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The Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative is an international collaborative effort to support and scale-up the practice of whole landscape approaches to address the full set of needs from the rural land base – from sustainable, climate-resilient food and fiber production to biodiversity conservation to rural livelihoods. As part of this Initiative, the Landscapes Blog serves as a venue to learn about, share, and discuss topics related to landscape approaches. It seeks to engage leaders in the field, highlight research, present examples of landscape approaches in practice, and contribute to the discussions during major international events and policy processes.
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Resilience and the Cultural Landscape
Understanding and Managing Change in Human-Shaped Environments This year’s first Exploring the Evidence blog post helps bring us back to the emerging literature on landscape approaches, and grounds the concept in cases in practice. Dr. Tobias Plieninger (Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the Evidence
Tagged Book, Culture, Ecosystem Services, Multifunctional Landscapes
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Landscape of the Week: The scattered fruit tree meadows of the Swabian Alb
Kathrin Trommler, Project Coordinator with the Ecosystem Services Research Group, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, provides a look into one European agricultural landscape with deep historical roots. Representing a slightly different type of agrobiodiversity than the field crops usually discussed, this diversity of fruit … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape of the Week
Tagged Agrobiodiversity, agroforestry, Biodiversity, Culture, Multifunctional Landscapes, Research, Trees
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Landscape of the Week: Kuk Early Agriculture World Heritage Site – Papua New Guinea
By Jady Smith, Program Director – Asia Live & Learn Environmental Education, Melbourne, Australia “For each village there is a different culture” This saying reflects the strong sense of pride in the cultural diversity and local heritage of Papua New … Continue reading
Indigenous resource management systems: A holistic approach to nature and livelihoods
By Dr. Maurizio Farhan-Ferrari, Environmental Governance Programme Coordinator Forest Peoples Programme, Moreton-in-Marsh, UK Two peer-reviewed studies published recently by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the World Bank show that strict conservation is less effective in reducing deforestation … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the Evidence
Tagged Biodiversity, Culture, Indigenous Peoples, Policy, Territorial Management
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Landscape of the Week: Eastern High Atlas, Morocco
Safeguarding World Agricultural Heritage Systems By Jean Gault, Senior Officer of Natural Resources Management and Payment for Environmental Services Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy Worldwide, specific agricultural systems and landscapes have been created, shaped, … Continue reading
