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Agricultural Production Landscapes: International Experience in Integrated Landscape Management Sara J. Scherr, President, EcoAgriculture Partners Farm Foundation Roundtable Irvine, California January 5, 2017 www.ecoagriculture.org www.peoplefoodandnature.org

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Page 1: Agricultural Production Landscapes - Farm …...Agricultural lands --key for healthy ecosystems & biodiversity > 60% 40-60% 30-40% Annual crops as % land area Healthy ecosystems –

Agricultural Production Landscapes:International Experience in Integrated Landscape Management

Sara J. Scherr, President, EcoAgriculture PartnersFarm Foundation RoundtableIrvine, CaliforniaJanuary 5, 2017

www.ecoagriculture.orgwww.peoplefoodandnature.org

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Agricultural lands--key for healthy ecosystems & biodiversity

> 60%

40-60%

30-40%

Annual crops as % land area

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Healthy ecosystems – key for farm productivity & supply chain profits

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Integrated landscape management

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Agri-landscape partnerships2013-15 Africa Latin America &

Caribbean S & SE Asia Europe

Landscape partnerships surveyed

87 104 174 71

Principal motivations

Reduce degradation, sustainable land management, conserve biodiversity, improve food security, increase

productivity, improve water security, sustain cultural values

Average # objectives 8 7 6 8

Average # stake-holder groups 9 11 11 6

Most common participants

Local govts, farmer associations, local NGOS, nat’l-int’l NGOs, agribusiness, national govts, regional agencies

Australia – Landcare, China – incipient, USA - ???

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Business for Sustainable Landscapes

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Northern Friesian Woodlands Cooperative, Netherlands

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Commonland - Western Australia Wheatbelt

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Wine and Biodiversity Initiative, South Africa

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Farmer leadership in landscape partnerships

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An option for the USA?

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