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A new chapter for sustainable palm oil in Yangambi, Democratic Republic of Congo

Yangambi is reviving oil palm production while restoring local expertise, supporting farmers and reducing pressure on ...
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“I don’t know what came over me”: On bioculture and why conservation needs to start with communities

Evangelyne Kove reflects on a formative encounter in Papua New Guinea’s Managalas Conservation Area and explains how ...
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“Hands were shaking”: What a social media workshop taught us about Managalas

A four-day smartphone and social media workshop in Papua New Guinea’s Managalas Conservation Area revealed challenges with ...
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Growing together: Agroecology community strengthens ties in Latin America

The 2026 Agroecology TPP Annual Members’ Forum brought 131 participants together in Costa Rica to share experiences and ...
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Ethiopia reviews and validates National Great Green Wall Coalition Framework

Hillside landscape in Tigray, one of the three Ethiopian regions implementing the Great Green Wall Initiative. Photo by Eyob Getahun / Landscape Alliance. Ethiopia is working to bring institutions ...
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Why Africa’s cities are starting to plant and tend trees

Just three years after it was planted, this Meru Oak (Vitex keniensis) offers a place to rest for a pedestrian making his way along the link road. Photo by Cathy Watson / Landscape Alliance When a ...
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Planting the foundations of the Somali Region’s first tree seed system

Workers mark planting points at the Kaaho Kabribayah seed orchard site in Ethiopia’s Somali region. Photo by Eyob Getahun / Landscape Alliance. Much of Ethiopia’s Somali Region is lowland and dry.
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When communities open their doors: Inside Cameroon’s Climate-Smart Villages

Visitors explore climate-smart innovations in Gambour. Photo by Laurianne Mefan / Landscape Alliance. In the village of Gambour, in Cameroon‘s Far North region, the Open Day began with the familiar ...
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When planting becomes a decision, not a gamble

Upland rice harvested by a project-supported farmer in Oualeguera after following the planting windows recommended through agrometeorological advisories. Photo by Gilberte Koffi / Landscape Alliance. ...
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Wait, what?! There’s more life in a teaspoon of soil than people on Earth

If you hear “ soil,” you probably think of dirt. Something you wash off your shoes, not something worth talking about. But a single teaspoon of healthy soil contains more living organisms than there ...
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Padang stepa, tanah, dan solusi

Sungai Delta yang berkelok melintasi hamparan stepa Mongolia. Foto: Andrew King. Mongolia adalah salah satu tempat yang tepat untuk membahas persoalan lahan. Padang stepa yang sangat luas memiliki ...
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Governance, not just carbon accounting, is key to jurisdictional REDD+ success

Aerial view of Buluq Sen village, Kutai Kartanegara district, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo by Nanang Sujana / Landscape Alliance If jurisdictional approaches to REDD+ (JREDD+) are to benefit ...