Videos
Building BRIDGEs | Cross-Sectoral Approaches to Biodiversity Conservation: Health, Nutrition, and Ecosystem Services
8 May 2020
Sound management of natural resources is integral to a country’s development, resilience, and self-reliance. By promoting development that benefits both nature and people, biodiversity conservation activities can strengthen development impact and the capacity of countries to manage their natural resources, improving their self-reliance. For the past five years, USAID’s Biodiversity Results and Integrated Development […]
Q&A on deforestation and COVID-19
27 Apr 2020
From the quarantined desk of Landscape News comes a new series of live interviews with experts examining the linkages between COVID-19 and climate change. On 27 April, Musonda Mumba, chief of the Terrestrial Ecosystems Unit of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), spoke with Robert Nasi, director general of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), and Annika Terrana, a […]
Food without farmers: Is this the future we want?
25 Apr 2020
The recent IPCC report showed that our food systems are estimated to cause up to 29% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. This is due to unsustainable crop and livestock production as well as deforestation. Estimates show that agriculture is responsible for 80% of deforestation worldwide. The world is on the cusp of a new […]
Is lab-grown food a solution to the climate crisis?
24 Apr 2020
Is lab-grown food a solution to the climate crisis? This conversation with experts from around the world will explore the issues and key questions related to recent trends towards lab-grown food, that in turn could impact the amount of soil-grown food and therefore, the farmers that grow it. Policymakers, journalists, activists, health experts, funders and philanthropists, […]
What is organic agriculture?
24 Apr 2020
Organic agriculture encompasses the entire production system from farm to table, including processing and marketing
Be Part of the Change: Join the Youth in Landscapes Initiative!
17 Apr 2020
YIL is a partnership coordinated by the Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD), the International Forestry Students Association (IFSA) and the Global AgroEcology Alliance (GAEA). Together, these organisations represent over 50,000 young people working and studying within sectors including agriculture, forestry and agroecology. Today, YIL has become a global movement of young people committed to […]
