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ACTIVE PROJECT

Operationalising the landscape approach for biodiversity and benefits: Policy, practice and people

Operationalising the landscape approach for biodiversity and benefits: Policy, practice and people

Duration: June 2018 - April 2026

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Description

This project aims to address persistent gaps between strong scientific theory and weak implementation. It does so by operationalizing an integrated landscape approach in Ghana, Indonesia and Zambia. The project facilitates multistakeholder dialogue to benefit actors across multiple sectors and decision-making scales and to enhance the capacity of stakeholders engaged in the target landscapes.

In doing so, the project contributes to existing knowledge on the effectiveness of a landscape approach. It improves capacity for implementation, enhances landscape sustainability and empowers marginalized groups to more effectively participate in decision-making dialogues. Through the Global Landscape Forum, it feeds into global landscape discourses.

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Amy Ickowitz

Principal Investigator

Details

Project locations

Indonesia, Zambia, Ghana

Project duration

June 2018 - April 2026
(7 years, 11 months)

Thematic areas

  • Theme 4: Governance, Equity and Wellbeing (GEW)

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

  • Life on land

Project team

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Linda Yuliani

Scientist
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Mathurin Zida

Scientist
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Kaala Moombe

Senior Researcher
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Amy Ickowitz

Principal Scientist
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James Reed

Scientist

Funders