Land restoration is a critical component to ensure food security. The statistics relating to the involvement of women, not only in food production but also in land restoration efforts, highlight the need to ensure their meaningful inclusion from the outset to ensure the success of land restoration efforts. Approximately 80 percent of the world’s food…
Agroforestry represents a powerful approach to sustainable agriculture and land restoration, but it also holds great potential for empowering communities. What is Agroforestry? Agroforestry is the practice of integrating trees and shrubs into agricultural landscapes. This approach empowers communities in several impactful ways. By incorporating trees into farming systems, communities can diversify…
Image credit: ©NVanIngen | WeForest On this #WorldMangroveDay we’re talking all things Blue carbon! Specifically blue carbon ecosystems, that are some of the world’s most efficient carbon sinks. Carbon sinks are anything that absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases, making blue carbon key in the fight against climate change. Blue carbon is…
Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) is a valuable and cost-effective tool in the fight against climate change. This land restoration technique involves farmers selectively pruning and protecting the natural regrowth of trees and shrubs on their land, which enhances soil fertility, water retention, and carbon sequestration. By integrating FMNR practices, carbon is captured and stored in…
What’s better than planting trees? Regrowing them! FMNR (Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration) is a low-cost, accessible solution to restoring degraded lands. It increases climate change resilience, combats poverty, and benefits women, the poor and the vulnerable in rural communities worldwide. In the Sahel region severe famines in the 1970s and 80s led to a…
Restore Africa: Restoring Landscapes and Livelihoods in East and Southern Africa with Climate Asset Management moved from inception to implementation and in Kenya, launch events were held in the Programme’s four targeted counties to deepen the understanding of the program, bringing together County-level leaders, organisations, regulatory institutions, farmers and other stakeholders. Across Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi,…