The Chinese Version of the animation film Let’s talk about Soil, has been released on the 2015 International Year of Soils. It emphasizes human dependence on soils and explores how sustainable development is threatened by trends of soil management and…
Germany addresses soil and land within and beyond its borders at the opening of the International Year of Soils. The impact of German and European demands on soils and land in a local and international context, and the resulting political…
by Katleen De Flander December 2, 2014 Since my work concentrates on transforming resource flows in cities, I am always very interested in situations which put a society under stress. During times of stress, people and governments are so much…
Tenure rights to ‘commons’ — communally shared lands, forests and water — are increasingly contested due to a rising demand for natural resources from growing populations and ineffective governance. Last week, African countries invited researchers and civil-society representatives to take…
If land and soil degradation continue at the current rate, it will be hard for future generations to meet their basic needs. But how can we foster the sustainable management of these – in human terms – non-renewable resources? What…
The animation film is now available in Brazilian Portuguese language. It emphasizes human dependence on soils and describes how sustainable development is threatened by trends in the management of soils and the governance of land . The film is also available…
The IASS discussed together with global players in the soil, land and sustainability governance communities on Friday, October 24, 2014, about how to effectively address the role of soils and land in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The workshop hosted…
An Usambara Landscape Approach by Judith Rosendahl . September 2014. I found myself in the West Usambara Mountains in North-Eastern Tanzania, a region characterized by high population density, farming on steep mountain slopes, intensive vegetable production in the valley floors,…
A Commons Conversation The short film A Commons Conversation speaks to the importance of commons, and the need to protect the rights of local people to their commons through legal and social recognition, community-based regulation, and empowerment. The protagonists took…
The commons are a fundamental safety net for many rural families. However, communities all over the world face involuntary loss of commons due to increasing pressure on natural resources, land grabbing, urbanization, and user conflicts. So, how to secure the…