Landscape of the Week

The Landscape of the Week series presents particular countries or landscapes where whole landscape approaches are practiced or have the potential to be utilized. These blogs serve as mini case studies, and often focus on the specific environmental and socioeconomic conditions of the highlighted landscape. They also serve to demonstrate the variety of contexts under which landscape approaches are practiced, and to convey any lessons learned.

C.A.F.E Ole: Starbucks and Sustainable Sourcing at the Landscape Level

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Matt Zonis

The following is the last case study featured in the Landscapes Initiative’s Reducing Risk: Landscapes Approaches to Sustainable Sourcing report. These case studies are meant to demonstrate how a landscape approach can benefit businesses and supply chains by managing environmental and … Continue reading →

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Now on Tap: How SABMiller is Brewing a Better Future in Bogota

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Matt Zonis

Today marks the launch of the Landscapes Initiative’s “Reducing Risk: Landscapes Approaches to Sustainable Sourcing” report. The report aims to demonstrate how a landscape approach can benefit businesses and supply chains by mitigating risks. Best practices are highlighted in three case … Continue reading →

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Towards Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes in Suriname

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

By Dr Agnieszka Latawiec, the International Institute for Sustainability, Brazil On Wednesday we presented a vision from the Solutions from the Land initiative for a 21st century model of agriculture in the United States. Today, Dr. Agnieszka Latawiec of the … Continue reading →

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Landscape of the Week: Farmers of the Caribbean

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

Implementation of Sustainable Farming Practices in Trinidad’s Northern Range Communities In the hillsides of Trinidad’s Northern Range, smallholder subsistence farming systems dominate the landscape. Pushed to this frontier by escalating pressure on low-lying agriculture lands from more urban development and … Continue reading →

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It’s Wild! Taking a Market Approach to Land Management

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Matt Zonis

This week, the Landscapes Blog explored market approaches to promote integrated landscape management. Payment for ecosystem services and corporate commitments have served as ways to manage land and natural resources more sustainably. Today’s post looks at an example where the … Continue reading →

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Landscape of the Week: Traditional Farming in the Jeypore Tract

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

As mentioned on Friday, today is the first convening of the Indigenous Peoples Forum held at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). A wide range of landscapes globally are managed by indigenous people. In addition to the importance of … Continue reading →

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Landscape of the Week: Climate Change and Kericho-Mau

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

Striving for Climate-Smart in the Heart of Kenya’s Tea Landscape In the cool, fertile highlands of the Rift Valley Province in western Kenya, the landscape is dominated by tea. Kenya is the world’s third largest producer and the leading exporter … Continue reading →

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Finding the Agriculture-Conservation Nexus in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

As the climate change negotiations continued in Doha, one of the overarching themes when including agriculture was how it is in fact possible to achieve synergies between food production and forest cover. This requires a landscape approach to consider how … Continue reading →

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Landscape of the Week: Restoration for Climate Resilience in the Tigray Region

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Blog Editor

In the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, severe land degradation, population growth and immigration, and unsustainable agricultural practices and management have undermined food security and rural livelihoods. Increased and recurrent drought and unpredictable and variable rainfall since the 1970s have exacerbated these … Continue reading →

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Landscape of the Week: Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

On Wednesday the Landscapes Blog explored the role of forests in integrated agricultural landscape management. Trees become increasingly important features in a landscape when the needs of carbon sequestration for climate mitigation and increasing resilience to adapt enter the picture. … Continue reading →

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