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Indigenous population Colombia

The Pandemic is Creating Challenges for Conservation

November 24, 2020
Eric Haxthausen
Blog Post
This is the second of three blogs examining the issues of the COVID-19 pandemic for sustainable landscape programs. The first blog discusses how...
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Keywords: 
climate change integration, forest/forestry, health, indigenous, land use, Natural Resources, Sustainable Land Management, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean, Africa
A community forest patrol group in Mimika District, Papua, conducts patrol activities in mangrove forests in their customary land. Under the guidance of the Mimika District Forestry Branch, local community forest patrol groups conduct routine forest patrols to protect natural assets in their village which is also their customary land.

Indonesia’s LESTARI Project: From Village Empowerment to Landscape Conservation

November 2, 2020
Tedi Rabold
Blog Post
The end of USAID’s five-year LESTARI project (2015-2020) in Indonesia is an opportunity to recognize USAID’s collective achievements with the...
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Keywords: 
biodiversity, climate change integration, climate policy, emissions, forest/forestry, governance, land use, resilience, Self-reliance, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Africa
Ulugur mountains

Vulnerability Mapping in Two Tanzanian Water Basins to Improve Water Resources Management

October 8, 2020
Leif Kindberg
John Whiting
Blog Post
Complex relationships between the climate, population growth, land cover change, and other interactions make decisions on land use planning, water...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, Climage Risk Management, climate change integration, climate science, development donors, governance, land use, partnership, resilience, Self-reliance, Sustainable Land Management, sustainable landscapes, Training, vulnerability assessment, water
Geography: 
Africa
Satellite image of cow paths in a field

Finding the Ephemeral: Satellite Data Guide Pastoralists to Water

May 23, 2019
Agrilinks Team
Blog Post
The Ferlo region of north-central Senegal is a vast expanse of dry savannah covering over a third of the country’s total area. With only a few small...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, ecosystems, land use, resilience, water, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Africa
Group inspects tree seedlings, Upper Imenti Forest, Kenya

Thinking in tomorrow

March 26, 2019
The CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry
Blog Post
“My interest in tree planting started when I was very young, when I used to go with my mum to plant trees in the forest, as part of the shamba system...
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Keywords: 
forest/forestry, land use, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Africa