12-16 March 2012
Nairobi, Kenya
The landscapes for people, food and nature Initiative is a collaborative three-year process of research, dialogue, knowledge-sharing and advocacy. The initiative is facilitated by EcoAgriculture Partners together with a group of co-organizers from multiple sectors. The Initiative will consist of three integrated components: A Global Review in 2011 and early 2012 will amass the evidence base for ecoagriculture from diverse disciplinary and sectoral perspectives, including its prevalence and rate of development on each continent, innovations in production systems and conservation practices, costs and benefits under different circumstances, conditions leading to effective implementation, and potential roles in addressing food security, climate change, species loss and ecosystem degradation. An International Forum of innovators engaged in applying and promoting integrated landscape approaches from diverse sectors is scheduled for 12 to 16 March 2012 in Nairobi to interpret the results of the Global Review and develop action agendas for policy, investment, capacity building, and research. Action and Advocacy to implement these agendas through 2013 and beyond will be promoted at the landscape level through collaboration among a wide range of stakeholders (e.g., farmers, governments, NGOs, donors and the private sector) and at national and international levels through support for policy formulation in influential forums including the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20); UN conventions on climate change, desertification, and biological diversity; and key regional platforms such as NEPAD in Africa.
To know more about the Conference, please visit: http://landscapes.ecoagriculture.org/
