Tag Archives: Mitigation

Bringing the Community to Carbon

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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Cali’s Cap and Trade

As discussed on the blog yesterday, policy is a critical piece of the climate-smart landscape puzzle. Often, to motivate the shifts toward farm practices and landscape features that both mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and increase the resilience of agricultural systems, … Continue reading

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A Frank Look at Forests, Agriculture, and Carbon

As the Landscapes Blog digs deeper into the role of agricultural landscapes in climate change mitigation and adaptation this month, it is important to consider the many facets of the issue. Last week, the Blog considered the concepts of agroforestry … Continue reading

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Making Landscapes Climate-Smart

Eva Wollenberg, Research Associate Professor CCAFS and University of Vermont, USA While adaptation and climate change mitigation in agriculture are usually managed at the farm, plot, or crop level, a landscape-level approach can increase agriculture’s “climate smartness.” That means achieving … Continue reading

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