Fast facts: Drylands and rangelands - #ThinkLandscape The climate places significant constraints on agriculture, livestock grazing and foraging in dryland areas Despite these limitations, drylands are home to about 2 billion people globally and provide half of the world’s livestock and 44 percent of the world’s cultivated systems A reindeer on mossy tundra in the Norwegian archipelago of
African drylands: How to restore them and de-bunk their myths Dryland ecosystems cover some 43 percent of Africa They’re home to more than half a billion people dependent on the land for their food and livelihoods, largely through farming and pastoralism, harbor some of the continent’s most celebrated wildlife and plant species, and produce much of the continent’s food
Can we save the Caatinga from desertification? With six biomes, there is much more to Brazil’s landscapes than just the Amazon One of these biomes is a semi-arid region in northeastern Brazil known as the Caatinga – the largest tropical dry forest in South America and one of the most important dryland ecosystems in the world Home to about 27 million people, or roughly 12 percent of Brazil’s population, the Caatinga is the most
What are the challenges facing forests in Africa? 2024 Dryland Restoration Steward Kamanzi Claudine Courtesy of Kamanzi Claudine Kamanzi Claudine, Rwanda Kamanzi Claudine, the GLF’s 2024 Dryland Restoration Steward, studies conservation agriculture and is the founder of the Forest4Life project She is based in the Bugesera district of Rwanda, which is an area of dryland forests with low annual rainfall More than 65 percent of the area’s
DPtiZyNDPAb - #ThinkLandscape In Kaani, Kenya, when the rains fail and institutional support falls short, #farmers organize among themselves 👩🏾🌾🧺👨🏿🌾 Faced with drought, rising prices, and climate uncertainty, #ruralcommunities are creating mutual aid networks They share seeds, tools, labor, and knowledge to sustain their crops and their lives 🤝 These practices, based on trust and #