{"id":13767,"date":"2015-09-17T22:17:23","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T22:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.globallandscapesforum.org\/glf-2015\/?page_id=13767"},"modified":"2015-09-17T22:17:23","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T22:17:23","slug":"landscape-challenges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.globallandscapesforum.org\/glf-marrakesh\/de\/youth-in-landscapes-initiative\/landscape-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Landscape challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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No doubt you have heard a statement like: \u201cThe world\u2019s growing population means we need to clear more land to grow food.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s short sighted of us to think that the solution to such a challenge is to cut down more forests. Productive and healthy farms, forests, water supplies and livelihoods depend on many factors. Novel solutions to such land use challenges require diverse areas of expertise.<\/span><\/p>\n

The good news is that this is starting to be widely recognised. This year, the world will see two international agreements forged on climate change and sustainable development, and there\u2019s been widespread demand to work more collaboratively.<\/span><\/p>\n

The bad news is that we\u2019re still not really talking to each other.<\/span><\/p>\n

Modern society has developed business, legal and political structures that encourage farms, forests, water, cities and biodiversity to be managed in isolation, rather than collaboratively. These structures will take time, will and commitment to effectively redesign.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What to do about it?<\/h2>\n

Young innovators worked on 5\u00a0concrete landscape challenges related to the 2015 Global Landscapes Forum:<\/p>\n

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