Landscape approaches to maximize social, economic and environmental outcomes - Peter Holmgren CIFOR

• 1. Landscape approachesto maximize social, economic and environmental outcomesPeter Holmgren, Director General CIFORAsia-Pacific Rainforest Stakeholder DialogueSydney, 11 November 2014

2. Whichoutcomes?1. ImprovedLivelihoods2. Sustainedecosystemservices4. Resourceefficiency3. Food & non-foodproducts 3. A common language for landscapesOutcomes, measures, performance Easy to understand Apply to any scale Apply to any location Measurable Sustainability can meanimprovement over time Enabling conditions for scaling upprivate finance & investments 4. Better nutrition through safe drinking water the case of Jakarta 5. Agriculture fires and expansionin Sumatra landscapes 6. Are landscapes important?1. Livelihood for billions of people2. Production of all our food and other renewable products (wood, non-wood)3. Source of 1/3 of greenhouse gas emissions (land use)4. Home to all terrestrial biodiversity5. Cornerstone in a green economyYes. They are important. Very important. 7. Vision of our future?A planet with healthy landscapes. 8. Now some big-picture context. 9. Global developments 1960-2010Billion people 10. What to expect innovation context 9.6 billion people in 2050 Changing consumption patterns Continued economic growth Expectations of justice and equity Migrations to seek new opportunities Increased climate variabilityOnly 30-40 years ahead,the world will not look like today.Next steps: SDGs and COP21, Paris 11. SDGs are proxies of the Outcomes we seekForests / Landscapes significant to achieving eachDraft SDGs as of July 2014. Note! Not final.1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-long learning opportunities for all5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation10. Reduce inequality within and among countries11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts*14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification,and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective,accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development 12. Scaling up affordable and equitable finance forinvesting in sustainable land use Investor: A lot of capital ready for good investment propositionsthat also contribute to sustainable development Farmers / Producers / Protectors: Access to long-term, affordable and reliable capital is amajor limiting factor for our enterprises Public sector: Desire to use public funds for demonstrable results indelivering public goods and sustainable development Connecting the dots: a Landscape Fund 13. So.What is a landscape?What is the landscape approach?And how do we keep it simple enough? 14. Landscape = Place with governance in placeScaleFormalGovernance formalizationPrivatefarms,forestsDistricts,Provinces,Major citiesCommunallandBiospherereserves,Model forestsCountriesMunicipalitiesProducercooperativesLand-relatedinternationalconventionsLocal GlobalInformalCorporationsProtectedareasEarthMajorwatershedsPublicforests 15. On the Landscape approach Landscapes have in common: multiple stakeholders multiple purposes / goals The Landscape approach is about: negotiating values, priorites and trade-offs- comparing apples and pears! taking action evaluating progress with a general view to maximize outcomes 16. So, Landscape approach to maximize outcomes 17. GlobalLandscapesForum6-7 Dec 2014Lima, Perulandscapes.org 18. #thinklandscapeTake-home messages1. Healthy Landscapes are fundamental for our future.2. Landscape approach does not seek to replace existinginstitutions, sectors or processes, but to connect them.3. Landscape approach is about negotiation4. Keep it simple.5. Embrace diversity of solutions.6. Make it attractive to mainstream politics and finance.