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Merging the vision of sustainability – a proactive assignment – with the reactive practice to climate change needs to be a continuous exercise. And it is at the landscape level where theory becomes practice, where this integration happens.

There is a sheer, a huge global deficit today of positive incentives in the land use sector. We have a carrot crisis on our hands. And a positive benefit can be liberating a farmer from bureaucracy. Making it easier to access credit so it takes one month instead of eight.

With nearly one third of global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions coming from farming, forestry, and livestock production, achieving sustainable landscapes is critical to climate change mitigation. Sustainable landscapes are also essential for climate change adaptation and for sustainable development in general, as they safeguard and deliver a wide range of social, cultural, environmental, and economic […]

We indigenous people see the forest from the inside. So I am part of the forest. You cannot take me out of this landscape. Therefore, social and environmental responsibility has to go much farther than seeing just a tree or just a forest.

Yes, we do have to produce more food. Yes, we do have to protect the forests—and support the communities that depend on them. We cannot succeed in one of these challenges without succeeding in the other. But it can be done.

To achieve our global goal of Zero Hunger we need to ensure the sustainable management of natural resources in the fields of agriculture, fisheries, forests, agricultural heritage and genetic resources. The Landscape Forum is well-positioned to follow-up on decisions taken at the SGs Climate Summit and further highlight issues of relevance specially during 2015 when […]

The next year will be crucial in achieving convergence between the climate change and sustainable development agendas, particularly in the land-based sectors that hold the key to meeting the climate challenge, achieving robust food systems, as well as improving livelihoods for those that need it most. If we get the overall priorities right, invest in […]

It is in bringing together the innovation and the capacity of both forestry and agricultural land use that we believe some of the greatest opportunities for addressing mitigation and adaptation challenges, but also, the transformation towards a green economy, the issue of poverty reduction, and also livelihoods, receive an enormous boost.

I believe that the Global Landscapes Forum will provide a unique opportunity for vital discussions, including the role of forests in addressing global climate change. I also hope that the combined forum will effectively convey key messages promoting the potential of the landscapes approach in the development of the climate agenda post-2015