SLF Team
CIFOR AGM
27th September 2016
SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES AND FOOD SYSTEMS

CONTEXT
• “Forests & landscapes” not a new concept for CIFOR – been part of the strategic
framework since establishment in 1993
• However, “sustainable landscapes” only recently integrated into development
lexicon – GLF(s) have helped to do this
• Forests, food and nutrition approach heavily rooted in NTFP paradigm,
sustainable forest management, agroforestry (includes bushmeat)
• SLF very closely mapped to FTA/FP4 Landscapes
From the CIFOR Strategy 2015-2025:
• Integration of diverse communities of practice in the sustainable landscapes
debate: to be achieved by reconciling the principles of multifunctionality with the
practice of managing sustainable landscapes for food security and nutrition and
other benefits.
• Increased policy recognition of the to need to better integrate the forestry
and agricultural sectors: to be achieved by using the landscape approach as
the convening factor (c.f. simultaneous yet separate declarations on forestry and
agriculture).

BEYOND PROJECT: TOWARDS A “BODY OF
WORK”
Bushmeat Research Initiative
Operationalising the landscape approach
Agrarian Change in Tropical Landscapes
Sustainable forestry for food security and nutrition
Nutrition and trees
KANOPPI
EU/DEVCO – forests and fish
Ecosystem services and oil palm
PEER: Integrated watershed management

OPERATIONALISING THE LANDSCAPE APPROACH:
HOW?
THEORY PRACTICE
“Lack of strong evidence of the
effectiveness of “landscape
approaches” in reconciling
conservation and economic
development objectives has been
well-documented”. Review of FTA,
14th September 2016
E.g. Ten principles Real integration
Local stakeholders
Conservation: WCS, CI
Development: USAID LESTARI
Private sector: e.g. APP, APRIL
Government: e.g. Ministry of Forestry

FORESTS AND FOOD SECURITY: THE MISSING PIECE
Seasonality
Off-farm income
Agriculture
*Rights and access*

FORESTS SUSTAINING AGRICULTURE
How does landscape configuration maximise the provision of
these goods and services for both forestry and agriculture???
Water regulation
Climate regulation
Pollination
Pest control

2017: LAUNCH OF HLPE REPORT
• Much of the recent work of our theme has
influenced the drafting of the HLPE Report:
“Sustainable forestry for food security and
nutrition” for the Committee on World Food
Security (CFS)
• At e-consultation stage, many individuals,
civil society and governments provided
formal review and feedback: e.g. Russian
Federation, Australia, Brazil, Nigeria, India,
the Netherlands
• Report will be released in February and then
officially launched at CFS Annual Congress
in October
• Probably greatest opportunity to get forests
and food security and nutrition onto global
food security agenda and policy arena

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