Sri Lanka maintained a massive highland soil ecosystem that was untouched until the advent of the colonial experience. The rice farming soils as well as the agroecosystem was a co-evolved system that maintained its production…
The International Analog Forestry Network (IAFN) delivered an introductory workshop on analog forestry and ecological restoration with representatives of the Foundation for the Development of the Central Volcanic Range (FUNDECOR) in the Finca Fila Marucha,…
The International Analog Forestry Network is an organization that is helping to heal the life support systems of the planet and we’ve been busy expanding our reach and our organization to meet the ever-increasing demands…
The opportunity to participate in the rehabilitation of a degraded area bordering one of the main and most contaminated rivers crossing the capital of Costa Rica has been a truly rewarding experience. IAFN has been…
Last year, IAFN launched a new instalment of its demonstration sites program. In our 2014 call for proposals, we invited applications from around the world for new sites where people would restore degraded ecosystems using…
Last year, IAFN launched a new instalment of its demonstration sites program. In our 2014 call for proposals, we invited applications from around the world for new sites where people would restore degraded ecosystems using…
At the beginning of this year, we were interested in establishing an analog forestry site in Costa Rica's capital of San José, the new location of the IAFN's secretariat office since August of 2013. This…
This article was originally published on the blog of the Global Landscapes Forum by Simon Riley, an agronomist and independent researcher with the Global AgroEcology Alliance and a development reporter for the Global South Development…
Athina Koutouleas is a sustainable agriculturalist from Australia. Starting in May 2014, she and her partner embarked on a bike tour across Latin America, visiting sustainable agriculture and analog forestry sites across the continent. Reports…
IAFN’s mission statement includes the phrase “a new rural development paradigm”. But is analog forestry only a solution for rural areas? Can the forest never again come to the city? These days, more than half…