Can we produce food for 9 billion people without destroying our environment and accelerating climate change? This is the number one question we need to answer and one of the reasons why we are co-organising the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) – to look at approaches that are working today and lay down the research agenda for tomorrow.
So why are landscapes important?
During a press briefing, held the day before the official Global Landscapes Forum opening, Peter Holmgren, Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) told the audience what he thought:
Landscapes are key to the future we want. Two billion livelihoods depend on landscapes. They are responsible for emitting greenhouse gas emissions; keeping our bioversity, all of our food production and renewable products. In essence, landscapes are key for a green economy. What we need, in the end, are combined solutions where agriculture and forestry are working together.
Read the full story by Cecilia Schubert on the CCAFS blog.
Photo: D. Murdiyarso (CIFOR)
