Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

The report summarizes the social and environmental impacts of Farmland LP’s investment management practices. Farmland LP buys and converts conventionally farmed land to certified organic farmland using regenerative farm management methods, to generate competitive financial returns and achieve positive environmental and social impacts. The USDA funded this study for the partners to generate a new, […]

A structured scoring framework to prioritize brownfield redevelopment by evaluating ownership, site use, land traits, community context, incentives, infrastructure, environmental risk, and building characteristics.

In recent decades, Wisconsin’s climate has been changing in a myriad of ways, a trend which is projected to continue and intensify. These changes are resulting in significant impacts on the state’s agricultural sector.

In August of 2021, Delta Institute released a report titled Conservation in Illinois: Hotspot Analysis and Implications for Program Design (https://bit.ly/illinois-hotspot) which identified conservation hotspots, defined as Illinois counties with high uptake of specific conservation programs, and evaluated the impact of relevant factors. Our team produced an interactive map (https://bit.ly/hotspot-map) of findings alongside this report. […]

In this cost-benefit analysis, Scioto Analysis estimate the specific economic benefits and costs a treeplanting campaign will generate for eight Ohio cities: Athens, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Findlay, Toledo, and Youngstown.

Statewide nonprofit advancing clean energy and environmental health protections.

Nonprofit organization focused on community planning, land use, and transportation policy that supports healthier and more climate-friendly communities in Iowa.

USDA regional hubs providing climate science and adaptation support to agricultural producers.

St. Louis nonprofit promoting waste reduction, composting, and sustainable community practices.

Midwest nonprofit developing market-based solutions in regenerative agriculture, water systems, waste reduction, and green infrastructure.