There is growing consensus that the Green Revolution trajectory followed in Latin America and Asia is not fully appropriate for Africa; instead, greater emphasis on social and environmental outcomes is needed.
Integrated Landscape Initiatives provide a model for agricultural development that satisfies these demands. This presentation explains.
This is a presentation for CCAFS East Africa by Philip Kimeli at the Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation in Africa 2016 "Fostering African Resilience and Capacity to Adapt" in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 21st-23rd February 2016
In 2015, the world witnessed two critical global agreements – the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Paris Climate Agreement. Both agreements emphasize the need to enhance gender equality while developing response measures to address climate change, reduce food insecurity and improve nutrition. This webinar looks at how gender can be incorporated in this process.
This is a presentation for CCAFS East Africa by Catherine Mungai at the Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation in Africa 2016 "Fostering African Resilience and Capacity to Adapt" in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 21st-23rd February 2016
Sustainable Agricultural Intensification Research and Learning in Africa (SAI...africa-rising
Presented by Richard Lamboll, University of Greenwich, at the SAIRLA– National Learning Alliance Launching and Outcome Mapping Workshop, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 27-28 March 2017
This strategy will reinforce IFPRI’s position as an evidence-based research organization that partners for impact and will help achieve the
Institute’s vision of a world free of hunger and malnutrition.
This is a presentation for CCAFS East Africa by Philip Kimeli at the Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation in Africa 2016 "Fostering African Resilience and Capacity to Adapt" in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 21st-23rd February 2016
In 2015, the world witnessed two critical global agreements – the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Paris Climate Agreement. Both agreements emphasize the need to enhance gender equality while developing response measures to address climate change, reduce food insecurity and improve nutrition. This webinar looks at how gender can be incorporated in this process.
This is a presentation for CCAFS East Africa by Catherine Mungai at the Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation in Africa 2016 "Fostering African Resilience and Capacity to Adapt" in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 21st-23rd February 2016
Sustainable Agricultural Intensification Research and Learning in Africa (SAI...africa-rising
Presented by Richard Lamboll, University of Greenwich, at the SAIRLA– National Learning Alliance Launching and Outcome Mapping Workshop, ILRI, Addis Ababa, 27-28 March 2017
This strategy will reinforce IFPRI’s position as an evidence-based research organization that partners for impact and will help achieve the
Institute’s vision of a world free of hunger and malnutrition.
GCARD2: Briefing paper land, water forests & landscape GCARD Conferences
The adaptation and adoption of conservation agriculture (CA)-based crop management through innovative techniques like reduced soil movement, adequate surface retention of crop residues and economically viable and diversified crop rotations are the way forward to address the emerging challenges mentioned above. This could help in ensuring sustainable food security and offer several environmental benefits in sustainable way. This is relatively a new strategy to deal with food security and environmental degradation in unfavourable agriculture system.
Visit the conference site for more information: http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
CCAFS East Africa sought to depart from business-as-usual
approaches, by engaging leading global and regional
experts, policymakers and other stakeholders to revise
East Africa’s theory of change, impact pathways and
develop an integrated and coherent climate-smart
research for development strategy: that is
• More closely aligned with CCAFS global flagships
and cross-cutting themes to address the major
challenges of agriculture in East Africa under
changing climate;
• Takes into account transformative agricultural
innovations for climate action in agriculture
highlighted in CCAFS phase II proposal and other
CCAFS co-sponsored events; and
• Leads to future research projects well aligned with
national, regional and global priorities that enable
back flowing of proven results and climate-smart
agriculture technological innovations to transform
East Africa’s smallholder agriculture, influence
policies and practices, and create an inclusive
enabling and investment environment.
The Global Agriculture and Food Security ProgramFrancois Stepman
4 October 2017. InfoPoint Lunchtime conference: Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme.
The presentation provided an overview of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), a funding mechanism that supports underfunded country-led efforts to end hunger and poverty, and has provided over $1.2 billion in grant funding to public sector investments, $250 million in innovative financing for complementary private sector investments, and $13 million to pilot projects reaching smallholder farmers more directly.
Presentation:
Nichola Dyer: Program Manager, Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP)
Greening Commodity Agriculture: Agri-environmental policy in East and Southea...EcoAgriculture Partners
On September 15th, 2015, EcoAgriculture Partners, The World Bank, and Clarmondial launched their newest research, published in the book Steps Toward Green. This PowerPoint overviews learnings and conclusions drawn from analysis of six commodity landscapes in East and Southeast Asia, and recommendations for national policy action around integrated landscape management to green agricultural sectors.
These slides share information about the Agricultural Leadership Program and it's alumni and sponsoring organization, the Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawai‘i.
Uganda Case Study - NAP-Ag COP23 presentationUNDP Climate
In a NAP-Ag side-event at the Climate Talks, UNDP, FAO and developing countries supported through the NAP-Ag Programme underscored the need to engage the private sector, implement gender-responsive approaches and improve local climate governance to connect the agriculture sectors with more effective climate change adaptation plans.
The CCAFS Mitigation Options Tool allows experts in agriculture and climate change to quickly rank mitigation options from multiple crop and livestock management practices in different geographic regions. Because the tool has utilized findings from well-known and peer-reviewed empirical models, the input requirements are relatively simple.
Employing the CCAFS-MOT at this workshop will allow technicians and policy-makers to more easily identify suitable agricultural practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, sequester carbon and contribute to climate change adaptation in different regions and agricultural production systems in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research have joined the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) to convene this meeting so the CCAFS-MOT can serve experts in Ethiopia in their efforts to further policies and implementation in support of its NDC.
Integrating Nutrition in Agriculture in SenegalTeresa Borelli
The project aims to reduce malnutrition by adopting a multi-pronged approach that addresses sustainable agricultural production, access to safe drinking water and improving markets and food governance
Reducing Risk: Landscape Approaches to Sustainable Sourcing - at the IFC, Jun...EcoAgriculture Partners
Co-presenters:
Lee Gross, EcoAgriculture Partners
Mike Godfrey, Rainforest Alliance
Bambi Semroc, Conservation International
Discussing the risk mitigation advantages of a multi-stakeholder, landscape-scale approach to agribusiness development, especially where businesses face climate change, water security, or community risks.
Changing the Role of Agriculture: Moving Beyond Production in the 21st CenturyEcoAgriculture Partners
This is a keynote presentation that outlines the environmental consequences of production oriented agriculture in the 20th century and defines three critical roles for agriculture in the 21st century; as a supporter of ecosystems, a foundation for locally-led development, and as a partner in sustainable city-region development.
The talk highlights key examples of where agriculture is currently serving these roles. Finally, the presentation concludes with recommendations to the food and agriculture community that are necessary in order to facilitate scaling the lessons from the highlighted examples to a global scale. These actions include; integrating sustainable agriculture into all of the sustainable development goals, building cross sector coalitions at all levels, developing supportive financing frameworks, and mobilizing new research and education around sustainable agriculture. Presented by EcoAgriculture Partners' President Sara Scherr at the 2nd Global Food Security Conference in Ithaca, NY.
GCARD2: Briefing paper land, water forests & landscape GCARD Conferences
The adaptation and adoption of conservation agriculture (CA)-based crop management through innovative techniques like reduced soil movement, adequate surface retention of crop residues and economically viable and diversified crop rotations are the way forward to address the emerging challenges mentioned above. This could help in ensuring sustainable food security and offer several environmental benefits in sustainable way. This is relatively a new strategy to deal with food security and environmental degradation in unfavourable agriculture system.
Visit the conference site for more information: http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
CCAFS East Africa sought to depart from business-as-usual
approaches, by engaging leading global and regional
experts, policymakers and other stakeholders to revise
East Africa’s theory of change, impact pathways and
develop an integrated and coherent climate-smart
research for development strategy: that is
• More closely aligned with CCAFS global flagships
and cross-cutting themes to address the major
challenges of agriculture in East Africa under
changing climate;
• Takes into account transformative agricultural
innovations for climate action in agriculture
highlighted in CCAFS phase II proposal and other
CCAFS co-sponsored events; and
• Leads to future research projects well aligned with
national, regional and global priorities that enable
back flowing of proven results and climate-smart
agriculture technological innovations to transform
East Africa’s smallholder agriculture, influence
policies and practices, and create an inclusive
enabling and investment environment.
The Global Agriculture and Food Security ProgramFrancois Stepman
4 October 2017. InfoPoint Lunchtime conference: Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme.
The presentation provided an overview of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), a funding mechanism that supports underfunded country-led efforts to end hunger and poverty, and has provided over $1.2 billion in grant funding to public sector investments, $250 million in innovative financing for complementary private sector investments, and $13 million to pilot projects reaching smallholder farmers more directly.
Presentation:
Nichola Dyer: Program Manager, Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP)
Greening Commodity Agriculture: Agri-environmental policy in East and Southea...EcoAgriculture Partners
On September 15th, 2015, EcoAgriculture Partners, The World Bank, and Clarmondial launched their newest research, published in the book Steps Toward Green. This PowerPoint overviews learnings and conclusions drawn from analysis of six commodity landscapes in East and Southeast Asia, and recommendations for national policy action around integrated landscape management to green agricultural sectors.
These slides share information about the Agricultural Leadership Program and it's alumni and sponsoring organization, the Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawai‘i.
Uganda Case Study - NAP-Ag COP23 presentationUNDP Climate
In a NAP-Ag side-event at the Climate Talks, UNDP, FAO and developing countries supported through the NAP-Ag Programme underscored the need to engage the private sector, implement gender-responsive approaches and improve local climate governance to connect the agriculture sectors with more effective climate change adaptation plans.
The CCAFS Mitigation Options Tool allows experts in agriculture and climate change to quickly rank mitigation options from multiple crop and livestock management practices in different geographic regions. Because the tool has utilized findings from well-known and peer-reviewed empirical models, the input requirements are relatively simple.
Employing the CCAFS-MOT at this workshop will allow technicians and policy-makers to more easily identify suitable agricultural practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, sequester carbon and contribute to climate change adaptation in different regions and agricultural production systems in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research have joined the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) to convene this meeting so the CCAFS-MOT can serve experts in Ethiopia in their efforts to further policies and implementation in support of its NDC.
Integrating Nutrition in Agriculture in SenegalTeresa Borelli
The project aims to reduce malnutrition by adopting a multi-pronged approach that addresses sustainable agricultural production, access to safe drinking water and improving markets and food governance
Reducing Risk: Landscape Approaches to Sustainable Sourcing - at the IFC, Jun...EcoAgriculture Partners
Co-presenters:
Lee Gross, EcoAgriculture Partners
Mike Godfrey, Rainforest Alliance
Bambi Semroc, Conservation International
Discussing the risk mitigation advantages of a multi-stakeholder, landscape-scale approach to agribusiness development, especially where businesses face climate change, water security, or community risks.
Changing the Role of Agriculture: Moving Beyond Production in the 21st CenturyEcoAgriculture Partners
This is a keynote presentation that outlines the environmental consequences of production oriented agriculture in the 20th century and defines three critical roles for agriculture in the 21st century; as a supporter of ecosystems, a foundation for locally-led development, and as a partner in sustainable city-region development.
The talk highlights key examples of where agriculture is currently serving these roles. Finally, the presentation concludes with recommendations to the food and agriculture community that are necessary in order to facilitate scaling the lessons from the highlighted examples to a global scale. These actions include; integrating sustainable agriculture into all of the sustainable development goals, building cross sector coalitions at all levels, developing supportive financing frameworks, and mobilizing new research and education around sustainable agriculture. Presented by EcoAgriculture Partners' President Sara Scherr at the 2nd Global Food Security Conference in Ithaca, NY.
Author: Sara J. Scherr, Ecoagriculture Partners. Part of the keynote address at the 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry in Nairobi, Kenya. 24 August 2009.
The Landscape Research Forum, held at Cornell, was convened to explore ways to capture expanding domestic and international interest in framing goals related to food security and ecosystem service protection with a landscape approach. In this slideshow, Dr. Louise Buck introduces the key elements of a landscape approach. For more information, please visit the Cornell EcoAgriculture Working Group at http://ecoag.cals.cornell.edu/.
Financing strategies for integrated landscape management - S. Shames at PRISM...EcoAgriculture Partners
Presentation at the International Forum on Landscape restoration, governance and climate change in El Salvador. Seth presents the in press results of a major study on the financing and investment landscape for sustainable agriculture and landscape management, including climate funds, carbon credits, green investment funds, institutional investors, multilateral lending agencies and more.
To learn more, visit Landscapes for People, Food and Nature blog post, titled "Studying Success: Integrated Landscape Initiatives in Latin America." Article in English and Spanish http://bit.ly/198NZev
Food Security and Sustainable Resource Use: Comments, by Sara Scherr, Preside...EcoAgriculture Partners
Scherr presented a commentary on the draft document “Food Security and Sustainable Resource Use - What are the Resource Challenges to Food Security?" prepared for the conference by Frank Place (CGIAR) and Alexandre Meybeck (FAO). She offered suggestions for advancing research, and proposed key priorities for action by FAO and the CGIAR: to encourage the adoption of known best practices, to support initiatives advancing multi-objective farms and landscapes, and to focus advanced science on multi-functional landscape systems.
In October 2013, the Cornell Landscapes Research Forum brought together faculty and guest speakers interested in socio-ecological landscape approaches to understanding complex problems and opportunities at the interface of ecosystem conservation, sustainable agricultural production, livelihood security, and multi-stakeholder governance, and in designing or scaling up strategies to address them.
In this slideshow, Dr. Christine Negra discusses the work of the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature (LFPN) Inititative, an international collaborative initiative of cross-sectoral knowledge sharing, dialogue and action to support the integrated management of rural landscapes for food production, ecosystem conservation, and sustainable livelihoods. Dr. Negra, who is co-Leader of the research working group of the Initiative, discusses the five working groups of the Initiative and some of the exciting knowledge products they have released so far.
For more information about LPFN, please visit landscapes.ecoagriculture.org.
Presented at The Climate Integration Workshop on 24 June at the Begnas Resort, Pokhara, Nepal to the set context for the 4 day workshop, where participants, representing diverse actors in development from government ministries to local and international organizations and farming communities, collaborated in understanding and sharing perspectives on climate change vulnerability and adaptation and its linkages to poverty reduction in the Nepali context.
Natural regeneration in the context of integrated landscape managementEcoAgriculture Partners
The potential of landscape initiatives as vehicles for scaling up natural regeneration. A presentation given by Abigail Hart at "The Role of Natural Regeneration in Large-scale Forest Landscape Restoration: Challenge and Opportunity," in Rio de Janeiro on November 21, 2014.
This slide deck includes the presentations of the panelists during the session titled "Advancing Business Engagement in a Landscape Approach" at the 2014 Global Landscapes Forum, specifically highlighting the major reasons why businesses should engage in sustainable landscape management. Includes information on cases presented on Rio Tinto, Olam, IDH-Sustainable Trade Initiative, and Althelia EcoSphere, as well as on the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative's work to promote business engagement, and the recent launch of the African Landscapes Action Plan, endorsed by NEPAD and TerrAfrica, which includes business engagement as a core component.
Panelists/speakers included: Lee Gross, Senior Program Manager at EcoAgriculture Partners; Edit Kiss, Director of Business Development and Operations at Althelia Ecosphere; Magda Lovei, World Bank Practice Manager for Environment & Natural Resources, Africa Region; Edward Millard, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Rainforest Alliance; Juan Pablo Solis, Program Officer, Hivos; and Carlos Zapata, Head of Strategy and Planning, Rio Tinto, Peru.
UNDP Support to Climate Change Adaptation Advancing Climate Resilient Livelih...ExternalEvents
The slides look at UNDPs work on resilience and climate change adaptation: training and technology, strengthening policies, institutions, capacities and knowledge and supporting the NAP process.
The presentation was made by Srilata Kammila, Regional Technical Specialist with UNDP on Day 1 of the Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans Workshop from the 5-7 April 2016, Rome, Italy
Mamadou Diakhite of NEPAD/TerrAfrica discusses what is needed in African policy to scale up and strengthen integrated landscape management. From the opening session of the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature in Africa Conference. (Photos in this presentation are courtesy of Neil Palmer, CIAT.)
The Near East and North Africa Regional Water Scarcity InitiativeFAO
The Near East and North Africa Regional Water Scarcity Initiative, By Jean-Marc Faurès, Land and Water Division, Land and Water Days in Near East & North Africa, 15-18 December 2013, Amman, Jordan
During the webinar, the speakers promoted a set of training materials that is freely available for those interested in learning more about the implementation of NDCs in the agriculture sector in Africa.
More info about the webinar: https://ccafs.cgiar.org/implementing-ndcs-agriculture-sector-across-africa-what-directions-capacity-building#.XxaxH_gzbfZ
The new book from CTA and Cgiar Research Program on Climate Change & Food Security, "Evidence of impact: Climate-smart agriculture in Africa", showcases many innovative climate-smart agriculture practices with the capacity to increase productivity and build resilience in Africa
Approaches to Transformative Adaptation in Agriculture FAO
The NAP Expo at Sharm El Sheikh focussed on transformational change in the National Adaptation plan process. The Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans team presented at the forum “Long-term adaptation planning and transformation” titled “Approaches to transformative adaptation in agriculture” highlighting that transformative role FAO has in adapting agriculture to Climate Change. This PowerPoint was presented by Claudia Garcia of the Climate and Environment Division
Presentation by Sara Scherr (President, EcoAgriculture Partners) at the May 15, 2013 event "Natural Resource Management and Food Security for a Growing Population". For more information visit: http://www.wri.org/event/2013/05/natural-resource-management-and-food-security-growing-population
Radical Collaboration - 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People Partners Incepti...EcoAgriculture Partners
This is the deck used to facilitate our first co-design collaboration following the public launch of 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People, during Climate Week in New York City. We presented the initiative, it's Big Hairy Audacious Goal, and its proposed structure and timeline. Then we asked some key questions that will help shape co-design processes and frames during the following 6-9 month intensive design period. Perhaps you'd like to answer those questions too? Comment with your thoughts!
Announcing a new training curriculum to help sub-national decision makers operationalize national climate smart agriculture policies. Presented at 'GACSA: Catalyzing Action Toward Climate Smart Agriculture' September 27, 2018, New York City, Climate Week.
Delivered at Cornell University by Dr. Louise Buck, on April 25th, 2018 as part of the International Programs-CALS Seminar Series: Perspectives in International Agriculture, Nutrition and Development.
Presented by Communications Manager Louis Wertz at IUFRO's International Conference on Forest & Landscape Restoration under Global Change in Puerto Rico, June 6-10.
Integrated landscape management in Kenya - WB Land and Poverty ConferenceEcoAgriculture Partners
This presentation summarizes findings from a new study by EcoAgriculture Partners, led by project manager Krista Heiner, on the policy and finance affecting the enabling environment for integrated landscape management (sustainable, community-led, participatory, multi-stakeholder, multi-sector, landscape-scale natural resource management) in Kenya.
Presentation by Seth Shames, Director of Policy and Markets at EcoAgriculture Partners, on December 5th, 2015 at the Global Landscapes Forum in Paris.
The presentation summarizes the key points of a new white paper: Scaling Up Investment & Finance for Integrated Landscape Management: Challenges & Innovations. Find the paper here: http://bit.ly/1NpLKc8
The paper describes the current flows of finance and investment into landscapes and how shifts in these patterns both by donors/investors and by landscape managers could improve investment outcomes for people and nature.
Business Engagement in Integrated Approaches to Sustainable DevelopmentEcoAgriculture Partners
Brief summary of the learning tools on how to engage African agribusinesses in integrated landscape management, specifically participation in multi-stakeholder platforms. Planned, but not presented (as ppts were disallowed) during a panel discussion on sustainable and climate smart agriculture in Senchi, Ghana at the Pan African Business and Biodiversity Forum, hosted by Birdlife International.
Financing Integrated Landscape Initiatives at Artisans of the Grasslands Savo...EcoAgriculture Partners
Focusing on how finance for integrated landscape management is changing and where it needs to go to power up the shift to sustainable development and regenerative agriculture. Presentation by EcoAgriculture Partners president Sara J. Scherr to the Artisans of the Grasslands Conference in San Francisco, CA October 4, 2015,
Sara Scherr presents a Food Tank webinar that explains what "climate-smart agriculture" really means, why we need it, and how to do it right. Critically, she notes, we need to look beyond the farm to the whole landscape in order to take advantage of the synergies and co-benefits of climate-smart practices.
Landscape Approaches to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, SustainablyEcoAgriculture Partners
At Global Soil Week, Sara Scherr, president of EcoAgriculture Partners, delivered this address on the value of landscape approaches for implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
In order to universally achieve the SDGs, we will need a model of natural resource management that allows us to balance all the competing demands on our natural resources.
Building Agricultural Carbon Projects: Participatory Action Research in Kenya...EcoAgriculture Partners
Carbon projects with smallholder farmers in developing countries have begun to emerge to take advantage of carbon-finance to support the broader benefits of climate-smart agriculture (Goldstein and Gonzalez 2014; Deshmukh, Sosis, and Pinjuv 2014).
But problems remain with high costs of project development, risk management, and securing benefits for smallholder farmers (Shames, Buck, and Scherr 2011)
Strengthening local institutional capacity in 4 KEY AREAS could increase long-term development benefits, reduce project costs and help initiatives to scale up (Shames, et al 2013).
Scaling Action 2015 - 2017 The Landscapes for People, Food and Nature InitiativeEcoAgriculture Partners
Presenting the newly proposed program strategy for the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative, a global collaborative effort dedicated to creating and promoting integrated landscape management.
Presented by Sara Scherr on January 14, 2015 at World Resources Institute.
For more about the Initiative, please see http://peoplefoodandnature.org/
Sara Scherr - Global landscapes Forum - Opening Plenary, 16 November 2013
Warsaw, Poland. UN Framework Convention on Climate Change COP19
Read more: http://bit.ly/HMifnp
Agriculture, Food Security, and Climate ChangeEcoAgriculture Side Event November 5, 2010
Jose Joaquin Campos, Director General
John Beer, Director of Research and Development
Ronnie de Camino, President, Iberoamerican Model Forests Network
Fabrice De Clerck, Environmental Livestock Group
Tamara Benjamin, Agroecology Group
WRI’s brand new “Food Service Playbook for Promoting Sustainable Food Choices” gives food service operators the very latest strategies for creating dining environments that empower consumers to choose sustainable, plant-rich dishes. This research builds off our first guide for food service, now with industry experience and insights from nearly 350 academic trials.
Diabetes is a rapidly and serious health problem in Pakistan. This chronic condition is associated with serious long-term complications, including higher risk of heart disease and stroke. Aggressive treatment of hypertension and hyperlipideamia can result in a substantial reduction in cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes 1. Consequently pharmacist-led diabetes cardiovascular risk (DCVR) clinics have been established in both primary and secondary care sites in NHS Lothian during the past five years. An audit of the pharmaceutical care delivery at the clinics was conducted in order to evaluate practice and to standardize the pharmacists’ documentation of outcomes. Pharmaceutical care issues (PCI) and patient details were collected both prospectively and retrospectively from three DCVR clinics. The PCI`s were categorized according to a triangularised system consisting of multiple categories. These were ‘checks’, ‘changes’ (‘change in drug therapy process’ and ‘change in drug therapy’), ‘drug therapy problems’ and ‘quality assurance descriptors’ (‘timer perspective’ and ‘degree of change’). A verified medication assessment tool (MAT) for patients with chronic cardiovascular disease was applied to the patients from one of the clinics. The tool was used to quantify PCI`s and pharmacist actions that were centered on implementing or enforcing clinical guideline standards. A database was developed to be used as an assessment tool and to standardize the documentation of achievement of outcomes. Feedback on the audit of the pharmaceutical care delivery and the database was received from the DCVR clinic pharmacist at a focus group meeting.
Micro RNA genes and their likely influence in rice (Oryza sativa L.) dynamic ...Open Access Research Paper
Micro RNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs molecules having approximately 18-25 nucleotides, they are present in both plants and animals genomes. MiRNAs have diverse spatial expression patterns and regulate various developmental metabolisms, stress responses and other physiological processes. The dynamic gene expression playing major roles in phenotypic differences in organisms are believed to be controlled by miRNAs. Mutations in regions of regulatory factors, such as miRNA genes or transcription factors (TF) necessitated by dynamic environmental factors or pathogen infections, have tremendous effects on structure and expression of genes. The resultant novel gene products presents potential explanations for constant evolving desirable traits that have long been bred using conventional means, biotechnology or genetic engineering. Rice grain quality, yield, disease tolerance, climate-resilience and palatability properties are not exceptional to miRN Asmutations effects. There are new insights courtesy of high-throughput sequencing and improved proteomic techniques that organisms’ complexity and adaptations are highly contributed by miRNAs containing regulatory networks. This article aims to expound on how rice miRNAs could be driving evolution of traits and highlight the latest miRNA research progress. Moreover, the review accentuates miRNAs grey areas to be addressed and gives recommendations for further studies.
Willie Nelson Net Worth: A Journey Through Music, Movies, and Business Venturesgreendigital
Willie Nelson is a name that resonates within the world of music and entertainment. Known for his unique voice, and masterful guitar skills. and an extraordinary career spanning several decades. Nelson has become a legend in the country music scene. But, his influence extends far beyond the realm of music. with ventures in acting, writing, activism, and business. This comprehensive article delves into Willie Nelson net worth. exploring the various facets of his career that have contributed to his large fortune.
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Introduction
Willie Nelson net worth is a testament to his enduring influence and success in many fields. Born on April 29, 1933, in Abbott, Texas. Nelson's journey from a humble beginning to becoming one of the most iconic figures in American music is nothing short of inspirational. His net worth, which estimated to be around $25 million as of 2024. reflects a career that is as diverse as it is prolific.
Early Life and Musical Beginnings
Humble Origins
Willie Hugh Nelson was born during the Great Depression. a time of significant economic hardship in the United States. Raised by his grandparents. Nelson found solace and inspiration in music from an early age. His grandmother taught him to play the guitar. setting the stage for what would become an illustrious career.
First Steps in Music
Nelson's initial foray into the music industry was fraught with challenges. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue his dreams, but success did not come . Working as a songwriter, Nelson penned hits for other artists. which helped him gain a foothold in the competitive music scene. His songwriting skills contributed to his early earnings. laying the foundation for his net worth.
Rise to Stardom
Breakthrough Albums
The 1970s marked a turning point in Willie Nelson's career. His albums "Shotgun Willie" (1973), "Red Headed Stranger" (1975). and "Stardust" (1978) received critical acclaim and commercial success. These albums not only solidified his position in the country music genre. but also introduced his music to a broader audience. The success of these albums played a crucial role in boosting Willie Nelson net worth.
Iconic Songs
Willie Nelson net worth is also attributed to his extensive catalog of hit songs. Tracks like "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain," "On the Road Again," and "Always on My Mind" have become timeless classics. These songs have not only earned Nelson large royalties but have also ensured his continued relevance in the music industry.
Acting and Film Career
Hollywood Ventures
In addition to his music career, Willie Nelson has also made a mark in Hollywood. His distinctive personality and on-screen presence have landed him roles in several films and television shows. Notable appearances include roles in "The Electric Horseman" (1979), "Honeysuckle Rose" (1980), and "Barbarosa" (1982). These acting gigs have added a significant amount to Willie Nelson net worth.
Television Appearances
Nelson's char
UNDERSTANDING WHAT GREEN WASHING IS!.pdfJulietMogola
Many companies today use green washing to lure the public into thinking they are conserving the environment but in real sense they are doing more harm. There have been such several cases from very big companies here in Kenya and also globally. This ranges from various sectors from manufacturing and goes to consumer products. Educating people on greenwashing will enable people to make better choices based on their analysis and not on what they see on marketing sites.
Artificial Reefs by Kuddle Life Foundation - May 2024punit537210
Situated in Pondicherry, India, Kuddle Life Foundation is a charitable, non-profit and non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to improving the living standards of coastal communities and simultaneously placing a strong emphasis on the protection of marine ecosystems.
One of the key areas we work in is Artificial Reefs. This presentation captures our journey so far and our learnings. We hope you get as excited about marine conservation and artificial reefs as we are.
Please visit our website: https://kuddlelife.org
Our Instagram channel:
@kuddlelifefoundation
Our Linkedin Page:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/kuddlelifefoundation/
and write to us if you have any questions:
info@kuddlelife.org
Characterization and the Kinetics of drying at the drying oven and with micro...Open Access Research Paper
The objective of this work is to contribute to valorization de Nephelium lappaceum by the characterization of kinetics of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum. The seeds were dehydrated until a constant mass respectively in a drying oven and a microwawe oven. The temperatures and the powers of drying are respectively: 50, 60 and 70°C and 140, 280 and 420 W. The results show that the curves of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum do not present a phase of constant kinetics. The coefficients of diffusion vary between 2.09.10-8 to 2.98. 10-8m-2/s in the interval of 50°C at 70°C and between 4.83×10-07 at 9.04×10-07 m-8/s for the powers going of 140 W with 420 W the relation between Arrhenius and a value of energy of activation of 16.49 kJ. mol-1 expressed the effect of the temperature on effective diffusivity.
"Understanding the Carbon Cycle: Processes, Human Impacts, and Strategies for...MMariSelvam4
The carbon cycle is a critical component of Earth's environmental system, governing the movement and transformation of carbon through various reservoirs, including the atmosphere, oceans, soil, and living organisms. This complex cycle involves several key processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, and carbon sequestration, each contributing to the regulation of carbon levels on the planet.
Human activities, particularly fossil fuel combustion and deforestation, have significantly altered the natural carbon cycle, leading to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and driving climate change. Understanding the intricacies of the carbon cycle is essential for assessing the impacts of these changes and developing effective mitigation strategies.
By studying the carbon cycle, scientists can identify carbon sources and sinks, measure carbon fluxes, and predict future trends. This knowledge is crucial for crafting policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions, enhancing carbon storage, and promoting sustainable practices. The carbon cycle's interplay with climate systems, ecosystems, and human activities underscores its importance in maintaining a stable and healthy planet.
In-depth exploration of the carbon cycle reveals the delicate balance required to sustain life and the urgent need to address anthropogenic influences. Through research, education, and policy, we can work towards restoring equilibrium in the carbon cycle and ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.
Integrated Landscape Initiatives: An Emerging Paradigm for African Agriculture, Development, and Conservation
1. Integrated Landscape Initiatives:
An Emerging Paradigm for African Agriculture,
Development, and Conservation
Jeffrey C. Milder,Abigail K. Hart, Phil Dobie, Joshua Minai, and Christi Zaleski
October 2012
2. The study was funded by:
And implemented by:
As part of the:
This project was made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States
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3. Integrated Landscape Initiatives in Africa
Converging needs for integrated landscape management
● There is growing consensus that the Green Revolution trajectory followed in
Latin America and Asia is not fully appropriate for Africa; instead, greater
emphasis on social and environmental outcomes is needed.
● Climate change and land degradation in Africa point to the need for
agricultural development approaches that emphasize ecosystem and
livelihood resilience to sustain long-term productivity.
● Rather than degrade the environment, agricultural areas have the potential to
provide important ecosystem services.
● As competition for land and water escalates, sectoral approaches that pursue
different aims in isolation from one another are likely to generate conflict and
result in failure to meet key objectives.
● Rural landscapes are the nexus where key issues including food security,
poverty reduction, energy production, biodiversity conservation, and climate
change all converge.
4. Integrated Landscape Initiatives in Africa
Why this study?
To date, understanding of integrated landscape approaches has been
fragmentary, often anecdotal, and spread widely across several
academic fields and communities of practice.
This study provides first region-wide portrait of the contexts,
motivations, design, participation, and outcomes of integrated
landscape initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa. It takes a systematic
approach to understanding the state of practice, what works and
what doesn’t, and how landscape initiatives can better support
conservation, food production, and livelihood goals.
5. Integrated Landscape Initiatives in Africa
Definition of Integrated Landscape Initiatives (ILIs)
An ILI can be a project, program, platform, initiative or set of
activities that:
1. Seeks to improve food production, biodiversity or
ecosystem conservation, and rural livelihoods
2. Works at landscape scale and includes policy, planning,
management or support activities at this scale
3. Involves inter-sectoral and/or multi-stakeholder
coordination
4. Is highly participatory and supports adaptive collaborative
management
6. Integrated Landscape Initiatives in Africa
Methodology
1. Database of candidate ILIs established through partner networks,
interviews, and Internet searches
2. Candidates screened to select those that met the ILI definition
3. Survey of one respondent per ILI to collect information on:
• Landscape characteristics
• Dates, scale, and motivations of the ILI
• ILI investments, activities, and coordinating mechanisms
• Stakeholder and sectoral participation
• Outcomes, most and least successful aspects
4. Screening of survey responses
5. Data analysis and interpretation
7. Questions on investment and
outcomes were oriented around
four key “domains” of landscape
multi-functionality:
1. Agricultural production
2. Ecosystem conservation
3. Human livelihoods
4. Institutional coordination and
planning
Integrated Landscape Initiatives in Africa
Methodology
Screen shot of survey:
8. Integrated Landscape Initiatives in Africa
Geographic distribution of surveyed ILIs
Complete
documentation from 87
landscape initiatives in
33 countries
1 15
10. AfricaContinental Review
What challenges and issues are motivating ILIs?
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Improve health or nutrition
Climate change mitigation/adaptation
Improve livestock productivity
Diversify food production
Improve crop productivity
Water conservation
Reduce negative impacts of agriculture
Reduce risk and vulnerability
Reduce conflict
Enhance food security
Soil conservation
Increase farmer incomes
Conserve biodiversity
Sustainable land management
Reduce natural resource degradation
% of surveyed initiatives
11. AfricaContinental Review
What challenges and issues are motivating ILIs?
0 10 20 30 40
Mitigating or adapting to climate
change
Reducing conflict
Coordinating stakeholders and
activities
Improving livehoods
Improving agricultural production
and practices
Biodiversity and natural resource
conservation
Number of initiatives
12. AfricaContinental Review
What types of organizations are involved?
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Industry
Agribusiness
Community Groups
Education/Research
NGOs
Marginalized Groups
Producer Groups
Government
% of surveyed initiatives
Internal / local
13. AfricaContinental Review
What types of organizations are involved?
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Agribusiness
Education/Research
Donors
Other International…
NGOs
Government
% of surveyed initiatives
External
14. Integrated Landscape Initiatives in Africa
Investments and outcomes in agriculture
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Total area increased
Profitability increased
Agrobiodiversity protected
Environmental impacts reduced
Yield per unit land
% of surveyed initiatives
Investments Outcomes
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Mechanized intensification
Reduce negative ag. Impacts
Improved irrigation
Ag. supply chains/markets
Livestock intensification
Conserve/use agrobiodiversity
Promote new crops
Home gardens
Agroforestry
Agroecological intensification
Soil conservation
Extension or capacity building
% of surveyed initiatives
Associated Core
15. Integrated Landscape Initiatives in Africa
Investments and outcomes in conservation
Investments Outcomes
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
New protected areas
Watershed management activities
New management plans
New community-based conservation areas
Improved forestry management
Other community-based management
activities
Extension or capacity building programs
% of surveyed initiatives
Supporting Core
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Other ecosystems services
protected
Connectivity increased
Water quality improved
Endangered species protected
Ecosystem services for agriculture
protected
Overall biodiversity protected
% of surveyed initiatives
16. Integrated Landscape Initiatives in Africa
Investments and outcomes in livelihoods
Investments Outcomes
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Reduce migration
Improving human health
Reduce malnutrition and hunger
Secure land tenure/resource access
Preservation of traditional knowledge
Enterprise development, savings and
investment
Improving gender equity
Promote income generation
% of surveyed initiatives
Associated Core
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Access to health services
improved
Communities became less
vulnerable
Non-cash measures of livelihoods
improved
Food security improved
Cash income increased
% or surveyed initiatives
17. Integrated Landscape Initiatives in Africa
Investments and outcomes in institutional planning
and coordination
Investments Outcomes
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Traditional and local knowledge
preserved/used
Sectoral coord. Improved
Women's capacity built
Local communities empowered
Capacity for ILM improved
Stakeholder coord. Improved
% of surveyed initiatives
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Local/external conflict mediation
Strengthen existing coordination bodies
New coordinating bodies
Local/local conflict mediation
Technical assistance for integrated,
landscape-scale management
Capacity building for integrated, landscape-
scale management
% of surveyed initiatives
Associated Core
18. AfricaContinental Review
How is landscape coordination achieved?
0% 50% 100%
Dialogue and mediation of conflicts between local,
national and international communities or resource…
Activities to strengthen existing coordination bodies
(e.g., inter-jurisdictional councils, public-private…
Creation of new landscape coordinating bodies
Dialogue and mediation of conflicts among local
communities or resource users
Technical assistance to support integrated, landscape-
scale management
Capacity building activities to help communities and
stakeholders conduct integrated, landscape-scale…
Percent of surveyed initiatives
Core
Supporting
19. Integrated Landscape Initiatives in Africa
Factors associated with high outcome initiatives
● Inclusion of women groups
● Higher levels of “multi-objectivity” (i.e., larger numbers of stated
objectives)
● Multi-objective initiatives without a stated primary motivation
● Investments in capacity building across all domains
● Establishment of new landscape coordinating bodies
20. ● Specific, tangible outcomes such as:
● Formation of new protected areas
● Rehabilitation of degraded land
● Increased yields, income, or food security
● Improvements in capacity, knowledge, governance, etc.:
● Awareness raising on key landscape issues
● Capacity bulding for local decision-makers to manage their
landscape
● New plans or agreements regarding land or resource management
Integrated Landscape Initiatives in Africa
Most successful aspects of the initiatives
21. ● Lack of sufficient and sustainable sources of funding
● Infrastructure for transport and storage, as well as market
access
● Policies and laws that hinder integrated landscape
management
● Key stakeholders, mainly specific government and private
sector entities, were missing from planning and coordination
processes
Integrated Landscape Initiatives in Africa
Least successful aspects of the initiatives
22. ● ILIs may be an effective way to increase delivery of multiple goods
and services in drylands by linking them to initiatives and
stakeholders in a broader, diverse landscape.
● Landscape planning and coordinating capacities can be established
in just a few years, but other outcomes often take more time.To
ensure sustainability, landscape management functions must be
supported by local financial resources and/or social capital, even if
they are initially catalyzed by external support.
Integrated Landscape Initiatives in Africa
Implications for practice
23. ● Multi-objective initiatives are generating outcomes in key areas of
interest to development practitioners, policy-makers and donors,
including:
● Rural household income generation
● Increased agricultural productivity
● Food security
● While there has traditionally been little support for integrated
landscape approaches in Africa, current interest from donors and
policymakers may provide a “window of opportunity”; prior
experience such as that profiled in this study can help inform this
new generation of initiatives
Integrated Landscape Initiatives in Africa
Implications for policy
This annotated presentation provides an overview of the study. The full version is available in a written report with the same title.
Within the past five years, a convergence of factors has led to growing interest in integrated landscape management across Africa.
This study is part of a broader set of “continental reviews” of integrated landscape management being conducted for several of the world’s continents, following similar methodologies, as part of the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative (http://landscapes.ecoagriculture.org), a global effort to inform and support the effective adoption of landscape approaches to integrating agriculture, conservation, and livelihood objectives.
In this context, “landscapes” typically consist of land mosaics including crop, livestock, fish, and forest production areas; grassland, woodland, or forest ecosystems; wetlands and water bodies; and human settlements and infrastructure. Formally, landscapes may be described as cohesive land areas defined by common biophysical characteristics, socioeconomic conditions, and/or political demarcations, and typically encompassing approximately 100 to 10,000 square kilometers. In practice, however, many African landscapes are larger than this, as they are defined around river basins, transboundary management areas, or large forest areas. Landscape boundaries may be discrete or fuzzy, and are often defined functionally around particular management challenges (such as watershed protection) or goals (such as agricultural value chain development).
The final survey instrument was based on a pilot-test of the survey in late 2011 as part of a similar study done in Latin America. Based on the pilot test, several questions were clarified and improved for the final version.
We used the online service SurveyMonkey as the main vehicle for administering the survey. However, we also made available Microsoft Word and PDF versions of the survey for respondents with unreliable internet access.
More than two hundred ILIs were initially contacted, from which we collected survey data on 105 cases. Of these, we excluded 15 from subsequent analysis because the survey information revealed that the case did not meet our criteria for ILIs, or because the data included too many incomplete responses to permit sound analysis. The remaining 87 ILIs were included in subsequent analysis.
More than two hundred ILIs were initially contacted, from which we collected survey data on 105 cases. Of these, we excluded 15 from subsequent analysis because the survey information revealed that the case did not meet our criteria for ILIs, or because the data included too many incomplete responses to permit sound analysis. The remaining 87 ILIs were included in subsequent analysis.
Conservation seems to encompass most of the main motivations…. On average, each initiative reported at least 8 motivating factors, but 64% of the initiatives identified one or two primary motivations – see next slide
Photo of women planting fertilizer trees in fields.
These are the main entry points that respondents listed as the one or two primary motivations. Not all respondents listed a primary motivation, only 60% of initiatives reported having one or two motivations of greater importance than others. These responses were open-ended but their responses were categorized.
Photo of farm involved in the Mount Kenya East Pilot Project
9 stakeholder groups involved on average. More local actors than external actors, but the external actors play critical roles in funding, designing and providing technical support.
Photo: Women preparing bags for planting seedlings that will be grown for live fencing in Kita, Mali.
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9 stakeholder groups involved on average. More local actors than external actors, but the external actors play critical roles in funding, designing and providing technical support.
Photo: Government leaders support formation of a transboundary park between Sierra Leone and Cameroon.
Respondents were able to choose from any of the above options to identify ILI investments and outcomes related to agricultural production.
In the graphs, investments included as part of the initiative itself are designated as “core” while those that took place in the landscape outside of the purview of the initiative are indicated as “associated.” Outcomes attributed to initiative activities are designated as “core” while those attributed to other factors are designated as “associated.”
Please note the frequency of investment in capacity building. As you proceed through the coming slides, you will notice that investments in capacity building are relatively high in all domains.
Also note the inverse relationship between supporting and core investments.
Respondents were able to choose from any of the above options to identify ILI investments and outcomes related to conservation.
In the graphs, investments included as part of the initiative itself are designated as “core” while those that took place in the landscape outside of the purview of the initiative are indicated as “associated.” Outcomes attributed to initiative activities are designated as “core” while those attributed to other factors are designated as “associated.”
Respondents were able to choose from any of the above options to identify ILI investments and outcomes related to conservation.
In the graphs, investments included as part of the initiative itself are designated as “core” while those that took place in the landscape outside of the purview of the initiative are indicated as “associated.” Outcomes attributed to initiative activities are designated as “core” while those attributed to other factors are designated as “associated.”
Areas typically associated with service provision and humanitarian aid, such as improving health, malnutrition and hunger, were less frequently part of ILIs. However, they were sometimes cited as “associated” investments being made by others in the landscape.
Respondents were able to choose from any of the above options to identify ILI investments and outcomes related to conservation.
In the graphs, investments included as part of the initiative itself are designated as “core” while those that took place in the landscape outside of the purview of the initiative are indicated as “associated.” Outcomes attributed to initiative activities are designated as “core” while those attributed to other factors are designated as “associated.”
PHIL: If you want to shorten the presentation, perhaps use this slide to cut to the chase, instead of presenting investments and outcomes for each of the four domains.
These are the different investments/activities in planning and coordination. You can see that capacity building and technical assistance are common, as well as horizontal coordination, but vertical coordination is not that common. Also, see the creation of new coordinating bodies… see more on next slide
All these associations were statistically significant.
These are some of the more frequently occurring themes in response to the open-ended question on the most successful aspects of the ILI.
These are some of the more frequently occurring themes in response to the open-ended question on the least successful aspects of the ILI.
Phil, please feel free to adapt these policy implications for the UNCCD audience. I’m sure you are more familiar with potential policy implications for drylands than I am.