Tag Archives: Multi-stakeholder

Becoming Conflict-Smart

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Blog Editor

By Elisabeth Kvitashvili, Deputy Assistant Administrator-designate for Middle East Bureau and former Director of the Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation, US Agency for International Development (USAID). Ms. Kvitashvili has led USAID’s work to analyze and respond to instability, extremism, … Continue reading →

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Finding Solutions From the Land

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

“We have now, for the first time in human history, the capacity to not only feed a planet, but to do it with tools that allow us to look at biodiversity, look at ecosystem benefits, look at a sustainable way … Continue reading →

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Landscape of the Week: Farmers of the Caribbean

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

Implementation of Sustainable Farming Practices in Trinidad’s Northern Range Communities In the hillsides of Trinidad’s Northern Range, smallholder subsistence farming systems dominate the landscape. Pushed to this frontier by escalating pressure on low-lying agriculture lands from more urban development and … Continue reading →

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Opening a Dialogue in 2013

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

Dialogue, discussion, partnership, coordination, collaboration. Regardless of how it is framed, this notion of crossing sectors, disciplines, and interest groups has been a recurring theme in the spheres of sustainable land management, environmental conservation, food security, and rural development these … Continue reading →

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An African Account of Ecosystem Service Provision

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

A recent article in the journal Ecosystem Services examines the range of ecosystem services in Africa, the threats to them, and policies to preserve them. It touches on an issue related to Monday’s Landscapes Blog post on sparing land for … Continue reading →

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A Voice for Agriculture

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

“No agriculture, no deal” was the mantra coming out the fifth Agriculture, Landscapes, and Livelihoods (ALL, formerly Agriculture and Rural Development) Day on Monday. Yet it appears as though the Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) will not make any sort of recommendation … 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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Another Food Day: Talking About Systems

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

Yesterday marked the second annual Food Day in the United States.  Not to be confused with the international observance of World Food Day that celebrated agricultural cooperatives last Tuesday, the U.S. day specifically focuses on domestic food movements and policies. Created by the … Continue reading →

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The Power of We: Stakeholders in Agricultural Landscapes

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

‘The Power of We.’ This year’s theme for Blog Action Day, an international effort to bring together bloggers from around the world to blog on a globally significant topic, encapsulates a critical element of both the Landscapes for People, Food … Continue reading →

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Water beyond Borders

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

As the Blog post on Tuesday noted, spatial arrangement of a landscape can have implications for the availability of water resources needed in agriculture. Another important consideration is that of transboundary water resources. This issue impacts 145 countries and nearly … Continue reading →

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