Tourism

Recognised as one of the Best Tourism Villages by UN Tourism in 2023, Dhordo, in the western Indian State of Gujarat, demonstrates how land restoration, ecological preservation and tourism-driven growth can revive even…

A women in a vegetable garden
Agroecology

While agroecological solutions exist at farm level, scaling them to broader food, land and water systems entails many hurdles. The CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology was launched in order to clear them. Based on their…

Plant protection

In many countries, the notion of plant clinics has proved to be a game changer for sustainable agriculture. Taking Bangladesh’s first plant clinic as an example, our authors demonstrate how the concept works and how…

Gender

This article presents the challenges of time constraints facing men and women in Uganda's rural areas and the pathways for overcoming them. It is based on Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) held in the districts of Kisoro…

Land management

Biodiversity loss, climate change and land degradation are among today's most pressing environmental challenges. The three Rio Conventions – the UNFCCC, the CBD and the UNCCD – have sought to address these interlinked…

Land management

The topic of land use cannot be viewed as an isolated issue. It is closely interrelated with today’s crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and soil degradation. Some facts and figures on …

Land management

Collaboration between the Rio Conventions and coordinated action both at international and national level could offer considerable benefits. Drawing on their research in Rwanda and Central Asia, our authors demonstrate…

Land management

REDD+ negotiations under the UNFCCC between 2005 and 2015 raised high expectations for effectively addressing the ongoing destruction of forests in developing countries. REDD+ was hailed a paradigm shift for the global…

Land management

In discussing the factors negatively impacting food security and the livelihoods of the rural poor, one phenomenon is often neglected: the loss of agricultural land through urban sprawl and development. Building on…

Land management

In Ethiopia, a rapidly growing population, continued dependency on agriculture as well as increased urbanisation and industrialisation have led to an inappropriate use of land and degradation of natural resources.…