agricultural land and Forests
This was published in Forbes

Guacamole, Guaranteed

Avacadoes: From toppings for Millennials’ toast to a tortilla chip’s perfect pairing, it’s impossible to ignore their increasing demand.

20 May 2024

By Shannon Sutherland

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

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

An example of agroforestry - a landscape with fruit trees, shrubs and vegetables growing together

Responding to EAT-Lancet: Consider agroecological solutions

The EAT-Lancet Commission report underestimates the potential of agroecological systems to generate healthy diets within planetary bounds.

African Landscape Leaders outside

Sharing the voices of private sector engagement in landscape approaches

From Colombia to South Africa to Kenya to Ghana to the Philippines, EcoAgriculture Partners is surfacing the powerful examples of private sector engagement in landscape approaches.

7 November 2018

By Louis Wertz

A man points to a location on a map of India

Achieving the SDGs and Climate Resiliency in the Barind Tract: First Steps Towards a Multi-Sector Strategy

Bangladesh leaders develop a multi-sector strategy to achieve the SDGs, strengthen climate resilience, and improve water management.

2 February 2018

By Katherine (Kata) Young

A section of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya

Transforming Agriculture from Threat to Solution for Environmental Challenges

Sustainable intensification alone is not enough. Integrated Landscape Management is transforming agriculture into a driver of climate action, biodiversity conservation, and resilient food systems.

20 October 2016

By Sara Scherr

Snow capped mountains in the distance and crops in the foreground

Climate action through agricultural landscape management

Climate-smart landscape management helps farmers adapt to climate change while reducing emissions, making it a powerful strategy for sustainable agriculture and resilient rural development.

10 August 2016

By Sara Scherr

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.

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