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By Thomas Hubert, originally published on Forests News BOGOR, Indonesia—It’s an increasingly prominent way of thinking about land use that has yet, somewhat usefully, defied easy definition. Now, it’s beginning to come into sharper focus, as scientists are beginning to lift the veil on the “landscape approach” to land management. This phrase has a wide […]

 By Tim Christophersen, UNEP Senior Programme Officer, Forests and Climate Change The world is on track to deliver the largest-ever ecosystem restoration effort: restoring 150 million hectares of degraded forest landscapes by 2020. To keep the momentum, countries need concerted coordinated support and finance from the international community for action on the ground. “Nature has developed […]

By Kate Evans, originally posted at Forests News   BOGOR, Indonesia—A tropical forest: A habitat for wildlife, untouched by humans? Or trees ripe to be cleared for profit? Or is the forest an integral part of a human landscape: relied on by people for clean water, timber, forest foods, wood fuel, a haven for animals […]

The ‘youth in landscapes’ initiative is a world-first project uniting top young forestry and agriculture innovators (aged 18 – 35) to tackle global land use challenges and create solutions using innovation tools, leadership development and intercultural skills. To get involved in 2015 activities, contact Michelle at m.kovacevic[at]cgiar.org or sign up to our mailing list: archive.globallandscapesforum.org/youth […]

By Peter Holmgren, originally posted at CIFOR Forest News   The landscape approach is largely about working across institutional boundaries – boundaries that evolved for good reason but now sometimes hinder the integration needed to overcome imminent development and environment challenges on all geographic scales. The most obvious boundary discussed in relation to landscape approaches is […]

CIFOR principal scientist Anne Larson speaks about the need to consider how climate change might affect men and women differently, and to incorporate gender into studies of both mitigation and adaptation. “If we don’t take a gendered approach, we’re likely to do more harm than good for women…In the REDD+ context, if the status quo […]