CIFOR/FTA AND THE CBDTerry Sunderland, Principal Scientist & Team Leader, Sustainable Landscapes and

Food Systems

CGIAR-CBD Linkages Side Event

Cancun, 8th December 2016

CIFOR/FTA CONTRIBUTIONS TO CBD & AICHI TARGETS

• Bushmeat, sustainable

wildlife management

• Forest restoration

• Integrated landscape

approaches

• “Big data” biodiversity

research

• Partnerships and

events

SUSTAINABLE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT: TARGETS 7 & 12

“In view of its ecological, social and economic value, wildlife is an important renewable natural resource, with significance for areas such as rural development, land-use planning, food supply, tourism, scientific research and cultural heritage. If sustainably managed, wildlife can provide continuous nutrition and income and contribute considerably to the alleviation of poverty as well as to safeguarding human and environmental health”.

FOREST RESTORATION: TARGETS 14 & 15

• Undertaking evidence-based assessments for designing national restoration plans with a cross sectorial, holistic vision (Mexico: collaborating with the National Biodiversity Commission--CONABIO)

• Reaching the practitioner community by reviewing existing prioritization tools for effective decision making.

• We will launch on Restoration Day (13 Dec.) a state-of-the-art review on participatory monitoring in the context of forest restoration

KEY RESULTS

• Examining the effectiveness

of institutional innovations in

large scale restoration

(China’s conversion of

cropland to forest program)

• Critical examination of

natural forest regeneration

as a large scale, cost

effective restoration

approach

IN THE SHORT TERM WE WILL BE

• Assessing the sectorial, institutional and policy

dimensions affecting restoration outcomes, focusing first

on Latin America.

• Generating evidence-based knowledge on the potential

of the global carbon sink to be achieved through forest

landscape restoration via (i) natural regeneration; (ii)

assisted regeneration through tree planting; and (iii)

restoration of high-carbon ecosystems (i.e. wetlands and

peatlands).

• Assessing risks threatening the permanence of restored

ecosystems (fire, conversion).

LANDSCAPES AND BIODIVERSITY: TARGETS 5 & 7

THE ORIGIN OF THE “LANDSCAPE APPROACH”

1980s 1990s 2000s 2010 - present

1980s: Integrated Rural Development

1998: Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM)

1985 onwards: Integrated Conservation & Development projects (ICDPs)

Contributing Sciences:Ecosystem ManagementLandscape EcologyIsland biogeography

Conservation rooted frameworks e.g. “Ecosystem Approach”

1992: “Landscape Approach” first documented (Barrett 1992)

Last decade: (Integrated) Landscape Approach frameworks

“The note provides an overview of existing guidance and guidelines which couldcomplement existing decisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, including: a rationale for addressing the landscape perspective in land-use planning; multilateral efforts to improve sustainable use of biodiversity at the landscape level; and a proposed new set of combined principles under development by the Center for International Forestry Research”.

INTEGRATED LANDSCAPE APPROACHES

EMBRACING THE LANDSCAPE APPROACH –

INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS FOR PEOPLE ACROSS SECTORS

“Despite some barriers to implementation, a landscape approach has considerable potential to meet social and environmental objectives at local scales while aiding national commitments to addressing ongoing global challenges.” Reed et al. 2016, Global Change Biology.

IMPACTS OF AGRARIAN CHANGE

• Indonesia: Major dietary transition towards processed

foods which has major impact on nutrition and health

status

• Bangladesh: Agroforestry seen as an important

livelihoods strategy but only for those with secure tenure

• Ethiopia: Loss of forest has led to increased poverty

due to loss of common grazing land and access to

fuelwood

• Cameroon: Annexation of land for oil palm concessions

has resulted in land displacement and encroachment

into protected areas. Threatens future regional food

security.

• Zambia: Heavy policy emphasis on agriculture for food

security at expense of forests. Loss of safety-net

function

• Burkina Faso: Recurring droughts are increasingly

common and income from forest products (timber,

fuelwood and NTFPs) are important safety-net to

purchase food during dry periods. Continued forest loss

will further jeopardise future adaptation strategies

BIG DATA RESEARCH – BIODIVERSITY: TARGET 19

PARTNERS AND PROCESSES

83MoU

33countries

35universitie

s

33research

institutes

33development

organizations

CIFOR and its stakeholders currently benefit from:

CIFOR and its partners contribute to the following global processes, frameworks, panels and conventions, among others:

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FTA HIGHLIGHTS IN 2016

• Proposal 2017-22 approved after many months of revisions

• Recruitment of first official FTA Director

• More than 600 publications were downloaded 45,000 times

(nearly 80% open access)

• Research highlights included in Annual Report brochure,

downloaded more than 1,600 times since August

• Outreach at two Global Landscapes Forums, and other high-

profile events such as UNFCCC COP22, Asia-Pacific

Forestry Week, IUFRO Asia Regional Congress, IUCN World

Conservation Congress, Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit

• Nearly 50,000 people trained by four centers

• INBAR and Tropenbos to join in 2017

“FTA is the world’s largest research program on forests, trees and agroforestry, with the largest expertise, with the greatest legacy of publications, with the widest network of partners in the developing world. This is a fantastic opportunity to work towards global goals”. Tony Simons, Director General, ICRAF

WHAT NEXT?

• Tree genetic resources to bridge production gaps and promote resilience;• Enhancing how trees and forests contribute to smallholder livelihoods;• Sustainable global value chains and investments for supporting forest conservation

and equitable development;• Landscape dynamics, productivity and resilience; and• Climate change mitigation and adaptation opportunities in forests, trees and

agroforestry

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ForestsTreesAgroforestry.org

THANK YOU

t.sunderland@cgiar.org

@TCHSunderland