The CIRCASA Africa workshop focused on soil carbon sequestration practices. Participants identified effective practices like conservation agriculture, agroforestry, and soil restoration. Barriers to implementation included a lack of incentives, knowledge gaps, and limited resources. Solutions proposed were bottom-up farmer initiatives, partnerships to share knowledge, and incentives for sustainable practices. Key research needs identified were models to evaluate best practices in different locations and assessing management practice effectiveness.
Landscape approaches to maximize social, economic and environmental outcomes ...CIFOR-ICRAF
CIFOR Director General Peter Holmgren's keynote speech at the Asia-Pacific Rainforest Stakeholder Dialogue in Sydney, Australia, 11 November 2014.
Holmgren presents the importance of landscape approaches for meeting sustainable development goals and maintaining a healthy balance in land use decision making - to emphasize how the world's future can be maximized for food security, biodiversity conservation, economic stability and human health.
Learn more about landscapes at http://www.landscapes.org
Landscape Approaches to reconcile competing land usesSIANI
This document discusses landscape approaches to reconcile competing land uses. It provides an overview of the development of landscape approaches and frameworks. A systematic review was conducted of case studies implementing landscape approaches in the tropics. The review found most studies had positive outcomes but lacked long-term monitoring. Barriers to effective implementation include lack of capacity, weak institutions, short-term funding, and institutional silos. Overcoming these barriers requires coordinated efforts, more evidence of effectiveness, long-term goals, stakeholder engagement, and tools for monitoring and evaluation.
Integrated Landscape Approaches: A systematic map of the evidenceCIFOR-ICRAF
This document outlines the objectives and methodology for a systematic map of evidence on integrated landscape approaches. It discusses defining integrated landscape approaches, challenges in terminology, and objectives to map the evolution of the concept, review terminology, and document examples of landscape-scale initiatives in the tropics. It seeks input on framing the research questions, suggesting search terms to identify relevant literature, and identifying key actors and locations implementing integrated landscape approaches. The overall goal is to support decision-making by clarifying integrated landscape approaches and making an accessible database of initiatives freely available online.
Sara J. Scherr of EcoAgriculture Partners lays out the past, present and future of the landscapes approach, and how it fits into the future we all want during the opening session of the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature in Africa Conference
The 5 Great Forests: A Global Initiative for Intact Primary ForestsCIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation given by Tom Evans of the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Global Landscapes Forum on 16 November 2016 in Marrakesh, Morocco.
http://www.landscapes.org/
Professor Alister Scott presented perspectives on reimagining rural land use policy from the edge spaces where rural and urban uses intersect. He discussed four narratives of problematic land uses: uncontrolled development causing conflicts; the disconnect between urban and rural governance; gentrification displacing rural communities; and illegal development challenging regulations. Common policy failures include lack of evidence, top-down solutions, separate treatment of natural/built environments, and outdated definitions. Successful approaches engage communities, use interdisciplinary teams across scales, experiment collectively under shared visions, and apply mixed tools within new governance models.
The document summarizes a presentation given by Jackson M. Kimani from the William J. Clinton Foundation about their Carbon and Poverty Reduction Program grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. The grant objectives are to develop REDD+ projects emphasizing forest conservation and carbon sequestration while improving livelihoods. Key activities include establishing MRV systems and launching forestry projects in East Africa and Southeast Asia. Progress includes feasibility assessments, seedling planting, and draft project design documents in Kenya while legalizing community forest ownership in Tanzania. Challenges include scaling up projects and ensuring equitable benefit sharing.
The CIRCASA Africa workshop focused on soil carbon sequestration practices. Participants identified effective practices like conservation agriculture, agroforestry, and soil restoration. Barriers to implementation included a lack of incentives, knowledge gaps, and limited resources. Solutions proposed were bottom-up farmer initiatives, partnerships to share knowledge, and incentives for sustainable practices. Key research needs identified were models to evaluate best practices in different locations and assessing management practice effectiveness.
Landscape approaches to maximize social, economic and environmental outcomes ...CIFOR-ICRAF
CIFOR Director General Peter Holmgren's keynote speech at the Asia-Pacific Rainforest Stakeholder Dialogue in Sydney, Australia, 11 November 2014.
Holmgren presents the importance of landscape approaches for meeting sustainable development goals and maintaining a healthy balance in land use decision making - to emphasize how the world's future can be maximized for food security, biodiversity conservation, economic stability and human health.
Learn more about landscapes at http://www.landscapes.org
Landscape Approaches to reconcile competing land usesSIANI
This document discusses landscape approaches to reconcile competing land uses. It provides an overview of the development of landscape approaches and frameworks. A systematic review was conducted of case studies implementing landscape approaches in the tropics. The review found most studies had positive outcomes but lacked long-term monitoring. Barriers to effective implementation include lack of capacity, weak institutions, short-term funding, and institutional silos. Overcoming these barriers requires coordinated efforts, more evidence of effectiveness, long-term goals, stakeholder engagement, and tools for monitoring and evaluation.
Integrated Landscape Approaches: A systematic map of the evidenceCIFOR-ICRAF
This document outlines the objectives and methodology for a systematic map of evidence on integrated landscape approaches. It discusses defining integrated landscape approaches, challenges in terminology, and objectives to map the evolution of the concept, review terminology, and document examples of landscape-scale initiatives in the tropics. It seeks input on framing the research questions, suggesting search terms to identify relevant literature, and identifying key actors and locations implementing integrated landscape approaches. The overall goal is to support decision-making by clarifying integrated landscape approaches and making an accessible database of initiatives freely available online.
Sara J. Scherr of EcoAgriculture Partners lays out the past, present and future of the landscapes approach, and how it fits into the future we all want during the opening session of the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature in Africa Conference
The 5 Great Forests: A Global Initiative for Intact Primary ForestsCIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation given by Tom Evans of the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Global Landscapes Forum on 16 November 2016 in Marrakesh, Morocco.
http://www.landscapes.org/
Professor Alister Scott presented perspectives on reimagining rural land use policy from the edge spaces where rural and urban uses intersect. He discussed four narratives of problematic land uses: uncontrolled development causing conflicts; the disconnect between urban and rural governance; gentrification displacing rural communities; and illegal development challenging regulations. Common policy failures include lack of evidence, top-down solutions, separate treatment of natural/built environments, and outdated definitions. Successful approaches engage communities, use interdisciplinary teams across scales, experiment collectively under shared visions, and apply mixed tools within new governance models.
The document summarizes a presentation given by Jackson M. Kimani from the William J. Clinton Foundation about their Carbon and Poverty Reduction Program grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. The grant objectives are to develop REDD+ projects emphasizing forest conservation and carbon sequestration while improving livelihoods. Key activities include establishing MRV systems and launching forestry projects in East Africa and Southeast Asia. Progress includes feasibility assessments, seedling planting, and draft project design documents in Kenya while legalizing community forest ownership in Tanzania. Challenges include scaling up projects and ensuring equitable benefit sharing.
Evaluating the impacts of REDD+ interventions on forests and peopleCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by CIFOR Scientist Amy Duchelle on behalf of the Global Comparative Study (GCS) REDD+ Subnational Initiatives research group on 12 December 2016 at CBD COP13 in Cancun, Mexico.
Carrots and sticks in REDD+ implementation: Implications for social safeguardsCIFOR-ICRAF
This document summarizes a study on the social impacts of REDD+ initiatives in six countries. The study compared 150 villages and 4,000 households exposed to REDD+ interventions to control groups. Interventions included regulations, incentives, or both. Households exposed to regulations alone reported decreased tenure security and well-being over time, while adding incentives helped alleviate negative effects. In Brazil, households clearing more forest were initially subjected to regulations alone, but cleared less forest after incentives were added. The study concludes that regulations can be effective but also negatively impact well-being, while incentives help address this issue. Trade-offs exist between carbon and social goals in REDD+ implementation.
Mir Consultation Event Slideshow With Soundaberdeenshire
The document summarizes the process for developing a new Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan. It outlines the national, regional, and local planning context. The objectives and timetable for preparing the new plan through various stages including a Main Issues Report are provided. Key issues covered in the report like settlement strategy, main policy changes, and site development options are highlighted. The response deadline for public comments on the Main Issues Report is given as July 6, 2009.
This presentation gives an overview of mainstreaming at sector level in South Africa, looking at systematic barriers to mainstreaming, the institutional landscape, case studies in forestry, mining and agriculture, ingredients for effective mainstreaming, and lessons learned.
1) The document discusses strategic objective 2 (SO2) of making agriculture, forestry, and fisheries more productive and sustainable.
2) SO2 aims to benefit people and conserve natural resources through multi-disciplinary and cross-sectoral approaches that integrate environmental, economic, and social sustainability.
3) FAO and CGIAR centers currently collaborate on research related to climate-smart agriculture, ecosystem services and biodiversity, efficient resource use through sustainable intensification, and developing indicators for nutrition-sensitive agriculture.
The document discusses the importance of measuring the impact of development projects on biodiversity. It notes that impact measurement can redirect focus from resource flows to outcomes, generate more biodiversity co-benefits from the same funding, and improve accountability. However, there are challenges like a lack of suitable indicators and coordination between development and environment agencies. The document uses Switzerland as a case study, where biodiversity is currently not the main focus of development assistance but is supported through co-benefits in areas like forestry and climate adaptation. It recommends improving baseline assessments, indicator development, knowledge sharing, and mainstreaming biodiversity into development to increase positive impacts.
CIFOR: Stepping up to the new Global Development AgendaCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Terry Sunderland, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the IUFRO Conference: Strengthening scientific collaboration and networking at the IPB Convention Centre in Bogor, Indonesia, on September 8, 2016.
A presentation included in the CCAFS webinar "Creating spaces for science-policy dialogue: Experiences from CCAFS" held on November 1, 2017. The aim of the webinar was to share lessons from CCAFS projects that have helped bridge the science-policy divide and better respond to the needs of policymakers with demand-led evidence creation.
Presented by: Marieke Veeger
The Challenges of Interdisciplinary Research BSBEtalk
This document discusses crossing boundaries in interdisciplinary research. It describes a research project that brought together academics, policymakers, and practitioners from various organizations to study managing environmental change at the rural-urban fringe. The project sought to build an interdisciplinary team, develop new conceptual lenses, gather evidence through workshops and exercises, and deliver unconventional outputs to build interdisciplinarity across the rural domain. It concludes that interdisciplinary approaches are needed to address societal issues and an effective leader is required to bring different groups together outside their usual silos.
Ziervogel Paris #CFCC15 Co-producing an adaptation plan 2015Gina Ziervogel
1. The document summarizes a case study of developing a climate adaptation plan for Bergrivier municipality in South Africa through a collaborative process between multiple levels of government and stakeholders.
2. A key opportunity was aligning the municipal adaptation plan with national and provincial climate policies to mainstream adaptation into local development planning.
3. An iterative process of co-production between provincial government, municipal leaders, scientists, and local practitioners built adaptive capacity across groups and supported the development of a climate adaptation plan integrated into the municipal development plan.
The document discusses how the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) promotes biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. It highlights key CBD concepts like ecosystem services, mainstreaming biodiversity, and valuing biodiversity. It summarizes CBD efforts to integrate biodiversity into development plans and policies through guidance, analytical work, and promoting understanding of biodiversity's social and economic values. While knowledge of biodiversity-poverty links is limited, the CBD is working to improve information and understanding of what conservation approaches effectively reduce poverty.
"Responsible agricultural investments – how to make principles and guideline...SIANI
Presented at the Seminar on Responsible Agricultural Investments in Developing Countries: How to Make Principles and Guidelines Effective? Organized by Swedish FAO Committee & SIANI
The national ecosystem approach toolkit7janBSBEtalk
This document provides guidance on using an ecosystem approach to decision making. It outlines 12 principles for an ecosystem approach, including considering adjacent effects, managing systems for multiple benefits, and involving all relevant sectors of society. It then discusses how to apply these principles through tools like ecosystem service valuation, regulatory mechanisms, incentives, partnerships, and case studies. The key messages are to work across natural and built environments, develop effective partnerships, frame decisions around multiple benefits, collectively apply ecosystem approach principles, and learn through experience.
This document discusses public-private partnerships for the domestication of Allanblackia species as a case study. It summarizes the importance and uses of Allanblackia, challenges in production and research, components of the Allanblackia domestication partnership including members, achievements including provision of germplasm and market development, constraints faced, and lessons learned about improving linkages along the value chain through public-private partnerships.
1) Indonesia is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 26-41% below business as usual levels by 2020 through reducing emissions from forestry and peatlands, which account for over 60% of its emissions.
2) Indonesia signed a letter of intent with Norway in 2010 to support REDD+ through $1 billion in payments based on verified emissions reductions.
3) Indonesia has moved from the preparation phase of REDD+ to the transformation phase, establishing institutions and frameworks and formulating provincial action plans to mainstream REDD+ into development planning and implement strategic initiatives through a REDD+ agency.
Evaluating the impacts of REDD+ interventions on forests and peopleCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by CIFOR Scientist Amy Duchelle on behalf of the Global Comparative Study (GCS) REDD+ Subnational Initiatives research group on 12 December 2016 at CBD COP13 in Cancun, Mexico.
Carrots and sticks in REDD+ implementation: Implications for social safeguardsCIFOR-ICRAF
This document summarizes a study on the social impacts of REDD+ initiatives in six countries. The study compared 150 villages and 4,000 households exposed to REDD+ interventions to control groups. Interventions included regulations, incentives, or both. Households exposed to regulations alone reported decreased tenure security and well-being over time, while adding incentives helped alleviate negative effects. In Brazil, households clearing more forest were initially subjected to regulations alone, but cleared less forest after incentives were added. The study concludes that regulations can be effective but also negatively impact well-being, while incentives help address this issue. Trade-offs exist between carbon and social goals in REDD+ implementation.
Mir Consultation Event Slideshow With Soundaberdeenshire
The document summarizes the process for developing a new Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan. It outlines the national, regional, and local planning context. The objectives and timetable for preparing the new plan through various stages including a Main Issues Report are provided. Key issues covered in the report like settlement strategy, main policy changes, and site development options are highlighted. The response deadline for public comments on the Main Issues Report is given as July 6, 2009.
This presentation gives an overview of mainstreaming at sector level in South Africa, looking at systematic barriers to mainstreaming, the institutional landscape, case studies in forestry, mining and agriculture, ingredients for effective mainstreaming, and lessons learned.
1) The document discusses strategic objective 2 (SO2) of making agriculture, forestry, and fisheries more productive and sustainable.
2) SO2 aims to benefit people and conserve natural resources through multi-disciplinary and cross-sectoral approaches that integrate environmental, economic, and social sustainability.
3) FAO and CGIAR centers currently collaborate on research related to climate-smart agriculture, ecosystem services and biodiversity, efficient resource use through sustainable intensification, and developing indicators for nutrition-sensitive agriculture.
The document discusses the importance of measuring the impact of development projects on biodiversity. It notes that impact measurement can redirect focus from resource flows to outcomes, generate more biodiversity co-benefits from the same funding, and improve accountability. However, there are challenges like a lack of suitable indicators and coordination between development and environment agencies. The document uses Switzerland as a case study, where biodiversity is currently not the main focus of development assistance but is supported through co-benefits in areas like forestry and climate adaptation. It recommends improving baseline assessments, indicator development, knowledge sharing, and mainstreaming biodiversity into development to increase positive impacts.
CIFOR: Stepping up to the new Global Development AgendaCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Terry Sunderland, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the IUFRO Conference: Strengthening scientific collaboration and networking at the IPB Convention Centre in Bogor, Indonesia, on September 8, 2016.
A presentation included in the CCAFS webinar "Creating spaces for science-policy dialogue: Experiences from CCAFS" held on November 1, 2017. The aim of the webinar was to share lessons from CCAFS projects that have helped bridge the science-policy divide and better respond to the needs of policymakers with demand-led evidence creation.
Presented by: Marieke Veeger
The Challenges of Interdisciplinary Research BSBEtalk
This document discusses crossing boundaries in interdisciplinary research. It describes a research project that brought together academics, policymakers, and practitioners from various organizations to study managing environmental change at the rural-urban fringe. The project sought to build an interdisciplinary team, develop new conceptual lenses, gather evidence through workshops and exercises, and deliver unconventional outputs to build interdisciplinarity across the rural domain. It concludes that interdisciplinary approaches are needed to address societal issues and an effective leader is required to bring different groups together outside their usual silos.
Ziervogel Paris #CFCC15 Co-producing an adaptation plan 2015Gina Ziervogel
1. The document summarizes a case study of developing a climate adaptation plan for Bergrivier municipality in South Africa through a collaborative process between multiple levels of government and stakeholders.
2. A key opportunity was aligning the municipal adaptation plan with national and provincial climate policies to mainstream adaptation into local development planning.
3. An iterative process of co-production between provincial government, municipal leaders, scientists, and local practitioners built adaptive capacity across groups and supported the development of a climate adaptation plan integrated into the municipal development plan.
The document discusses how the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) promotes biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. It highlights key CBD concepts like ecosystem services, mainstreaming biodiversity, and valuing biodiversity. It summarizes CBD efforts to integrate biodiversity into development plans and policies through guidance, analytical work, and promoting understanding of biodiversity's social and economic values. While knowledge of biodiversity-poverty links is limited, the CBD is working to improve information and understanding of what conservation approaches effectively reduce poverty.
"Responsible agricultural investments – how to make principles and guideline...SIANI
Presented at the Seminar on Responsible Agricultural Investments in Developing Countries: How to Make Principles and Guidelines Effective? Organized by Swedish FAO Committee & SIANI
The national ecosystem approach toolkit7janBSBEtalk
This document provides guidance on using an ecosystem approach to decision making. It outlines 12 principles for an ecosystem approach, including considering adjacent effects, managing systems for multiple benefits, and involving all relevant sectors of society. It then discusses how to apply these principles through tools like ecosystem service valuation, regulatory mechanisms, incentives, partnerships, and case studies. The key messages are to work across natural and built environments, develop effective partnerships, frame decisions around multiple benefits, collectively apply ecosystem approach principles, and learn through experience.
This document discusses public-private partnerships for the domestication of Allanblackia species as a case study. It summarizes the importance and uses of Allanblackia, challenges in production and research, components of the Allanblackia domestication partnership including members, achievements including provision of germplasm and market development, constraints faced, and lessons learned about improving linkages along the value chain through public-private partnerships.
1) Indonesia is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 26-41% below business as usual levels by 2020 through reducing emissions from forestry and peatlands, which account for over 60% of its emissions.
2) Indonesia signed a letter of intent with Norway in 2010 to support REDD+ through $1 billion in payments based on verified emissions reductions.
3) Indonesia has moved from the preparation phase of REDD+ to the transformation phase, establishing institutions and frameworks and formulating provincial action plans to mainstream REDD+ into development planning and implement strategic initiatives through a REDD+ agency.
Q2 2010 HIGHLIGHTS
• Revenues of $17.2 million, up 13.2% from $15.2 million last year
• EBITDA increased to $2.7 million, or 15.9% of revenues from $2.3 million or 15.3% of revenues in 2009
• Net Income of $273,000 ($928,000 on a constant currency basis) compared to $621,000 in 2009
• Healthy balance sheet with working capital of $13 million
On fixed point theorems in fuzzy 2 metric spaces and fuzzy 3-metric spacesAlexander Decker
1) The document discusses fixed point theorems for mappings in fuzzy 2-metric and fuzzy 3-metric spaces.
2) It defines concepts like fuzzy metric spaces, Cauchy sequences, compatible mappings, and proves some fixed point theorems for compatible mappings.
3) The theorems show that under certain contractive conditions on the mappings, there exists a unique common fixed point for the mappings in a complete fuzzy 2-metric or fuzzy 3-metric space.
Nucleoside analogues synthesis using natural phosphate doped with i2 (npi2) i...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes research on the synthesis of nucleoside analogues using natural phosphate doped with iodine (NP/I2) as a catalyst. Several D-ribonucleosides were prepared from 1-O-acetyl-2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-β-D-ribofuranoside and silylated nucleobases under mild conditions using NP/I2. Yields of the desired nucleosides ranged from 35-62% depending on the nucleobase and amount of iodine used. NP/I2 was shown to be a more effective solid catalyst than silica or alumina doped with iodine. The reaction is proposed to
This document is the annual report for euNetworks Group Limited for 2012. It includes sections on the company's operational overview, business model, network assets, product portfolio, and key trends driving demand for bandwidth. The company owns and operates fiber networks in 13 major European cities and provides wholesale and enterprise customers with bandwidth infrastructure products like dark fiber, wavelengths, ethernet, and colocation to satisfy growing demand for connectivity. EuNetworks aims to leverage its unique metropolitan fiber assets to scale its business and become a €1 billion company by focusing on growth, margins, and shareholder value.
El documento describe un proyecto para crear una guía de restaurantes peruanos en Buenos Aires. El equipo buscó las direcciones de los restaurantes más conocidos y recopiló información sobre platos típicos peruanos como el arroz con pollo, el pollo a la brasa, la causa rellena y el cebiche. También incluyeron detalles sobre postres como el suspiro a la limeña y la mazamorra morada con arroz con leche. Finalmente, diseñaron un blog y un logo de Facebook para promover la guía.
- 20-20 Technologies reported its second quarter results, with revenues up 13.2% to $17.2 million compared to the previous year. EBITDA also increased to $2.7 million, up from $2.3 million last year.
- Net income was $273,000 for the quarter, impacted by foreign exchange losses. The company maintained a strong balance sheet with $22.7 million in cash and cash equivalents.
- The CEO commented that while the second quarter showed positive signs, the company remains cautiously optimistic due to the situation in Europe and continued focus on smaller clients. The home sector growth is expected to continue with signs of recovery in manufacturing.
Landscape-scale management for sustainable developmentCIFOR-ICRAF
The document discusses the landscape approach for sustainable development. It defines landscapes as areas that include both biophysical and human/social components. The landscape approach has evolved over time from integrated conservation and development projects in the 1980s to more modern frameworks that aim to concurrently address conservation, development, and restoration. Key aspects of the modern landscape approach include adaptive management, stakeholder involvement, integration of multiple objectives like poverty alleviation and food security, and consideration of trade-offs. The document outlines 10 principles of the landscape approach and provides initial examples of projects applying this framework. It also discusses aligning the landscape approach with achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Presentation by CIFOR on their Landscape initiative. This entails the management of trade-offs between conservation and development at the landscape scale.
This slideshow was presented by Dr. Christine Negra at the 2014 ESP Conference in Costa Rica. It covers integrated landscape management projects around the world, providing an overview of the global initiative and setting research priorities for the future. For more information on the session, please see the Conference Program: http://www.espconference.org/ESP_Conference/82483/5/0/60
Delivered at Cornell University by Dr. Louise Buck, on April 25th, 2018 as part of the International Programs-CALS Seminar Series: Perspectives in International Agriculture, Nutrition and Development.
Centre for International Forestry Research: Landscapes and food systems CIFOR-ICRAF
The document summarizes a presentation by Terry Sunderland from the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) about CIFOR's work on landscapes and food systems. CIFOR conducts research on how forests, trees, and agriculture interact at the landscape scale. Key points include: CIFOR uses a landscape approach to understand complex land use systems; it has projects analyzing the link between tree cover and nutrition using national health survey data; and it aims to better integrate agriculture, forestry, and natural resource management through approaches like agroforestry and landscape management.
Solid Waste Management and the Prosperity of Nova Scotia - Bill Lahey, Clean Nova Scotia/Dalhousie University/former Dep. Minister Environment & Labour
Operationalising the landscape approach for biodiversity benefits: Policy, pr...CIFOR-ICRAF
This document summarizes a project inception workshop on operationalizing landscape approaches for biodiversity benefits in policy, practice, and with local stakeholders. It discusses CIFOR's longstanding focus on landscape-scale research and the origins of the landscape approach concept. The project aims to address gaps between strong theory and weak implementation of landscape approaches. It will facilitate multi-stakeholder dialogue across scales to empower marginalized groups and test approaches to reduce conflicts like between charcoal production and forest conservation. The project is implemented through stakeholder consultation, capacity building, pilot testing, and policy recommendations working with government, NGO, and research partners in Zambia.
This document summarizes a project inception workshop on operationalizing landscape approaches for biodiversity benefits in policy, practice, and with local stakeholders. It discusses CIFOR's longstanding focus on landscape-scale research and the origins of the landscape approach concept. The project aims to address gaps between strong theory and weak implementation of landscape approaches. It will facilitate multi-stakeholder dialogue across scales to empower marginalized groups and test approaches to reduce conflicts like between charcoal production and forest conservation. The project is implemented through stakeholder consultation, capacity building, pilot testing, and policy recommendations working with government, NGO, and research partners in Zambia.
Landscape approache: Defining a role and value proposition for the Rainforest...World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
How we can pursue landscape approaches strategically and systematically, where they make sense, for achieving greater mitigation outcomes, as well as related socio-economic and ecological co-benefits.
Presentation by Lini Wollenberg, CCAFS, at the CLIFF-GRADS workshop on 6-7 October 2019 in Bali.
The two-day workshop was organized by the CCAFS Low Emissions Development Flagship and the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA). Read more: https://ccafs.cgiar.org/cliff-grads-workshop
Presentation by Philip Thornton, CCAFS Priorities and Policies for CSA Flagship Leader, at the GCRF Networking Workshop on 29 October 2018 at SRUC, Edinburgh.
The climate-smart village : a model developed by CCAFS program to improve the adaptive capacity of communities
Presented by Dr Robert Zougmoré, Regional Program Leader, CCAFS West Africa. Africa Agriculture Science Week 6, 15 July 2013, Accra, Ghana. http://ccafs.cgiar.org/events/15/jul/2013/africa-agriculture-science-week-2013
Information needs for assessing and analysing landscape-scale contexts: Exper...CIFOR-ICRAF
This document discusses the need to consider landscapes beyond protected areas for conservation purposes. It summarizes research from projects in Southeast Asia analyzing what data is needed to assess and manage biodiversity in landscape mosaics. The projects found that understanding livelihoods, land use patterns, governance, and ecosystem services is critical for landscape-scale conservation and development initiatives. Monitoring is also important but often lacking. Integrating tools like modeling can help landscape planning but solutions must be context specific and consider tradeoffs between conservation and development.
Implementation of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon (GSOC17) Outcom...FAO
The document summarizes the implementation of recommendations from the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon (GSOC17) to foster protection, sequestration, measurement, mapping, monitoring and reporting of soil organic carbon. It discusses the establishment of a working group to develop guidelines for measuring and mapping soil organic carbon to support management decisions. The working group synthesized a process for generating the structure of a technical manual on soil organic carbon management, which includes recommended management practices for different land use systems to preserve and enhance soil organic carbon stocks. It provides an update on the timeline and participation in developing this manual.
The document discusses the Climate Change and Development Project (CCDP) led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Tanzania, Mozambique, and Zambia. The CCDP aims to build climate resilience at local and national levels by increasing awareness, building capacity for vulnerability assessments, and supporting adaptation activities. It outlines the CCDP's results areas and describes ongoing activities, including training stakeholders, implementing adaptation measures in pilot sites, and influencing climate policy.
1. Tree-soil-crop interactions in rubber agroforestry systems can be managed at the plot, farm, and landscape levels. At the plot level, a mixed-age stand can be maintained for cash flow while diversifying. At the farm level, credit can cover replanting costs until cash flow is positive. At the landscape level, policy harmonization across forest and agriculture is important.
2. Agroforestry is understood as applying at the plot, landscape, and governance levels, reflecting the interface of agriculture and forestry. It involves tree-soil-crop-livestock interactions as well as interactions between tree cover, livelihoods, and ecosystem services across landscapes.
3. Rubber
The DryDev programme aimed to transform lives and landscapes in dryland areas through sustainable rural development. Over six years, it worked with over 164,000 smallholder farmers across five countries in Africa. Key achievements included rehabilitating over 163,000 hectares of land through watershed management and planting over 4.6 million trees. It also increased food security and incomes by expanding irrigation to over 16,000 hectares, utilizing over 950 water harvesting structures, and promoting climate-smart agricultural practices on over 60,000 hectares.
This document discusses measuring biodiversity on farmland. It notes that 60% of ecosystem services have been impaired and over 20% of global agricultural land is degraded. Assessing farmland biodiversity is challenging due to high spatial variability. Protocols for landscape-scale assessment include measuring land cover, trees, birds, and modeling remote sensing data with ground calibration. Optional protocols examine linear tree features, pollinators, natural enemies, and soil organisms. A farmland biodiversity score is proposed that weighs biomass, spectral diversity, neighborhood effects, and slope/proximity to water.
How can we overcome obstacles and mobilize investments for successful, sustai...World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
This document discusses funding gaps and principles for successful financing of nature-based solutions (NBS) such as land restoration projects in Africa. It notes that while the Bonn Challenge and New York declaration on Forests call for $350 billion and $830 billion respectively for restoration, actual funding leaves large gaps. It advocates for bridging these gaps through public-private partnerships and prioritizing long-term sustainability over short-term profits. Six principles are outlined for financing NBS, including ensuring social and environmental safeguards, monitoring impacts, and directing funds toward low-carbon development in developing countries. The Regreening Africa program addresses livelihoods, biodiversity and climate change through land restoration projects across eight African nations.
Forest and agroforesty options for building resilience in refugee situations:...World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) 2020
Climate Crisis Inter-Network
"Fit for Purpose? Current Tools and Approaches to Mitigate Climate Risks in Humanitarian Settings"
HLPE 2019. Agroecological and other innovative approaches for sustainable agriculture and food systems that enhance food security and nutrition. A report by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition of the Committee on World Food Security, Rome
Agroforestry systems for restoration in Brazil: reconciling social and ecolo...World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
This document discusses agroforestry systems for environmental restoration in Brazil that balance social and ecological functions. It outlines that agroforestry can: (1) maintain ecosystem structure/functions like biodiversity and soil quality while providing social/economic functions for family farms; (2) perform restoration in an economically feasible way by including people and accelerating natural succession; and (3) improve livelihoods through appropriate management. However, balancing trade-offs between social/environmental benefits and costs is challenging. The document then provides examples of agroforestry systems for restoration in Brazil and their costs, benefits for climate change adaptation/mitigation, food security, and carbon storage potential.
This document discusses the vulnerability of forest-dependent people and forests to climate change. It notes that over 1 billion people depend on forests for their livelihoods, while 1 billion hectares of land are under agroforestry worldwide. Climate change poses direct risks like increased temperatures and wildfires, and indirect risks through impacts on species and ecosystems. Potential transition issues from policies like REDD+ could negatively impact land and tree rights of indigenous groups. The document argues that comprehensive vulnerability assessments are needed using qualitative and quantitative methods to understand all vulnerabilities, include stakeholders, and identify good practices to address risks to forests and forest-dependent communities from climate change.
An increasing multitude of insect pests and pathogens is targeting indigenous trees of natural forests, agroforestry systems, and exotic trees in planted forests in Africa. This is raising major concerns for a continent already challenged by adaptations to climate change, as it threatens a vital resource for food security of rural communities, economic growth, and ecosystem conservation. The accidental introduction through trade of non‐native species in particular is accelerating, and it adds to the damage to tree‐based landscapes by native pests and diseases. Old‐time and new invaders heavily impact planted forests of exotic eucalypts, pines, and acacias, and are spreading quickly across African regions. But many non‐native pathogens are recently found affecting important indigenous trees.
Species distribution modelling is being used to map the habitats of over 150 priority African plant species. More advanced modelling methods are being used to reduce bias, including spatial folding and thinning. Presence observations from across Africa are being used to calibrate provisional distribution models for individual species in countries like Ethiopia. The results will then be verified by botanists and combined with vegetation mapping data.
Not all roads lead to Rome: Inclusive business models and responsible finance...World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
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Tree diversityday2012-sunderland.pptx
1. The landscape approach:
Ten principles to apply at the nexus of
agriculture, conservation and other competing
land-uses
Terry Sunderland
Tree Diversity Day
CBD COP, Hyderabad, India
11th October 2012
2. Shooting in the dark..?
• Large body of literature on “landscape approaches” and
“ecosystem approaches” but little consensus on applicability
• General principles and guidelines have been largely missing
• However, need to avoid “one size fits all” approach
• Complex landscapes; complex challenges
4. New approaches
• Since
2008,
CIFOR
and
mul5ple
partners
working
on
defining
and
refining
broad
“landscape
approaches”
building
on
previous
ini5a5ves
• How?
Review
of
published
literature,
mul5ple
workshops
for
consensus
building,
conferences/side
events,
e.g.
Diversitas,
IUFRO,
CBD
Bonn,
Nagoya
• Validated
by
survey
of
field
prac55oners
• Based
on
this
on-‐going
work,
SBSTTA
commissioned
a
report
on
“sustainable
use
of
biodiversity
at
the
landscape
scale”
(see
hSp://www.cbd.int/doc/mee5ngs/sbsSa/sbsSa-‐15/official/
sbsSa-‐15-‐13-‐en.pdf)
5. So, what is new?
• The
landscape
approach
has
been
re-‐defined
to
include
societal
concerns
related
to
conserva5on
and
development
trade-‐offs
and
nego5ate
for
them
• Increased
integra5on
of
poverty
allevia5on
goals
• Increased
integra5on
of
agricultural
produc5on
and
food
security
• Emphasis
is
on
adap5ve
management,
stakeholder
involvement
and
mul5ple
objec5ves
7. Ten principles for a landscape approach
• Con5nual
learning
and
adap5ve
management
• Common
concern
entry
point
• Mul5ple
scales
• Mul5-‐func5onality
• Mul5-‐stakeholder
• Nego5ated
and
transparent
change
• Clarifica5on
of
rights
and
principles
• Par5cipatory
and
user-‐friendly
monitoring
• Resilience
• Strengthened
stakeholder
capacity
8. What impact?
• Recommenda5on
XV/6
"sustainable
use"
from
SBSTTA
XV
(includes
work
on
bushmeat)
• Tabled
for
adop5on
at
this
COP
by
par5es
• Sayer
et
al:
The
landscape
approach:
ten
principles
to
apply
at
the
nexus
of
agriculture,
conserva5on
and
other
compe5ng
land
uses
[in
press]
Proceedings
of
the
Na2onal
Academy
of
Science