3. Consejo Civil Mexicano para la
Silvicultura Sostenible
CCMSS supports over 1,500 family
farmers and foresters for
sustainable land management in
central Mexico.
4. Foundation for Ecological Security, India
Through land restoration and community
governance mechanisms, FES has
brought sustainable land management to
over 200,000 ha of common lands.
7. In memoriam of
Dr. Venanzio Vallerani, Italy
Dedicating his life to helping
farmers in arid environments,
Dr. Vallerani pioneered the
Vallerani system, a method of
land cultivation that uses a
special tractor.
8. World Vision Australia
By popularizing the concept of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR), World Vision has
changed how thousands of farmers manage their land around the world, helping them cultivate
buried root systems in degraded landscapes, over time restoring productivity.
9. Abellon Clean Energy, India
Abellon employs women and landless farmers to practice
organic agriculture under the shade of solar panels.
10. The Biovision Foundation in Switzerland helps farmers in East Africa increase crop outputs and
enhance soil fertility. They also supports medicinal plant-based enterprises and communication
initiatives.
11. Ms. Bilha Givon, Israel
Working in one of the most
degraded environments in Israel,
Ms. Givon has dedicated her life
to environmental conservation in
the Negev Desert, initiating the
first green-certified town in
Israel, and responsibility
dialogues between industry and
the local community.
12. DeCo! Ghana: A social enterprise working in the savanna regions, DeCo! composts organic
waste and sells it at a low-cost to farmers, enhancing crop yields and offering an alternative to
government subsidized chemical fertilizer.
13. Liga para a Protecção da
Natureza (LPN) Portugal
supports farmers to continue
traditional steppe farming,
practices which support the
ecosystems of 30,000 hectares
of habitat for endangered
migratory birds.
15. EcoAgriculture Partners, United States
Though developing practical tools, providing trainings and conducting research,
EcoAgriculture Partners acts as a global thought leader in the field of sustainable
land management.
16. Royal Botanic Garden, Jordan
In 2007, the Royal Botanic Garden decided
to conserve a new area, building a fence
around the 200-ha site. But every night the
Bedouin herders would sneak across in
and graze their animals. So the RBG
introduced a program of managed grazing,
allowing grazing at certain times, but
giving the land a needed respite.
17. The Savory Institute, Zimbabwe/USA
The Savory Institute is creating a global network of 100 locally-led hubs to provide training,
consulting and implementation support for land managers, particularly in grazelands.
Editor's Notes
Tree after tree, we are planting a future - Local men and women at a reforestation site at Wildlife Works' Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project, Kenya. Lisa Christine, Wildlife Works Kenya
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FES
Examples of land degradation and erosion (mostly Baringo lowlands); successful, and locally managed/sustained rehabilitated pasture fields (including inside and outside); and a few examples of income generated from pasture fields (livestock fattening and care, including by women, and hay baling). Copyright RAE
EcoAgriculture helps local farmers, NGOs, government agencies, businesses and others in Mbeya, Tanzania to develop agricultural market interventions that support improved landscape management.
