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The African Landscapes Dialogue comes to Tanzania
We’re gathering landscape leaders from across Africa in Arusha, November 12-15, for peer-to-peer learning and agenda-setting from the grassroots. Dozens of partner organizations are nominating local partners from around the continent to join us in Arusha to strengthen local capacity for integrated landscape management for sustainable rural development in Africa. Meeting restoration targets requires strong […]
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World’s Safest Cities to Visit in 2019
Whether it’s your romantic vacation, family vacation or a corporate trip – it’s important that the vacation spot you choose is safe for you. Check this list of world’s safest cities to visit in 2019. The Safe Cities Index 2019 is a report from The Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by NEC Corporation. The index ranks […]
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Let’s take this further: Advancing the conversation on the private sector and landscapes
An upcoming Digital Summit hosted by the Global Landscapes Forum will bring together new voices from across Africa to discuss how to engage the private sector in integrated landscape management (ILM). The summit builds on an engaging discussion forum on the topic at the Global Landscapes Forum in Nairobi in August this year. Sharing cases from new geographies, and from both private sector […]
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Enchanted in the Great North Wet
Fall has arrived! Here in the northwest, that means the blueberry bushes are turning red, the larches gold, and a plethora of other plants are taking on shades of yellow, orange, red, and purple. It also means that the rains have come, bringing with them the mist and wetness that so characterize the northwest. Last […]
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Sparking coordination between landscape initiatives in Africa
“Everyone wants coordination, but nobody wants to be coordinated.” These words from Nora Berrahmouni, Senior Forestry Officer for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, at the start of a session on coordination and advocacy at the recent AFR100 Annual Partners Meeting (APM), artfully pose the challenge at the heart of the proliferation of […]
