1.0Global Landscapes Forumhttps://archive.globallandscapesforum.org/glf-2014Editorhttps://archive.globallandscapesforum.org/glf-2014/author/sysadmin/Keynote speeches in Town Hall meeting - Global Landscapes Forumrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://archive.globallandscapesforum.org/glf-2014/agenda-item/day-1-dec-6/registration-welcome-teacoffee/">High-level opening plenary: Negotiating landscapes for multiple benefits</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,i,a,s=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),c=0;c<n.length;c++)n[c].style.display="none";for(c=0;c<s.length;c++)if(r=s[c],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(a=parseInt(t.value,10)))a=1e3;else if(~~a<200)a=200;r.height=a}if("link"===t.message)if(i=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),i.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,o.test(a.protocol))if(a.host===i.host)if(l.activeElement===r)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),a=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<a.length;s++){if(!(e=a[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||i)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://archive.globallandscapesforum.org/glf-2014/agenda-item/day-1-dec-6/registration-welcome-teacoffee/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“High-level opening plenary: Negotiating landscapes for multiple benefits” — Global Landscapes Forum" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>Demand for land for food, infrastructure development and energy is rising worldwide. The increasing hunger for commodities and energy is driving deforestation, forest and soil degradation across the globe, especially in tropical countries. These land use trends often compete with conservation as well as climate adaptation and mitigation objectives on the ground. In the worst […]