Tag Archives: Biodiversity

Businesses and the Landscape Approach: Achieving Real Sustainability

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Blog Editor

By Lee Gross, Project Manager, EcoAgriculture Partners By now most everyone is familiar with eco-certifications of some kind: USDA Organic, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and Rainforest Alliance CertifiedTM are just a few we have been living with for at least … Continue reading →

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Melting Pots of Biodiversity: Native and Introduced Plants in Tropical Smallholder Farming Landscapes

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

By Christian Kull, Associate Professor at Monash University, Australia For the past week the Landscapes Blog has taken a closer look at trees and forests in the context of agricultural landscapes. While there is often an emphasis on native vegetation … 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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World Wide Wetlands: Making the Case for Landscape Management

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Matt Zonis

World Wetlands Day was celebrated around the world this past Saturday. Started in 1997, the day is meant to both commemorate the February 2nd 1971 signing of the Ramsar Convention – an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Cropland for Biodiversity Conservation

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

While last week the Landscapes Blog paid particular attention to the part a productive landscape plays in maintaining ecosystem services, this week actually marks the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in Bonn, Germany. … Continue reading →

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Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Development

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, or NBSAPs, are national-level instruments for implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity. As part of the Convention, signatory countries are required develop a national strategy for biodiversity conservation applicable to all sectors that impact biodiversity. … Continue reading →

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Landscape of the Week: Biological Corridors of Mexico

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

An integrated landscape in the works, the World Bank’s Sustainable Production Systems and Biodiversity Project is trying to meld biodiversity conservation with agricultural production. Its goals are to conserve and protect nationally and globally significant biodiversity in Mexico by mainstreaming … Continue reading →

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The Power of Local Action

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

Over the past two weeks in Hyderabad at the Convention on Biological Diversity, the United Nations Development Programme Equator Initiative has highlighted representatives from 20 case studies, culminating in a launch event on Tuesday for a database and lessons learned report. … Continue reading →

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The Power of We: Stakeholders in Agricultural Landscapes

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

‘The Power of We.’ This year’s theme for Blog Action Day, an international effort to bring together bloggers from around the world to blog on a globally significant topic, encapsulates a critical element of both the Landscapes for People, Food … Continue reading →

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Citizen Science for the CBD

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

Often major international meetings, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity, can seem inaccessible and primarily geared toward the experts and high-level figures. The World Wide Views on Biodiversity project is one effort to bring this international conference to the … Continue reading →

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