1. Introduction to the International Forum
March 5, 2012
Nairobi, Kenya
John Buchanan
Conservation International
2. Origins of the Initiative
• Current food production systems are not meeting multiple
demands from agricultural landscapes
• Integrated approaches have potential to deliver greater overall
productivity
• Overcoming challenges to implementation requires strong
coalition with common vision
4. International Advisory Council
● CATIE ● NEPAD Planning and
● Convention on Biological Coordinating Agency
Diversity ● Platform for Agrobiodiversity
● East Africa Farmers Federation Research
● Equator Initiative ● Rainforest Alliance
● Global Environmental Facility ● Sustainable Food Laboratory
● Int’l Centre for Research on ● The Earth Institute
Organic Farming Systems ● United Nations Foundation
● Int’l Union for Conservation of ● World Bank
Nature ● World Food Programme
● Landcare International ● Worldwatch Institute
● Millennium Institute
5. Goal: To catalyze a shift towards integrated
agriculture & rural land use strategies
• Sustainable, climate-resilient, production of food, fiber, fuel
• Conservation and restoration of wild biodiversity
• Protection of critical watershed functions
• Terrestrial climate mitigation
• Vibrant rural livelihoods
6. Components and Timeline
1) Global Review
2) Dialogue
3) Action and Advocacy
Timeline:
November 2011 – December 2014
7. Outcomes
• Compelling case for a new paradigm for farming &
rural landscapes
• Leaders and innovators mobilized
• Action agendas developed and implemented
8. Objectives for this Week
● Examine preliminary findings from the Global Review;
● Refine draft Action and Advocacy Strategy;
● Develop work plans for collaborative implementation;
● Facilitate networking among multiple landscape
models; and
● Develop a Call for Action to be presented at Rio+20 and
other international processes.
9. Structure and Process
● Day 1 = Context
● Day 2 = Policy, Working groups
● Day 3 = Field trips
● Day 4 = Conclude work plans, open space, call to
action
10. Outputs
● Improved mutual understanding of existing
landscape models and patterns of success ;
● Preliminary assessment of progress in the global
review;
● Refined strategic action plan and milestones for the
Action and Advocacy Strategy; and
● Endorsed Call for Action.
Progress in answering keyquesitons in the global reviewAction plan and milestone for each outcome in action and advocacy, including resource mobilizationCall to action for Rio and other international processesPublic report on Forum proceedings; andPublication in scientific journal.