Tag Archives: Community

Watershed Wars: Avoiding Water Rights Conflict between Smallholders and Agri-Industries

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Blog Editor

By Delia C. Catacutan, Senior Social Scientist, World Agroforestry Centre, Hanoi, Vietnam Dr. Catacutan currently leads research related to governance and natural resources management processes, including policy and institutional analyses in relation to payments for ecosystem services, in the Southeast … Continue reading →

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Hybridizing Technology: The Case of Rice Farming in Nepal

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

By Rajendra Uprety, Irrigation Specialist, Asia Youth Exchange Programme One of the important, underlying principles of an integrated landscape approach is using participatory processes. Through his experience working with the Nepalese District Agriculture Development Office (DADO), today’s guest author Rajendra … Continue reading →

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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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Maathai and Beyond: Highlighting the Importance of Women in Landscape Management

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Matt Zonis

“If you destroy the forest then the river will stop flowing, the rains will become irregular, the crops will fail and you will die of hunger and starvation.” - Professor Wangari Maathai This vision of people and nature intertwined underpins the … Continue reading →

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Choosing Short-Cut Development Over Rights and Equality?

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

Clear land tenure and rights to natural resources are generally prerequisites to successfully implementing integrated landscape approaches, in which these structures enable a long-term view of managing land to sustain people and nature. As the week comes to a close, Alexandre … Continue reading →

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Local Food for Global Development

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

After the past month of climate frenzy, today is Terra Madre Day, a very welcome change of pace. Launched by Slow Food International in 2004, the day is a celebration of alternative models of food production and consumption rooted in local economies. … Continue reading →

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Bringing the Community to Carbon

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

It’s all about the institutions. That message came through strongly yesterday at an event on engaging communities in sustainable landscapes held by Rainforest Alliance and The Center for Peoples and Forests (RECOFTC). Honing in on how to advance adaptation and … 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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Sustainable Development Leaders and Global Celebrities Join in Celebration

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

Every two years the Equator Initiative partnership awards the prestigious Equator Prize to outstanding local and indigenous community efforts to reduce poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.  The Equator Initiative is dedicated to celebrating successful local initiatives at the poverty-biodiversity nexus, creating … Continue reading →

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Himalayan Communities Building Resilience to Climate Change

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

A recent publication by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) documents the effects of climate change on mountain people in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region. The study investigated the sources of vulnerability and how these farmers adapt to change. … Continue reading →

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