Recent News Archive

• 2013 SEED Awards Now Open
  Posted on 02 May 2013
• Landscape approaches help companies overcome tough climate and water risks, new report co-authored by EcoAg finds
  Posted on 25 April 2013
• VII Wallace Conference at CATIE website now live
  Posted on 28 March 2013
• 2nd WASWAC World Conference Call for Abstracts
  Posted on 25 March 2013
• Solutions From the Land launches dialogue report
  Posted on 06 March 2013
• April 1st Deadline: Applications for U.S. Borlaug Graduate Research Grant
  Posted on 28 February 2013
• EcoAgriculture Partners Welcomes New Director of Research
  Posted on 15 February 2013
• Issues in Ecology Fall 2012 Issue on Landscape Connectivity for Conservation
  Posted on 01 December 2012
• Ecoagriculture at the 2nd GCARD conference
  Posted on 03 November 2012
• Visits to MERET Landscapes in Ethiopia
  Posted on 01 November 2012
• EcoAgriculture Partners Helps Launch Sustainable Land Management Project in Eastern and Southern Africa
  Posted on 19 October 2012
• EcoAgriculture Partners at CFS 39
  Posted on 17 October 2012
• New publication - Food and Agriculture: The Future of Sustainability
  Posted on 02 May 2012
• Equator Prize 2012 Winners Announced
  Posted on 23 April 2012
• Building Climate Smart Agriculture and Resiliency in the Sahel
  Posted on 21 February 2012
• EcoAgriculture Partners Releases New Climate Publications
  Posted on 05 December 2011
• Berkeley Environmental Leadership Program Summer Course seeking applicants
  Posted on 21 November 2011
• New EcoAgriculture publication: Payments for watershed services in the US
  Posted on 08 November 2011
• Second IPSI Global Conference Scheduled for March 2012
  Posted on 04 November 2011
• EcoAgriculture Partners Launches New Three-year Collaborative Initiative Today
  Posted on 02 November 2011
• Support Nourishing the Planet
  Posted on 26 October 2011
• Food Day 2011
  Posted on 24 October 2011
• UNCCD COP 10 in Korea, 10-21 October 2011
  Posted on 12 October 2011
• Call for Papers: Biodiversity governance in C/E Europe
  Posted on 03 October 2011
• UPDATE *Summary Report Now Available* Tenth RRI Dialogue on Food Security and Climate Change
  Posted on 16 September 2011
• EcoAgriculture Seeks Food Security & Community Resilience Consultant
  Posted on 12 September 2011
• World Water Week finds solutions in the landscape approach
  Posted on 02 September 2011
• Equator Prize 2012: Call for Nominations
  Posted on 29 August 2011
• New report: Linking ecosystems with water and food security
  Posted on 22 August 2011
• Terrestrial Carbon: Discovery Magazine Article
  Posted on 22 August 2011
• UPDATE Save the Dates: RRI Dialogues in Sept and Oct 2011
  Posted on 15 August 2011
• Pre-breeding for Effective Use of Plant Genetic Resources : a new e-learning course
  Posted on 09 June 2011
• UPDATE Trees and Landscape Restoration Can Help Deliver a 'Triple Win': Investment Forum in Nairobi
  Posted on 08 June 2011
• Call for Small Grant Award on Gender, Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security
  Posted on 01 May 2011
• The Prince's Rainforest Project: update and new website
  Posted on 05 April 2011
• Climate, Climate Change and Public Health Conference, 12-14 April 2011, Baltimore, MD
  Posted on 04 April 2011
• FANRPAN Celebrating Women
  Posted on 10 March 2011
• Solutions from the Land Initiative Launched
  Posted on 16 February 2011
• Worldwatch 2011 Symposium, Washington DC, 19 January: UPDATE 2
  Posted on 16 February 2011
• Ecoagriculture Op-Ed in the Jakarta Globe
  Posted on 14 February 2011
• Agriculture and Climate Change Roundtable: Reconciling REDD+ and Agriculture
  Posted on 18 January 2011
• Revised Draft World Bank Group Framework and IFC Strategy for Engagement in the Palm Oil Sector Available for Review and Comment
  Posted on 10 January 2011
• New OECD Working Paper: Capacity Development for Environmental Management in the Agricultural Sector in Developing Countries
  Posted on 10 January 2011
• Worldwatch Institute 2011 Symposium in NY
  Posted on 06 January 2011
• Webinar on "Agriculture and Carbon Markets: Making Carbon Count"
  Posted on 04 September 2010
• In Nepal, a home garden is more than the sum of its parts
  Posted on 02 August 2010
• Holistic grazing wins sustainable practice award
  Posted on 20 July 2010
• New publication: "Grasslands in Europe – of high nature value"
  Posted on 19 July 2010
• New publication: "Farmland Birds across the World"
  Posted on 19 July 2010
• David King, Secretary General of IFAP joins the EcoAgriculture Partners Board of Directors
  Posted on 17 June 2010
• EcoAgriculture Partners seeks Administrative Associate
  Posted on 28 May 2010
• IFAP shares case studies of farmers conserving biodiversity, aiding development and alleviating poverty on the Intl. Day of Biological Diversity
  Posted on 25 May 2010
• Sara J. Scherr and Frank Hawkins (Conservation Intl) to speak at a Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa event on 26 May
  Posted on 21 May 2010
• Follow the release of the U.S. government's "Feed the Future Guide" on Live Webcast
  Posted on 20 May 2010
• Global survey of 10,000 children finds that the next generation consider watching TV more important than saving the environment
  Posted on 20 May 2010
• Development Practitioners Forum launches online Q&A tool for sustainable agriculture, food security, climate change, and natural resource management
  Posted on 17 May 2010
• Upcoming Events in DC: Agriculture and Climate Change Roundtable, Monday May 17th; A Doubly Green Revolution in Africa Wednesday May 19th
  Posted on 14 May 2010
• Hillary Clinton announces the Secretary's Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls: Concepts requested
  Posted on 14 May 2010
• New Publication: Trends and Future Potential of Payment for Ecosystem Services to Alleviate Rural Poverty in Developing Countries
  Posted on 13 May 2010
• New publication: Global Biodiversity Outlook, third edition
  Posted on 13 May 2010
• Farmers Cope With Roundup-Resistant Weeds
  Posted on 06 May 2010
• Register now for one of four Agriculture and Carbon Markets: Making Carbon Count regional workshops!
  Posted on 30 April 2010
• Agricultural Innovation for Food Security and Poverty Reduction in the 21st Century: Issues for Africa and the World, EcoAgriculture Partners, April 2010
  Posted on 20 April 2010
• Sara Scherr to discuss ecoagriculture at Roundtable on Diversified Farming Systems, May 5th, UC Berkeley
  Posted on 19 April 2010
• Video: Ecosystems are our hope in a changing climate
  Posted on 08 December 2009
• Ecoagriculture Partners at United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen - COP 15
  Posted on 05 December 2009
• ILEIA, the organization behind LEISA Magazine celebrates 25 years by organizing "The Future of Farming" Conference
  Posted on 04 December 2009
• Protecting the Vulnerable in a Changing Climate: Lessons from the South
  Posted on 30 November 2009
• Spotlight: "Survival Pact" on climate change
  Posted on 13 November 2009
• Food security is the central issue at Copenhagen, says Lester Brown
  Posted on 10 November 2009
• New publication: Food Security and Agricultural Mitigation in Developing Countries: Options for Capturing Synergies
  Posted on 05 November 2009
• New publication: Crying Wolf: Climate Change Far Greater Threat to Farmers than Climate Legislation
  Posted on 21 October 2009
• The Other Green Revolution: How Farmers Reclaimed the Desert to Secure an Agriculture Future for Africa: October 29th, Washington DC
  Posted on 20 October 2009
• New publication: Connecting Biodiversity and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation - Report of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change
  Posted on 15 October 2009
• RFA focusing on Conservation Agricultural Production Systems for Southeast Asia
  Posted on 06 October 2009
• United Nations Video on Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
  Posted on 06 October 2009
• World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change
  Posted on 06 October 2009
• World Forest Institute International Fellowship Program, applications accepted year-round
  Posted on 06 October 2009
• Spotlight: Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme (BBOP) Principles on Biodiversity Offsets
  Posted on 20 September 2009
• New publication: "Conservation for a New Era"
  Posted on 20 September 2009
• New publication: "Indigenous Peoples' food systems: the many dimensions of culture, diversity and environment for nutrition and health"
  Posted on 11 September 2009
• Ecoagriculture Partners' participation in the World Congress of Agroforestry
  Posted on 08 September 2009
• Conserving crop diversity and a way of life in Ecuador
  Posted on 10 August 2009
• An Amazon culture withers as food dries up
  Posted on 28 July 2009
• Learning from a Chinese villager who kept on trying
  Posted on 27 July 2009
• Call for case studies to be included in an upcoming UNDP report
  Posted on 24 July 2009
• Farmers should be rewarded for sequestering carbon, says Michael Pollan
  Posted on 21 July 2009
• Live Webcast on "The Adaptation Imperative - Food Security and Climate Change" on 22 July, 5:30pm EST
  Posted on 16 July 2009
• Crops, ponds destroyed in quest for food safety
  Posted on 15 July 2009
• G8 leaders pledge to boost food supplies to the hungry
  Posted on 10 July 2009
• The Worldwatch Institute launches initiative to assess agricultural methods’ impacts on sustainability, productivity
  Posted on 10 July 2009
• New publication: June issue of Partners Magazine highlights the link between natural resource management and food security
  Posted on 09 July 2009
• The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) launches the second international photo contest
  Posted on 01 July 2009
• Trust and partnerships help manage risks in African cattle trade
  Posted on 26 June 2009
• New publication: "Multifunctional Rural Land Management: Economics and Policies"
  Posted on 23 June 2009
• UNDP launches photo contest in Africa to identify champions of the environment
  Posted on 23 June 2009
• Paul McCartney backs 'Meat Free Monday' to cut carbon emissions
  Posted on 15 June 2009
• In India, Bucking The 'Revolution' By Going Organic
  Posted on 05 June 2009
• New Publication: "Mitigating Climate Change Through Food and Land Use" by Sara J. Scherr and Sajal Sthapit
  Posted on 03 June 2009
• Help wanted to write book of life
  Posted on 01 June 2009
• Dr. Sara J. Scherr participates in food and climate change discussion at the Swedish Embassy
  Posted on 28 May 2009
• Google, IICA and CATIE join forces to promote agricultural knowledge
  Posted on 19 May 2009
• 'Food security in a climate of change' global summit to be held in London in October 2009
  Posted on 11 May 2009
• Call for Proposals: Community-level projects focusing on local experiences with climate change impacts and adaptation
  Posted on 08 May 2009
• Climate change adaptation and mitigation through Sustainable Land Management in Africa
  Posted on 30 April 2009
• New Resource: E-Newsletter on Agricultural Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) by Ecoagriculture Partners
  Posted on 20 April 2009
• Applications open for Rare's PRIDE Campaign
  Posted on 13 April 2009
• Funding for Green Infrastructure Initiatives: National Association of Regional Councils Announces Grant Opportunity
  Posted on 03 April 2009
• Global Competition on Climate Adaptation, Apply Now
  Posted on 02 April 2009
• NGO's form Agriculture and Environment Coalition to weigh in on US's international food security policy
  Posted on 27 March 2009
• Ashoka's Changemakers Announces Global Competition for Innovations to Improve Rural and Farming Communities
  Posted on 25 March 2009
• World's Poor Pay Price as Crop Research Is Cut
  Posted on 19 March 2009
• Have your say on Climate Change: U.S. House of Representatives seeks stakeholder input
  Posted on 16 March 2009
• Competition: Farm Foundation's 30-Year Challenge
  Posted on 09 March 2009
• New publication: The Feeding of the Nine Billion: Global Food Security for the 21st Century (Chatham House Report, January 2009)
  Posted on 02 March 2009
• Global Initiative on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change to generate and share strategies for adaptation
  Posted on 27 February 2009
• Ecoagriculture Discussion Paper No. 3: New Directions for Integrating Environment and Development in East Africa
  Posted on 27 February 2009
• Invitation to Agri. and Rural Dev. workshop session (Mar. 04) on "Tools for Engaging Stakeholders in Assessing Production, Conservation and Livelihood Outcomes"
  Posted on 26 February 2009
• Ecoagriculture Snapshot: Paying for Silvopastoral Systems in Matiguás, Nicaragua
  Posted on 25 February 2009
• Smallholders could help solve the food crisis and tackle poverty - Harriet Lamb, Exec. Director, Fairtrade Foundation
  Posted on 24 February 2009
• Is ecological agriculture productive? Lim Li Ching of Oakland Institute finds the answer is "Yes"
  Posted on 20 February 2009
• Proceedings, Resolutions and Recommendations of the Carbon Neutral IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, 2008 are online
  Posted on 19 February 2009
• Dozens of National Trust properties join scheme to bring life to disused land
  Posted on 19 February 2009
• Days of Dust: the Impact of Global Drought
  Posted on 16 February 2009
• Emissions from bushfires easily dwarf the capacity of carbon capture
  Posted on 13 February 2009
• Sara Scherr's interview to be aired on KEXP 90.3 FM in Seattle on Feb. 7th, 7:00AM Pacific time
  Posted on 06 February 2009
• IFAP President Ajay Vashee puts farmers on the agenda
  Posted on 06 February 2009
• Sara Scherr on Living on Earth radio: Interview transcript and MP3
  Posted on 02 February 2009
• Sara Scherr's interview to be aired on Living on Earth radio this weekend
  Posted on 23 January 2009
• New Resource: A new guide for the cattlemen of the Pampas recently launched by Southern Cone Grassland Initiative
  Posted on 23 January 2009
• Spotlight: Peak Water
  Posted on 22 January 2009
• Harder work for a Maasai woman
  Posted on 16 January 2009
• Heat may spark world food crisis
  Posted on 15 January 2009
• New Publication: State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World
  Posted on 14 January 2009
• Crop diversity: Eat it or lose it
  Posted on 14 January 2009
• Agronomists To Map Africa's Soils To Increase Crops
  Posted on 14 January 2009
• Ecosystem Markets Take Off
  Posted on 13 January 2009
• Food crisis is getting worse: Where are the billion-dollar bailouts for the hungry?
  Posted on 09 January 2009
• What you eat helps more than what you drive
  Posted on 08 January 2009
• New publication: Increasing corn for biofuel production reduces biocontrol services in agricultural landscapes
  Posted on 07 January 2009
• Thousands protest against Indian tiger reserve
  Posted on 05 January 2009
• Food needs 'fundamental rethink'
  Posted on 02 January 2009
• Urban hen keeping for fresh eggs, finances and fun
  Posted on 02 January 2009
• Bees control plant pests in addition to pollinating
  Posted on 02 January 2009
• Reflections on 2008 and Looking Toward 2009
  Posted on 22 December 2008
• Biodiesel from used coffee
  Posted on 18 December 2008
• Global warming can boost crop pests
  Posted on 18 December 2008
• 13th Annual State of the World Symposium: Into a Warming World
  Posted on 17 December 2008
• 2008 in review: Change, but at what price?
  Posted on 17 December 2008
• Cuba has a thriving "Eat Local" movement
  Posted on 16 December 2008
• Organic agriculture for food security in Africa
  Posted on 15 December 2008
• Carbon market could pay poor farmers to adopt sustainable cultivation techniques
  Posted on 15 December 2008
• Focus on Food
  Posted on 12 December 2008
• Brazilian eco-farmers thrive even as climate change bites
  Posted on 11 December 2008
• Africa proposes its own solution to global warming
  Posted on 10 December 2008
• The hidden cost of our growing taste for meat
  Posted on 08 December 2008
• 2nd edition of CCB Standards for land-based carbon projects released
  Posted on 06 December 2008
• Casa Pueblo radio program today: Listen & Help those in Need
  Posted on 05 December 2008
• Sara Scherr to speak at USAID Biodiversity and Forestry Seminar on Thursday, December 4th
  Posted on 03 December 2008
• New Resource: Conserving Biodiversity on Farmland - A Guide to Agriculture Extension Work
  Posted on 02 December 2008
• Honey bee crisis threatens English fruit farmers
  Posted on 26 November 2008
• Spotlight on: Drip irrigation
  Posted on 26 November 2008
• Chinese farming at risk from massive soil erosion
  Posted on 21 November 2008
• Indigenous people must be included in climate change talks
  Posted on 20 November 2008
• Forest Friendly Farming: “Betel nuts” show one way to mix crops and conservation
  Posted on 13 November 2008
• Britain's National Trust will give hill farmers financial incentives to conserve 'carbon banks'
  Posted on 12 November 2008
• Food policy should be a priority issue for the next US President
  Posted on 16 October 2008
• Quest for 'climate-proof' crop begin
  Posted on 23 September 2008
• Food aid system needs radical reform
  Posted on 18 September 2008
• A National Geographic photo essay argues our future rests on our soils
  Posted on 15 September 2008
• Omni Standards can inform consumers about the environmental, health and social impacts of food
  Posted on 11 September 2008
• Beyond carbon: Scientists worry about nitrogen's effects
  Posted on 02 September 2008
• Climate change threatens subsistence agriculture and livelihoods in South Asia
  Posted on 26 August 2008
• Water footprints make a splash
  Posted on 22 August 2008
• New $27 million project will protect key pollinators for food security and biodiversity
  Posted on 11 August 2008
• New podcast: "Our Food Our Future" on BBC Radio 4
  Posted on 11 August 2008
• Primates are facing an extinction crisis through hunting for food and habitat loss
  Posted on 06 August 2008
• New publication: "Agricultural Ecosystems: Facts & Trends" by WBCSD and IUCN
  Posted on 23 July 2008
• Middle East and North Africa have to choose between crops and water
  Posted on 21 July 2008
• Forests to fall for food and fuel
  Posted on 14 July 2008
• New resource: Web-based GIS map viewer has new features
  Posted on 11 July 2008
• Biofuels responsible for increasing poverty
  Posted on 25 June 2008
• New publication: A green revolution for Africa: hope for hungry farmers?
  Posted on 25 June 2008
• Spotlight: System of Rice Intensification
  Posted on 25 June 2008
• New publication: Water for Food, Water for Life
  Posted on 09 June 2008
• New publication: Evaluación y conservación de biodiversidad en paisajes fragmentados de Mesoamerica
  Posted on 09 June 2008
• New Podcast: IAASTD panel discussion - "Is it possible to reduce world hunger and protect the environment?"
  Posted on 02 June 2008
• World leaders attending the food crisis summit in Rome are expected to pledge immediate aid and chart long-term strategies
  Posted on 27 May 2008
• Policy focus: Applying the Ecosystem Approach to Biodiversity Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes
  Posted on 20 May 2008
• Policy focus: Evaluating biofuel opportunities from a landscape perspective
  Posted on 20 May 2008
• The UN sustainable development commission is set to tackle the global food crisis
  Posted on 06 May 2008
• Scientists focus on making better soil to help with food concerns
  Posted on 30 April 2008
• Ecoagriculture Partners is Hiring!
  Posted on 29 April 2008
• UN sets up food crisis task force
  Posted on 29 April 2008
• New editorial: Global Crisis on Our Plate
  Posted on 28 April 2008
• EP Launches New Website!
  Posted on 28 April 2008
• Spotlight: Going Local in Micronesia
  Posted on 28 April 2008
• New article in Science: Agriculture at a Crossroads
  Posted on 24 April 2008
• New publication: Biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: Investing without losing interest
  Posted on 16 April 2008
• New publication: Utilizing and conserving agrobiodiversity in agricultural landscapes
  Posted on 16 April 2008
• IAASTD report on the state of global agriculture is released and presented today at UNESCO headquarters
  Posted on 15 April 2008
• New resource: Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn (ASB) launches new e-newsletter
  Posted on 11 April 2008
• New publication: Community Supported Agriculture: An alternative local food system in LEISA Magazine, Vol 24, "Towards Fairer Trade" Issue
  Posted on 11 April 2008
• IUCN welcomes Ecoagricutlure Partners as new member organization
  Posted on 11 April 2008
• Call for Proposals: Leadership Learning Community's Community Seed Fund
  Posted on 10 April 2008
• New resource: COMACO launches newsletter
  Posted on 08 April 2008
• Workshop: Ecoagriculture Leadership Course to be held 15-22 April in Jinja, Uganda
  Posted on 08 April 2008
• Event: 2008 Global Katoomba Meeting, 9-10 June 2008, Washington DC
  Posted on 08 April 2008
• [PLECserv] Helping or squeezing coffee producers? 4C and Indian objections
  Posted on 26 March 2008
• Ecoagriculture Partners completes second Ecoagriculture Leadership Course, 8-19 Nov 2007, in Costa Rica
  Posted on 14 March 2008
• Call for Nominations: Equator Prize 2008: Celebrating Community Success in Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Reduction
  Posted on 07 March 2008
• [PLECserv] Labour constraints in Chinese farming
  Posted on 05 March 2008
• New publication: Reframing the Protected Areas-Livelihood Debate: Conserving Biodiversity in Populated Agricultural Landscapes
  Posted on 05 March 2008
• TerrAfrica to host side event 11 Sept at upcoming COP of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
  Posted on 05 March 2008
• Conference announcement: Ecological Dimensions of Biofuels, 10 March 2008
  Posted on 28 February 2008
• [PLECserv] Unexpected benefits from taungya 'failure' in southern Nigeria
  Posted on 26 February 2008
• New book: Evaluación y Conservación de Biodiversidad en Paisajes Fragmentados de Mesoamérica, ed. C.A. Harvey and J. Saenz
  Posted on 05 February 2008
• Call for Applications: U.S. Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program
  Posted on 28 January 2008
• Call for Proposals: 2008 Global Development Marketplace
  Posted on 28 January 2008
• [PLECserv] The invisibility of women and children: a brazil-nut project in western Amazonia
  Posted on 28 January 2008
• Release of the 2008 Environmental Performance Index
  Posted on 23 January 2008
• BIO-City magazine (Japan) publishes article on ecoagriculture
  Posted on 07 January 2008
• Workshop Announcement: 4-6 Feb 2008 FAO Capacity Building Workshop on Payments for Environmental Services (PES) in East Africa
  Posted on 13 December 2007
• Report from IFPRI: World Food Situation 2007
  Posted on 12 December 2007
• [PLECserv] Mistakes all down the line: a soil fertility project in West Africa
  Posted on 07 December 2007
• [PLECserv] Making a living the hard way: harvesting lemons in Argentina
  Posted on 27 November 2007
• Community Knowledge Service Asia Launch, 26-31 October, India
  Posted on 06 November 2007
• Global Crop Diversity Trust: Call for 2008 Proposals
  Posted on 24 October 2007
• Upcoming DC Ecogriculture Working Group Meetings, 19 Oct and 15 Nov
  Posted on 26 September 2007
• Fulbright Scholar Awards in Agriculture
  Posted on 19 September 2007
• [PLECserv] A thought-provoking study of integrated farming in Thailand
  Posted on 14 September 2007
• New book: Farming with Nature: The Science and Practice of Ecoagriculture
  Posted on 06 September 2007
• [PLECserv] A different sort of de-agrarianization: a case from Amazonian Brazil
  Posted on 16 July 2007
• Ecoagriculture Partners unveils new logo
  Posted on 03 July 2007
• Ecoagriculture Partners move to new headquarters in Washington DC
  Posted on 26 June 2007
• Stakeholder Workshop: Communication of Climate Information to Rural Communities in West Africa, 12-13 June 2007
  Posted on 23 May 2007
• Event: Conservation Beyond Protected Areas -- A Strategic Dialogue on Ecoagriculture Research, 12 June 2007
  Posted on 15 May 2007
• African Women in Science and Technology database
  Posted on 05 May 2007
• Alcoa Foundation Seeks Practitioner Fellowship Applications for Conservation and Sustainability Fellowship
  Posted on 26 April 2007
• UN Radio News Service: EP’s Seth Shames Comments on Effects of Biofuels Production on the Food Supply
  Posted on 04 April 2007
• Ugandan Wildlife Authority looking for volunteer to work on fundraising for the Bwindi Trust
  Posted on 18 January 2007