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This article is part of the special report Rural innovation.(https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/special_report/rural-innovation/) Rural communities make up 45% of EU territory, but face persistent problems caused by social isolation, which are increasingly compounded by climate change. In the Netherlands, a small municipality has decided to take the matter into its…

Soil erosion is agriculture’s enemy: a major environmental threat to sustainability and productivity with knock-on effects on the climate crisis and food security. This is particularly true for places with the highest risk of erosion, such as watersheds in Indonesia, India, the Philippines and more. In these areas, protecting against soil erosion through sustainable land management…

Each year, the world marks World Soil Day on 5 December to raise awareness about the growing challenges in soil management and soil biodiversity loss, and encourage governments, communities and individuals around the world to commit to improving soil health. “We depend, and will continue to depend, on the ecosystem services provided by soils,” explains United Nations Environment…

We need African solutions to African problems. When an African farmer has access to better technology and finance, they see improved productivity, food security and income. NAIROBI, Dec 7 2020 (IPS) - ’A hungry man is not a free man. He cannot focus on anything else but securing his next meal.’ So proclaimed the late Kofi Annan. In 2003, Kofi Annan and a like-minded group of…

‘Protecting nature makes me very happy in life’, says Victorin Laboudallon. ‘We need to protect it as much as we can, so future generations can enjoy it like I did when I was a kid’. Victorin Laboudallon, frequently considered the ‘Father of Seychelles Conservation’, established the Terrestrial Restoration Action Society of Seychelles (TRASS) in 2010. Laboudallon, 65, has built a network…

Mr. Dolores Solís, a farmer in Los Asientos, Panama, is part of an organisation that is transforming the Panamanian ranching sector by promoting the use of sustainable practices. Although small in territory, Panama is a country of immense natural wealth: great biodiversity, abundant water resources, rich soil, and huge tracts of tropical forests. However, these vital natural…