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  • From: Lawrence London <lfljvenaura@gmail.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [permaculture] Fwd: [SANET-MG] The business of landscapes, eco agriculture, sustainable agriculture, sustainable development (links to websites)
  • Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 16:38:41 -0400

I am curious what others think about these organizations and their work.
This use of the word landscapes is new to me.

EcoAgriculture Partners http://ecoagriculture.org/

The Sustainable Food Lab is a global network of organizations accelerating
progress toward a more sustainable food system. Food Lab staff advise on
sustainability strategy and procurement programs, design and
manage pre-competitive collaboration, and provide leadership development.
http://www.sustainablefoodlab.org/

Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform
The global food value chain initiative for sustainable agriculture
http://www.saiplatform.org/

SUSTAIN Africa
Wed, 22 Jul 2015

In order to generate jobs, increase public revenue, expand social services
and ultimately reduce poverty, African countries are focusing on and
promoting investments in ‘growth corridors’ - areas where development of
natural-resource based industries such as agriculture and mining are being
prioritised because of their potential to catalyse rapid economic growth.

At the same time, countries are looking to prevent degradation from
quick-paced expansion and to achieve the ambitions of a climate-resilient,
green economy. There is an urgent need for close partnerships and joint
action among the public and private sectors and rural communities to ensure
that investments flowing into growth corridors include solutions for the
sustainability of water, land and ecosystems that are socially inclusive
and that build resilience to climate change.
https://www.iucn.org/content/sustain-africa

The Business of Landscapes
By Duncan Pollard

http://www.sustainablefoodlab.org/the-business-of-landscapes/

A recent seminar convened by EcoAgriculture Partners, Sustainable
Agriculture Initiative Platform, IUCN and the Sustainable Food Lab set out
to understand where and how companies should or could be more involved in
this movement. The consensus from the companies present[1]
<http://www.sustainablefoodlab.org/the-business-of-landscapes/#_ftn1> was
that there is a strong case for corporate engagement at a landscape level
when:

- there is a high level of dependency upon a landscape by the company
(either through sourcing of raw materials, the presence of fixed assets
such as a factory, and/or the need for a “license to operate”)
- there are major sustainability risks that can’t be solved alone i.e.
local participation and multiple stakeholders are needed, especially
governments
- supply chain approaches, with simpler tools such as certification have
not worked or are unlikely to work

The latter point on simplicity is an important qualifier – landscape
approaches are complex so need serious commitment and time. From our
deliberations, two types of sustainability challenges stood out clearly as
appropriate for landscape approaches:

- Water stewardship
- Helping farmers become resilient, principally to extreme weather
events and climate change

There may be others.

The concept of landscapes grew out of the conservation community, and it is
still seen as a way to deliver conservation outcomes at a broad geographic
scale. It would arguably be more relevant for companies if the advocates
promoted the potential to deliver on social outcomes too. Ultimately too,
governments need to be at the center of any initiative for it to succeed.


--
Lawrence F. London, Jr.
lfljvenaura@gmail.com
https://sites.google.com/site/avantgeared




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