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Land use for food production is important, but can put unnecessary pressure on natural systems. In this way, our diets are contributing to the continual worsening of a broad range of environmental problems, not just climate change – for example increasing levels of pollution and loss of biodiversity. Because many of these issues are broadly proportional to how much land we use, and how…

The world faces an escalating challenge to meet accelerating demand (driven by both increasing population and per-capita income growth) for sustainable, nutritious food in the face of multiple constraints – climate change, human population pressure, local and global resource scarcity, and ecosystem preservation (Freibauer et al., 2011). About one billion people in the world live in conditions of…

The geo-political and security challenges we face are complex. But by better implementing good land management practices, could simultaneously help populations adapt to climate change and build resilience to drought; reduce the risk of forced migration and conflict over dwindling natural resources and secure sustainable agricultural and energy production. Land truly is the glue that holds our…

Africa is changing at an extraordinary speed. This report comes at a critical time in light of the current emerging and new conflict on the continent. In the coming period, the combined pressures of a growing population, environmental change and rapid economic growth will transform the lives and livelihoods of Africans at an unprecedented pace. These changes are in many respects positive,…

The brief, Status of Forest Carbon Rights and Implications for Communities, the Carbon Trade, and REDD+ Investments, reveals that there are very few legal protections and safeguards regarding forest communities' rights to trade carbon. In fact, the survey of 23 low and middle income countries, covering 66% of the developing world's forests, prepared by Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)…

This working paper examines the institutional, human resources, and financial capacities of three countries that have developed a forest and land-use information system, and highlights common enabling factors and challenges.Countries adopting forest and land-use-based climate change mitigation policies are investing in infrastructure and capacity to track the impacts of these policies. A major…