Sustainability

Watch this high-level panel discuss the future of the landscapes approach at the Global Landscapes Forum, held on the sidelines of the UNFCCC COP19, recorded on 17 Nov 2013. Speakers: Minister Ville Niinistö, Andrew Steer, Bernard Giraud, Agnes Kalibata Moderator: Peter Holmgren

Recorded live at the Global Landscape Forum technical and networking session Towards a sustainable landscape approach: New generation of integrated watershed management (IWM) programs for rural development, resilience and empowerment. Bringing together representatives from governments, civil society, donors, and practitioners, this session presented the latest research and innovations of watershed managment. It used case studies […]

Through the lens of the beautiful Gunung Halimun Salak National Park area in Java – and the lives of those who live there – we explore just what a ‘landscape approach’ means, as a way to reconcile conservation, agriculture, development and industry in a single area, and ensure we feed the earth’s growing population while […]

‘Landscape’ and related phrases such as ‘landscape approach’ are increasingly emerging in international policy, practice, and research discussions. At the first ever Global Landscapes Forum this weekend, during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP19) meeting in Warsaw, landscape concepts will be given a full airing before climate change negotiators. Of course, […]

Forest landscape restoration is currently gaining momentum as a means of jointly addressing reforestation, climate change and future agricultural demands. There are several international initiatives aiming to promote forest landscape restoration at scale. International targets have been set, such as the CBD target of restoring 15% of degraded ecosystems by 2020, and the Bonn Challenge, […]

Dr Valentina Robiglio – Latin American Climate Change Scientist with the World Agroforestry Centre – on landscapes.