Biogas for Cambodian Farmers reduces emissions and inputs of agrochemicals
A German company, a Dutch development organization, and the Cambodian government work with smallholder farmers to turn livestock waste into light and fuel. All around the world, both advocates and...
View ArticleField Diary of Cocoa and Conservation in Bantaeng, Indonesia
The Sulawesi bear cuscus is a vulnerable animal on the IUCN Red List found in only one part of Indonesia. In the past, farmers viewed cuscuses as pests and would hunt them. However, after receiving...
View ArticleIndia’s climate tech revolution is starting in its villages
From solar powered irrigation to handheld crop sensors, climate-smart villages are springing up across Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab and other states Editors Note: This story was originally published in The...
View ArticleTransboundary landscape management in the Kailash Sacred Landscape
Among the peaks of the Chinese Tibetan Autonomous Region highland lies one of the most venerated sites in the world—Mount Kailash Located in the Tibetan Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of...
View ArticleGrassroots forest management in Xinqi
Once crippled by rampant deforestation, this Chinese village organized to reinvigorate the landscape, and raise the quality of life, through sustainable forest management. Entering Xinqi (新岐), a small...
View ArticleSecuring Dignity, Sustaining Nature, Part 1
In the Simlipal Tiger Reserve in India, everyday life and culture are deeply intertwined with the surrounding environment, which is reflected in local knowledge of the area’s vegetation and...
View ArticleSecuring Dignity, Sustaining Nature, Part 2
While receiving community titles has kindled a cautious feeling of security among villagers, the politics surrounding protected areas continues to be precarious. Editor’s Note: Read the first part of...
View ArticleSandbar cropping in Bangladesh, an innovative technology solution for millions
E.F. Schumacher, an economist who founded Practical Action, wanted to help expand aid programs through technology. Fueled by the idea of developing and promoting appropriate technology to reach a...
View ArticleFour lessons for private sector engagement from the Sustainable Landscapes...
In North Sumatra, Indonesia, a complex mosaic of land uses, values and challenges, Conservation International (CI) is working with USAID and the Walton Family Foundation on the Sustainable Landscapes...
View ArticleBlue Waters and Green Mountains: Opening A New Era of Integrated Landscape...
Three impressive landscapes demonstrate the triumphs, and challenges, of integrated landscape management in the world’s most populous country. In August I spent several energizing weeks in western...
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