The weekend before last was a like a splurge of birding for me – I was out watching birds away from my north Eugene yard on four consecutive days. It pains me to imagine what rarities I missed adding to my yard list, but I had a memorable time. This spree was spurred essentially by …
As national and international programs on sustainable land and water management, climate-smart agriculture and land restoration grow, it is critical to empower and ensure the participation of African landscape leaders in the decision-making and execution of these initiatives. A focus has to be put on sustainable and inclusive development at the local landscape level, integrating …
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Whether it’s your romantic vacation, family vacation or a corporate trip – it’s important that the vacation spot you choose is safe for you. Check this list of world’s safest cities to visit in 2019. The Safe Cities Index 2019 is a report from The Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by NEC Corporation. The index ranks …
In a side event that kicked off the Global Landscapes Forum in Bonn, an impressive group of partners all echoed one key message: holistic, place-based policy approaches are possible, necessary, and overdue. “People do live in places, they live in spaces, they live in territories. They do not live in sectors.” So Stefan Schmitz, Deputy …
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“Everyone wants coordination, but nobody wants to be coordinated.” These words from Nora Berrahmouni, Senior Forestry Officer for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, at the start of a session on coordination and advocacy at the recent AFR100 Annual Partners Meeting (APM), artfully pose the challenge at the heart of the proliferation of …
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