Climate change is coming for your coffee: our trees are fighting back
Coffee trees are key to agroforestry systems at our projects, from Bolivia to Ethiopia, and beyond. Here's how they're helping communities thrive.| The Ecosia Blog
Agroforestry — an agroecological approach integrating trees with farming, livestock, and forests across multiple scales — is gaining global recognition as a powerful natural climate solution. Rooted in ancient land stewardship, it has become increasingly crucial in responding to the growing impact of climate change, ecosystem degradation, and rising challenges faced by smallholders. Beyond its […] The post Agroforestry: A Catalyst for Resilient Livelihoods first appeared on Livelihoods ...| Livelihoods Funds
Livelihoods Venture, social business, and SNV, global development partner, have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the transition to regenerative, deforestation-free supply chains benefiting farmers, nature and businesses committed to sustainable sourcing. This aligns with the global push toward sustainable palm oil production — one that also protects biodiversity and ecosystems. By leveraging their complementary expertise and […] The post Livelihoods and SNV partner to emp...| Livelihoods Funds
LIVELIHOODS LAUNCHES A NEW AGROFORESTRY PROJECT IN INDIA At the confluence of the Western and Eastern Ghats in Tamil Nadu (south-eastern coast of India), lies the semi-deciduous scrub jungle of Ayyalur, a region rich in biodiversity and home to the Valaiyar community, traditional hunter-gatherers renowned for their foraging skills. This area also encompasses the Kadavur […] The post Recreating a forest in every backyard & protecting Ayyalur first appeared on Livelihoods Funds.| Livelihoods Funds
Since 2009, the Livelihoods Carbon Funds has been investing in large-scale, nature-based solutions in partnership with local communities across India. Recently, Bernard Giraud, President and Co-Founder of Livelihoods, and Eric Soubeiran, the newly appointed CEO, visited four key projects: mangrove restoration in the Sundarbans (West Bengal) mulberry plantations for silk in Jharkhand, and agroforestry initiatives […] The post Interview 15 Years of action in India: Livelihoods’ insights fro...| Livelihoods Funds
In 2024, Livelihoods initiated a significant agroforestry project in the Gayo region of Aceh Province, located in the very north of Sumatra island, which is renowned for its Arabica coffee production. This mountainous area of Sumatra is home to around 100,000 smallholder farmers who cultivate coffee on plots averaging 1 hectare. These coffee farms border […] The post When agroforestry meets quality coffee in Aceh province, Sumatra island: first appeared on Livelihoods Funds.| Livelihoods Funds
Wow, it seems so simple: healthy forests bring in and trigger their own rain. But, since most rain comes from elsewhere, shouldn’t we be more interested in this “elsewhere”? Why aren’t farmers, investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers in agriculture, forestry, and land use more engaged with this bigger picture? For example, if China realises that most of its rainfall comes from beyond its Western borders- even as far as Europe. would they get involved in restoring farms and forest...| Investing in regenerative agriculture
Coffee trees are key to agroforestry systems at our projects, from Bolivia to Ethiopia, and beyond. Here's how they're helping communities thrive.| The Ecosia Blog
The world’s growing demand for cocoa is driving deforestation. Our Tree Planting Officer Antonia recently visited our project in Togo, where farmers are using ancestral agroforestry methods to make cocoa trees more resilient.| The Ecosia Blog
The Farming and Countryside Programme’s annual report is out, highlighting how funding has helped farmers, foresters, and land managers support nature, sustainable food, and innovation. In addition to this, guidance for Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier applications is available, with the online service opening next week for invited applicants who have completed pre-application advice.| Farming
Jim O'Neill, Agroforestry Development Manager, shows how applying traditional forestry knowledge to agroforestry systems can unlock timber production potential.| forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk
A conversation with Philip Kauders, CEO and co-founder of Courageous Land, working on reforesting landscapes via large-scale biodiverse agroforestry. | Investing in regenerative agriculture
A deep dive into the world of intensive—or super-intensive—tree crops, particularly olives and almonds with Dimitri Tsitos, co-founder of Agrosystemic, the Regenerative Agroforestry Podcast, the Arbo-Innova project and Mazi Farm. In Portugal, the sector is booming—highly profitable yet highly destructive—due to its high- input, high-output nature, with heavy reliance on fertilizers and chemicals.| Investing in regenerative agriculture
Aiming to advocate sustainable management of freshwater resources, the day of March 22 is annually celebrated as World Water Day across the world since 1993. The theme for this year’s 33rd such eve…| SANDRP
A conversation with Kevin Wolz, CEO of Canopy Farm Management and former founder of the Savanna Institute. Canopy provides tree planting and management services to farmers and landowners in the US Midwest. They establish perennial crops, timber plantings, conservation practices, and integrated agroforestry systems.| Investing in regenerative agriculture
Cameroon is committed to the AFR100 initiative, a movement to restore 100 million hectares of degraded landscapes in Africa by 2030. This commitment reflects the country’s recognition of the crucial importance of landscape restoration for food security, climate resilience and sustainable development. To achieve this goal, the country must take into account the participation of […]| CIFOR-ICRAF Forests News
Evidence-based data helps address pressing environmental and social challenges| CIFOR Forests News
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On our latest blog Tom Staton from the University of Reading talks about the benefits of underplanting orchards with wildflowers.| The Orchard Project
