Reconciling conservation and development requires enhanced integration and broader aims: A cross-continental assessment of landscape approaches

Estrada-Carmona, Natalia, Carmenta, Rachel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8607-4147, Reed, James, Betemariam, Ermias, Declerck, Fabrice, Falk, Thomas, Hart, Abigail K., Jones, Sarah K., Kleinschroth, Fritz, McCartney, Matthew, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth, Milder, Jeff, Quintero, Marcela, Remans, Roseline, Valbuena, Diego, Willemen, Louise, Zanzanaini, Camilla and Zhang, Wei (2024) Reconciling conservation and development requires enhanced integration and broader aims: A cross-continental assessment of landscape approaches. Planet Earth, 7 (10). pp. 1858-1873. ISSN 1479-2605

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Abstract

Expectations for agricultural landscapes in subtropical and tropical regions are high, aiming for conservation and development amid climate change, unfair trade, poverty, and environmental degradation. Landscape approaches (LAs) are gaining momentum as means to reconcile expectations, although they face multiple challenges, including unclear distinctions among LAs and stakeholder involvement. We studied 380 LAs from three continents via questionnaires with landscape managers (2012–2015 and 2021) and identified three LA types through cluster analysis: an “integrated” type with longer-term, multisectoral goals involving various stakeholders early in the design and two shorter-term types focused on sectoral priorities of preservation or production. Better-performing LAs are associated with longevity, inclusivity, and diversified investments across goals, notably those enabling social justice. International stakeholder analysis shows broad support for LAs but identifies gaps between support and LAs’ needs. The growing interest in LAs is promising. Yet, underpinning effective and lasting LAs that reconcile multiple expectations requires better support.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 13 - climate action ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development) University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Global Environmental Justice
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	24 Sep 2024 12:56
Last Modified:	03 Dec 2024 01:34
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/96805
DOI:	10.1016/j.oneear.2024.08.014

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