How to make our natural environments more resilient

The World Bank is calling for the establishment of a Global Alliance for Resilient Landscapes to combat land degradation and poverty in Africa. The initiative promotes integrated landscape management (ILM) and builds on successes such as Ethiopia's Sustainable Land Management Program, which restored 15 million hectares of land. The document highlights the need for cross-sectoral collaboration and the endorsement of the African Landscapes Action Plan to secure sustainable development and food security across the continent.

• The World Bank is proposing the launch of a Global Alliance for Resilient Landscapes to foster collaboration between countries and partners, working alongside the African Union NEPAD and the regional center of excellence CILSS to establish a roadmap.
• The African Landscapes Action Plan, developed by the African Union NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA) and Landscapes for People, Food, and Nature, aims to implement policy changes, build institutions, and develop technologies through an integrated approach across all sectors.
• Integrated landscape management (ILM) is presented as a superior alternative to single-sector interventions, providing evidence of increased productivity, improved biodiversity, and increased water production, particularly in African drylands.
• Ethiopia's Sustainable Land Management Program, funded by the World Bank and other partners, serves as a model for fighting land degradation, having restored 15 million hectares and transformed 30 million lives in under 10 years.
• The World Bank collaborated with the GEF, TerrAfrica, and 12 African countries to create the US$1.1 billion Sahel & West Africa program to support the Great Green Wall and expand sustainable natural resource management.

APA

Lovei, M. (2014). How to make our natural environments more resilient. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/stories/geographies-in-depth/how-to-make-our-natural-environments-more-resilient/

Chicago

Lovei, Magda. How to make our natural environments more resilient. World Economic Forum, 2014. https://www.weforum.org/stories/geographies-in-depth/how-to-make-our-natural-environments-more-resilient/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{lovei2014how, author = {Lovei, Magda}, title = {{How to make our natural environments more resilient}}, publisher = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2014}, month = dec, url = {https://www.weforum.org/stories/geographies-in-depth/how-to-make-our-natural-environments-more-resilient/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }