Landscapes

The rising interest in oil palm plantations in Papua presents potential opportunities but also poses challenges. Drawing on research findings from Boven Digoel District, one of the key areas for oil palm expansion in Papua, this paper illustrates the dilemma of plantation development in the region by examining the social, economic and environmental impacts. (Working paper, […]

There is an increasing acceptance that sectorial approaches to land management are no longer sufficient to meet global challenges such as poverty alleviation, biodiversity conservation, and food production. The pressing challenge of integrated landscape management is to link agricultural practices, institutions and policies with other  landscape-scale activities. “Integrated Landscape Approaches” provide a basic framework for […]

Por Kate Evans, publicado originalmente en Los bosques en las noticias de CIFOR Una iniciativa para restaurar los bosques y hacer uso de las tierras degradadas en toda América Latina y el Caribe fue lanzada en el Foro Global sobre Paisajes, Perú, en diciembre 2014. Siete países de América Latina se comprometieron a trabajar con organizaciones […]

By Kate Evans, originally published at Forests News The design of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) should use the principles of landscape approaches, said experts on a panel at the Global Landscapes Forum, on the sidelines of the UN climate change meeting in Lima. “We need to demonstrate the relevance of the landscape approach, […]