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Yolanda Navarro KakabadseYolanda Navarro Kakabadse

Editor — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 10:35:24 +0000

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.

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Daniel NepstadDaniel Nepstad

Editor — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 10:31:58 +0000

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.

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Helen ClarkHelen Clark

Editor — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 10:30:33 +0000

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 benefits – including water and energy which underpin food security.

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Cándido Mezúa SalazarCándido Mezúa Salazar

Editor — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 10:27:59 +0000

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.

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Paul PolmanPaul Polman

Editor — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 10:25:44 +0000

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.

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José Graziano da SilvaJosé Graziano da Silva

Editor — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 03:35:57 +0000

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 international community will take important decisions on Sustainable Development Goals and a Climate Change Agreement.Para lograr nuestro objetivo global de Hambre Cero necesitamos garantizar la gestión sostenible de los recursos naturales en los sectores de agricultura, pesca, forestal, de patrimonio agrícola y de recursos genéticos. El Foro Global sobre Paisajes está bien posicionado para dar seguimiento a las decisiones adoptadas en la Cumbre sobre el Clima de la ONU y poner aún más de relieve otros temas relevantes, en especial durante 2015, cuando la comunidad internacional deberá tomar importantes decisiones sobre los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible y un acuerdo sobre el cambio climático.

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Peter Holmgren

Editor — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 08:50:06 +0000

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 innovation and research, integrate solutions in landscapes and include climate change in the equation, then I am convinced we will succeed.En diciembre de 2015, los países deberán adoptar un acuerdo climático global que sustituya el protocolo de Kioto. El proceso de creación de la agenda de desarrollo más allá del 2015 y de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible se está realizando en paralelo. El próximo año será crucial para lograr la convergencia entre las agendas de cambio climático y desarrollo sostenible. Si acertamos con las
prioridades generales, invertimos en innovación e investigación, e incluimos el cambio climático dentro
de la ecuación, estoy convencido de que habrá suficientes alimentos para todos en el futuro.

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Achim Steiner

Editor — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 08:47:09 +0000

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.Es al juntar la innovación con la capacidad de actuar, tanto del sector forestal como agrícola, que podemos aumentar las oportunidades de abordar no solo los retos de la mitigación y adaptación al cambio climático, sino también de lograr la transformación hacia una economía verde, la reducción de la pobreza y mejorar los medios de subsistencia.

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Manuel Pulgar-Vidal

Editor — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 07:58:35 +0000

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-2015Creo que el Foro Global sobre Paisajes proporcionará una oportunidad única para realizar debates sobre temas fundamentales, incluyendo el papel de los bosques para abordar el cambio climatico global. También espero que el Foro en su conjunto transmita de manera eficaz mensajes clave que promuevan el potencial del enfoque de paisajes en el desarrollo de la agenda climática más allá del 2015

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