CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES Sara J. Scherr President, EcoAgriculture Partners

Food Tank Webinar April 30, 2015

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CREATING AND SUSTAINING WHOLE LANDSCAPES AROUND THE WORLD

OUTLINE Why we need climate-

smart agriculture What it is Synergies & co-benefits Making it happen

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Across Sectors

Outside the UNFCCC

Easy to love

AGRICULTURE & CLIMATE CHANGE

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Agriculture,Forestry andOther Land UseBuildings

Industry

Energy

Transport

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% of total global emissions, by sector from 2014 IPCC report

Mitigation

CLIMATE CHANGE & AGRICULTURE

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Adaptation

ON THE FARM & BEYOND THE FARM Climate-Smart Landscapes employ a variety of land uses

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AGROFORESTRY, OR TREES ON FARMS

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FARM WITH PERENNIALS

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"4 Seasons Roots" by Dehaan - Jerry Glover. 11

HAPPY COWS = BETTER CLIMATE

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CARBON BENEATH YOUR FEET

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EMISSIONS INTO ENERGY

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RESTORE DEGRADED LAND

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WILD AREAS PROVIDE MANY BENEFITS

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Spatial planning for SYNERGY

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CLIMATE SMART LANDSCAPES

Integrated Landscape Management Multi-objective, multi-stakeholder resource governance

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Looking closer at climate smart in action Kericho,

Kenya

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TRANSFORM MARKETS & FINANCE

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Full range

"Coal power plant Datteln 2 Crop1" by Image by Arnold Paul cropped by Gralo

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Finance incentives for climate action

"Old chain" by Mark Schellhase - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA

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Link to food, community, & environment

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#ThinkLandscape

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A Rebel Alliance

Photo art by Mark A. Scott, DeviantArt

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