Tag Archives: ICRAF

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 →

Posted in Exploring the Evidence, Voices from the Field | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Project-Level Insights for Landscape Level PES

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

Landscapes can provide a range of natural benefits, from clean water to carbon sequestration, but often people don’t have the right incentives to manage their lands to maintain these services. Gabrielle Kissinger (Lexeme Consulting) and Henry Neufeldt (World Agroforestry Centre) … Continue reading →

Posted in Exploring the Evidence | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Not for the Carbon: Re-thinking Climate Finance for Farmers

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

As the Landscapes Blog has highlighted topics related to climate change and agriculture, the issue of funding has surfaced a number of times, including a post at the beginning of the month on Navigating Finance for the Farmer. Landscapes Initiative Co-Organizer, The … Continue reading →

Posted in Staying Current | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

Making Africa’s Dirt into Soil

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

It’s all about the soil. And a recent Nature news article postures soil fertility as vital to food security and poverty alleviation in Africa. Soil in many parts of Africa is deficient in organic matter, as well as key nutrients … Continue reading →

Posted in Staying Current | Tagged , , , | Comments Off

Trees in a Multifunctional Landscape

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

“If the focus becomes functional landscapes then forests can also be seen within the context of such landscapes.” – Meine Van Noordwijk, Lead author  The World Agroforestry Centre’s blog recently highlighted a book published at the end of 2011 on trees … Continue reading →

Posted in Staying Current | Tagged , , , | Comments Off

Domesticating Indigenous African Tree Crops

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

By Dr. Ebenezar Asaah, Agroforestry Tree Domestication Scientist and Dr. Zac Tchoundjeu, Principal Scientist (Tree Domestication) and the Regional Coordinator for West and Central Africa World Agroforestry Centre, West and Central Africa Office, Cameroon Tree crops play an important role … Continue reading →

Posted in Exploring the Evidence | Tagged , , | Comments Off

Taking a Landscapes Approach

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

By Dr. Tony Simons, Director General World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya The answer to the question “what is a landscape?” differs tremendously depending on the respondent. To a landscape ecologist it is a cluster of interacting ecosystems; wildlife experts may … Continue reading →

Posted in Staying Current | Tagged , , , | Comments Off