EcoAgriculture Partners | Land Portal
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Phone number: 
1 202 393 5315

Localização

1730 Rhode Island Ave N.W. Suite 601
20036 Washington, D.C.
Estados Unidos
US
Working languages: 
inglês

Our Vision


EcoAgriculture Partners strives for a world where agricultural communities manage their landscapes to simultaneously enhance rural livelihoods, conserve biodiversity and ecosystem services, and sustainably produce crops, livestock, fish, and fiber.


Our Mission


To support diverse individuals and organizations at the local, national and international levels to promote sustainable landscapes worldwide. Read our Strategic Plan


Our Values


EcoAgriculture Partners emphasizes respect for cultural diversity and self-determination. We work with a wide range of partners and collaborators – from farmers and community organizations to international businesses, policy makers, and donors – providing direct support, education, training, research, and policy analysis to help these groups participate in and benefit from effective landscape management.

EcoAgriculture Partners Resources

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assessing landscape governance
Manuais e Diretrizes
Dezembro, 2017
Global

Landscape governance relates to how rules and decision-making address overlapping claims and conflicting interests in the landscape. It also relates to how rules and decision-making encourage synergies among stakeholders and stimulate the sustainable management of the landscape. In order to achieve sustainable landscape development, it is crucial to understand how governance processes are organized, and how this influences the decisions and behaviour of actors in the landscape.

Library Resource
Artigos e Livros
Julho, 2016
Uganda, África, África Oriental

Background: Smallholders have begun to take advantage of a growing pool of investment in climate change mitigation. Meanwhile, early movers in this area are working to develop innovative models that will allow projects to be nancially sustainable and scalable while bene ting local actors. This study focuses on two of these projects in East Africa, managed by Vi Agroforestry in Kenya and ECOTRUST in Uganda. They engaged in a participatory action research process to identify ways that local actors could take on expanded roles within the projects.

Library Resource
Documentos e Resumos de Políticas
Março, 2015
Quênia, África, África Oriental

Agricultural landscapes must provide food, fiber and energy to

a growing population in a changing climate, while potentially

serving as instruments for climate change mitigation. Agriculture

is the backbone of the Kenyan economy, contributing approximately

25% of the GDP annually and employing more than 75%

of the population (The Government of Kenya 2010). The development

of agriculture is also important for poverty reduction since

most of the vulnerable groups, like pastoralists, the landless, and

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