Tag: Field work
Economics of Land Degradation at the Kyrgyz National Agrarian University
Client: GIZ – Kyrgistan & ELD Initiative March 2020 Background In February 2020, Vanja Westerberg of Altus Impact had the pleasure of lecturing a one-week intensive course on the Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) for 2nd year students at the Kyrgyz National Agrarian University of (KNAU). Whilst learning about plant sciences and soil biology in their […]
Rapid overview of global ecosystem services from agricultural landscapes
Client: IUCN – May – July, 2019 Altus Impact is contributing to a major upcoming IUCN report, on the case for improving land health for agriculture to be published in 2020. The report will provide evidence and analysis to support stronger dialogue between conservation and agricultural actors around sustainability in the food and agricultural sectors. […]
The economics of sustainable agricultural intensification, Benin
Client: GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit); Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Agricultural yields have been on a long steady decline in Benin. As farmers strive to maintain livelihoods and food security, remaining forests lands and other natural habitats are converted and cleared at alarming rates. This trend has direct and indirect knock-on effects on […]
Understanding Community Resource Management Areas in Ghana, West Africa
Client: IUCN Ghana In Ghana, Community Resource Management Areas (CREMA) have been identified as a useful mechanism to foster community participation in forest conservation and management efforts, particularly under REDD+. The CREMA structure involves the devolution of power and authority to communities in off-reserve areas. So far however, established CREMAs face significant challenges in maintaining functionality and […]
Economic returns from climate change adaptation projects in the Kaffrine region, Senegal
Client: IIED Responding to the need to adapt to climate variability, the Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED) programme – led by IIED, IED Afrique and the Near East Foundation consortium – has worked to incorporate climate variability in development planning in Mali and Senegal. This is done recognising that local […]
Challenging the fire regime in Georgia
Client: ELD Large wildfires ravaged the Dedoplistako district ‘the wheat basket of Georgia’ in the summer of 2015. They had their origin on farms, as farmers ignite crop residues to dispose of them cheaply after harvest. A dry and windy summer, combined with high yields (large amount of crop residues) made the fires uncontrollable. They […]