east african learning landscape regional knowledge exchange

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EAST AFRICAN LEARNING LANDSCAPE REGIONAL KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE

Krista Heiner and Chris Planicka, EcoAgriculture Partners

Regional Knowledge ExchangeAICAD, KenyaJune 2, 2015

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What is a landscape and what is integrated

landscape management?

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A landscape is…A social-ecological systemEcological, historical, economic and cultural processes Can be hundreds to tens of thousands of hectares

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Integrated landscape management (ILM) is…

Shaped by shared objectivesPractices contribute toward multi-objectivesInteractions managed to increase synergiesCollaborative, community-engaged processesSupportive enabling environment

Purpose of the projectStrengthen capacity of civil society

to engage in and implement integrated landscape management (ILM)

Improve the effectiveness of ILM initiatives in East Africa

Increase knowledge sharing among leaders of ILM

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Bird’s eye view of project

activities

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Landscape dialoguesMeasuring landscape performanceNational policy dialoguesStrengthening multi-stakeholder

platformsSite visits and producer knowledge

exchangesMini-grants for implementing ILM

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Our Network: the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative (LPFN)

Co-Organizers

http://peoplefoodandnature.org/

Some LPFN strategic partners

The Landscapes for People Food and Nature (LPFN) Approach

To promote & scale-up solutions for agricultural landscapes !

Dialogue Learning

Action

Connect to the LPFN Learning NetworkWhere landscape leaders share experiences, find tools and resources, and address challenges together.

●http://peoplefoodandnature.org/learning-network/ ●To submit your landscape profile or for any other

questions, contact: cplanicka@ecoagriculture.org

Purpose of this meetingGather leaders from Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania

Exchange knowledge on & experiences with ILM

Learn about a few tools for improving ILM

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The Landscapes

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