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A rose by any other name? Evaluating integrated
landscape approaches in the tropicsJames Reed, Josh van Vianen, Jos Barlow, Terry Sunderland
2nd Annual FLARE network meeting, Edinburgh 2nd-5th
December 2016
What are landscape approaches
and how effectively have they been implemented in the tropics?
Key findings from the “theory” literature
Optimizing adoption of landscape approaches:
• evaluating progress within a landscape is fundamental to determining where gains or losses are being made
• hybrid, multi-level and cross-sectoral governance structuresthat integrate internal traditional knowledge and external institutional and financial support are increasingly preferable
• must acknowledge the need for contextualisation and not subscribe to panaceas
• inclusive, participatory stakeholder negotiation can help align local socio-cultural and global environmental concerns
• should recognise dynamic processes and perverse outcomes
See: Reed et al. 2016 - Integrated landscape approaches to managing social and environmental issues in the tropics: learning from the past to guide the future
Quality of the evidencePeer reviewed articles
Grey literature (web screening)
Grey literature (document screening)
Totals
Number of casestudies
24 97 53 174
Numberreported success
13 (54%) 46 (47%) 20 (38%) 79 (45%)
Reliable data provided
6 (46%) 8 (17%) 1 (5%) 15 (19%)
Factors influencing “success”
Influence of governance structure
Key findings from the literature
Current barriers to effective implementation:
• the ongoing development of theory and conceptualization may be stimulating time lags
• the proliferation of terms associated with landscape approaches may be impeding policy and practice progress
• operating silos persist at all levels and scales
• engaging multiple stakeholders is all too often seen as a box-ticking exercise to satisfy project requirements
• monitoring remains the least well developed area of landscape approach application
Conclusions and recommendations
Landscape approaches remain contentious and under-theorized – “old wine, new bottles?”
There is good evidence of “landscape approaches” being implemented within the tropics but weak evidence of effectiveness
Multi-level engagement seems fundamental to success
Attempts to implement must be contextualized and willing to embrace complexity
Metrics need to continue to develop
Thanks for listening!
For further information:
James Reed: j.reed@cgiar.org
Terry Sunderland: t.sunderland@cgiar.org
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