Ecoagriculture is a landscape approach to natural resource
management that seeks to sustain agricultural production, conserve
biodiversity and ecosystem services, and support local livelihoods.
The Ecoagriculture Working Group (EWG) is a forum where the Cornell
community can interact to help advance knowledge and understanding
about this integrative land use paradigm for managing multifunctionality
in rural landscapes. The EWG has roots in the Department
of Natural Resource, and the Cornell
International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD).
It collaborates closely with Ecoagriculture
Partners (EP), a Washington, D.C. based NGO.
Presently, the EWG and EP are collaborating on a Landscape Measures Initiative to develop a methodology for assessing the performance of ecoagriculture landscapes. The Landscape Measures Resource Center (LMRC), based on the Ecoagriculture Landscape Performance Framework, has been created to provide guidance to stakeholders in how to measure and assess progress in reaching the multiple goals of ecoagriculture in particular landscapes. For information contact the EWG Coordinator, Louise Buck.
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