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Two billion hectares of productive land are degraded worldwide. This is an area larger than South America or twice the size of China, and 500 million hectares of this is abandoned agricultural land. We continue to degrade another 12 million hectares of productive land every year. We need to break this destructive cycle because the benefits of preventing land degradation and reversing it are far…

Beyond addressing the communication and awareness gap between investors and FLR project promoters and implementers, many barriers are to be overcome in order to make the FLR project pipeline attractive. FLR values should be recognized, value chains need to be developed and aligned to a landscape vision, local champions have to be trained and local communities enabled, positive externalities and…

Land Restoration: Reclaiming Landscapes for a Sustainable Future provides a holistic overview of land degradation and restoration in that it addresses the issue of land restoration from the scientific and practical development points of view. Furthermore, the breadth of chapter topics and contributors cover the topic and a wealth of connected issues, such as security, development, and…

NoPa: an innovative model of producing and disseminating knowledge Questions related to science, technology and innovation with Germany feature prominently in Brazilian cooperation. They can become even more prominent if barriers such as distance, financing, language and culture are removed for researchers and institutions in both countries. Another considerable challenge is involving the…

Puxirum: Value Chain of the Brazil Nut The Puxirum research project analyzed the value chain and local production of Brazil nuts in Brazilian Amazonia. It was implemented by the Free University of Berlin, the Center of Higher Amazonian Studies (Núcleo de Altos Estudos Amazônicos – NAEA), the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), the Federal University of Western Pará (UFOPA), the Federal Rural…

Dryland peoples face significant challenges from environmental, demographic and socio-economic trends, and the added threat of climate change. These challenges are exacerbated by the generic and multi-faceted marginalization of drylands areas resulting from persistent myths and misconceptions and a history of highly inappropriate policies, under-investment, poverty, social exclusion and…