Tag Archives: Food Security

10 Ways To Cut Global Food Loss And Waste

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Blog Editor

This post originally appeared on WRI Insights, the blog of Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative co-organizer World Resources Institute. We are cross-posting to wrap up our World Environment Day 2013 coverage. It is the third installment of WRI’s blog … Continue reading →

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Down with the Silos: Talk of Integration at Global Food Security Symposium

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

Collaboration, local innovation, and integration across scales were themes that permeated this year’s Global Food Security Symposium organized by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. It marked the launch of the report, Advancing Global Food Security: The Power of Science, … Continue reading →

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Landscape Approaches in Managing Conflict

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Blog Editor

By Saswati Bora, Operations Officer, Agriculture & Environmental Services, the World Bank Ms. Bora, the lead author of the background paper “Food Security and Conflict” to the 2011 World Development Report: Conflict, Security and Development, kicks off our first Landscapes … Continue reading →

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On the Topic of Conflict

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Blog Editor

Sometimes the most viable solutions to land management challenges require multiple perspectives, as seen on Wednesday in the case of the System of Rice Intensification in Nepal. Within an agricultural landscape, where there are multiple stakeholder groups and interests, it … 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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A Food Think Tank

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

A new initiative that launched yesterday aims to spur change in the complex global food system by fostering the growing community of voices on food issues. What’s more, it is attempting to tackle the system as whole, bridging the current … 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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Partnering for Landscapes at International Agriculture Conference

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

Partnerships – a primary theme and prevailing topic of discussion during the second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development – were touted as essential elements to link research to development outcomes. Not business-as-usual development outcomes: GCARD2 attendees recognized that … Continue reading →

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Why the world needs sustainable diets, and research about them

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

Diet plays a critical role not only in food and nutrition security, but also influencing the path of agricultural development. With the Convention on Biological Diversity well underway and the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) meeting progressing this week, … Continue reading →

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World Leaders on Food and Nature

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

One of the themes of the IUCN World Conservation Congress is Nature+Food. The World Leaders Dialogue on the topic this past Saturday set out to address the overarching question, ‘can we feed a growing population in a sustainable manner?’ The … Continue reading →

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