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Through our past conferences, we have been able to build a dynamic group of excited and inspiring social reporters supporting our causes. Some of these are professional social media coordinators working for nonprofit organisations, and many are young volunteers. If you are interested in joining our dynamic social reporting team for the Global Landscapes Forum […]

Jean-Christophe Castella often asks Laotian villagers to play the role of developers, conservationists, investors or farmers as they huddle around a table-top virtual village elegantly crafted from plaster bandage strips and cardboard. Villagers move bits of string back and forth, negotiating where to clear forests to expand farmland, or where a proposed road would best […]

Over the past six years, Forest Day has become one of the world’s most influential events on the role of forests in mitigating and adapting to climate change and providing sustainable livelihoods. Convened since 2009, Agriculture and Rural Development Day (later changed to Agriculture, Landscapes and Livelihoods Day [ALL-5 Day]) has been widely recognized as […]

A display of the world’s leading landscapes-related publications. During the Global Landscapes Forum, an exhibition area will be provided at the event venue for selected institutions and agencies to display their publications related to landscapes – including sustainable forestry, agriculture and development as well as other land use and land management analyses taking a holistic […]

Well-intentioned plans are too often abandoned and forgotten when villagers are left out of the land-use planning process. Conversely, by placing a 3D map (complete with familiar landmarks) in the middle of a table and asking residents what they would do as a developer, conservationist or village leader, it suddenly becomes easier to incorporate local […]

What’s a climate-smart landscape? ”Climate-smart landscapes operate on the principles of integrated landscape management, while explicitly incorporating adaptation and mitigation into their management objectives.” The concept of climate-smart landscapes covers what climate smart agriculture aims to achieve: Food security, improved livelihoods, low emissions development, resilience and recognition of ecosystems. Sara Scherr, President and CEO of […]