Identifying remote sensing tools for improved automated land use change detection in grasslands. Using New Zealand as a case study, this project identified new methods for land use detection in grassland landscapes.

This project explores the emerging evidence and the value added of adopting a sustainable food system approach that delivers food security and nutrition in such a way that enhances and restores natural resources and sustains rural and urban livelihoods while providing access to nutrition foods for future generations that is not compromised.

Developing tools and methodologies to support land use planning for indigenous land owners. Creating new pathways to integrate indigenous knowledge with modern technologies.

Prioritization of conservation areas for indigenous grasslands biodiversity. Developing models and conducting statical analysis to determine optimal conservation areas.

Guiding processes for formulating policies, concepts, negotiations, concluding agreements, organization and facilitation of workshops, and regional project cycle management processes.

The study systematically fills the gaps in knowledge about biodiversity based on scientific criteria and identifies areas needed to complete the Ethiopian Protected Areas System with a realistic representation of the country's still surviving biodiversity

In partnership with local and regional organizations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean, the CACCI works with key stakeholders at country level to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

Mobilizes research to inform policies that reduce poverty and hunger in Asia through creation and strengthening of a regional networks to make research readily available to policy makers.

Read more about how USAID is partnering with the private sector to better understand and mitigate land tenure risks associated with agribusiness investments in the developing world through USAID’s Responsible Land Based Investment Pilots.

Informing federal and regional governments on improved soil management practices. This project developed guidance and strategies for New Zealand agriculture landscapes.

Developing a strategy for freshwater management in New Zealand across regional watersheds. Identify best practice and key watersheds to prioritize management implementation.

Evaluating nesting suitability for resident sea turtles in order to determine best methods for sea turtle conservation in the Cook Islands. A project that built off of the Pacific Island Conservation Initiative effort to provide better conservation options in the Pacific Islands.

African heads of state and government resolved to take ownership of and lead the land reform agenda by strengthening land governance institutions, thus establishing the African Land Policy Centre (ALPC) in 2017 at the continental level.

Participants shared and learned from current experiences, tools and analytics used to demonstrate CSA’s contribution to Feed the Future goals of reducing poverty and improving nutrition.

Partnering to strengthen local and regional capacity for policy research and influence in pursuit of sustainable, inclusive, and healthy agrifood system transformation

LCDB offers environment data for re-use in GIS and other applications that can handle geospatial data for mapping, querying and spatial analyses.