value chains Archives - Global Landscapes Forum https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/tag/value-chains/ Connect, learn and share Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:56:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.globallandscapesforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/logo_glf.png?fit=32%2C30&ssl=1 value chains Archives - Global Landscapes Forum https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/tag/value-chains/ 32 32 137966364 Integrated Landscape Management for Transformative Food Systems https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/publication/integrated-landscape-management-for-transformative-food-systems/ Thu, 22 Aug 2024 11:57:36 +0000 https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/?post_type=publication&p=66865 Integrated Landscape Management (ILM) is a core component within each country project of the Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration Impact Program (FOLUR) funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and led by the World Bank. Leveraging on its long-time country-support on ILM, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) developed the […]

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]]> Integrated Landscape Management (ILM) is a core component within each country project of the Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration Impact Program (FOLUR) funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and led by the World Bank. Leveraging on its long-time country-support on ILM, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) developed the Participatory, Informed, Landscapes Approach (PILA) to accelerate productive landscape-level transformations of food systems to achieve Global Environmental Benefits while ensuring sustainable livelihoods and food security. PILA empowers stakeholders to make evidenced-based decisions about the future of their landscapes through catalysing the process of Integrated Landscape Management Plan (ILMP) development and implementation for transformative landscape governance.

 

The PILA geoportal

 

PILA supports the ILM process to make easy and fast use of relevant and reliable geospatial information at different spatial levels. This includes leveraging on existing global, regional, national and sub-national data through a dedicated geospatial platform. The PILA geospatial platform, is a web-based global platform targeting all 27 FOLUR countries and hosted in the FAO Earth Map tool from the Open Foris suite. It is meant to allow any user, without background in programming, to access and analyse remote sensing data with known accuracies on biophysical, socioeconomic and productive conditions (e.g. on productivity trends, land use change dynamics, tree cover loss, land degradation, restoration opportunities, etc.). The PILA geoportal leverages the petabytes of multitemporal, multiscale, multiparametric, and quasi-real-time satellite imagery and geospatial datasets from Google Earth Engine and other qualified sources. It also offers advanced analytical functionalities through a point-and-click graphical user-friendly interface, taking advantage of Google cloud services, and allowing quick environmental and climate data analysis as well as land monitoring over an area of interest.

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]]> 66865 2024 the “Year of Climate Dialogue in Ukraine” https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/video/2024-the-year-of-climate-dialogue-ukraine/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:15:18 +0000 https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/?post_type=video&p=66502 About GLF Peatlands 2024   Peatlands cover 3-4% of Earth’s land but store a third of global soil carbon. Despite their importance, 12% are degraded, contributing 4% of human-induced emissions. Degradation, driven by agriculture and forestry, causes environmental and social issues like fires and economic damage. Managing peatlands effectively requires collaboration across sectors. The Global Landscapes Forum […]

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About GLF Peatlands 2024

 

Peatlands cover 3-4% of Earth’s land but store a third of global soil carbon. Despite their importance, 12% are degraded, contributing 4% of human-induced emissions.

Degradation, driven by agriculture and forestry, causes environmental and social issues like fires and economic damage. Managing peatlands effectively requires collaboration across sectors.

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Peatlands 2024 Hybrid Conference brought together global stakeholders to address gaps in peatland science, policy, and practice. Held alongside the UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference, it explored peatlands’ roles in carbon storage, biodiversity, and water regulation.

 

Protecting peatlands in Ukraine

 

Ukraine has roughly 1 million hectares of total peatland area, yet the regions of Volyn and Chernihiv are deemed inaccessible due to military actions from the 2022 occupation. Yet, even before the invasion, Ukrainian communities suffered from the annual burning of peatlands and the disappearance of groundwater in the landscapes, the result of the drainage of wetlands during Soviet times. Roman Shakhmatenko, team lead, UNDP Ukraine Energy and Environment Portfolio, speaks on the role of peatlands in the country and national measures to protect these areas.

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]]> 66502 FOLUR Spring Update 2024: Lessons from the Landscape https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/publication/folur-spring-update-lessons-from-the-landscape/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 14:41:31 +0000 https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/?post_type=publication&p=65277 Restoring Landscapes to Sustainably Feed the Planet   Food production drives climate change, deforestation, pollution, and biodiversity loss, contributing a third of global emissions. Unsustainable practices threaten key commodities like coffee, cocoa, and soy, worsening environmental degradation and rural poverty. The FOLUR Impact Program, funded by the Global Environment Facility and led by the World […]

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Food production drives climate change, deforestation, pollution, and biodiversity loss, contributing a third of global emissions. Unsustainable practices threaten key commodities like coffee, cocoa, and soy, worsening environmental degradation and rural poverty.

The FOLUR Impact Program, funded by the Global Environment Facility and led by the World Bank, reforms food systems and restores landscapes. Active in 27 countries since 2021, FOLUR promotes participatory approaches, involving local communities and Indigenous Peoples in resource management. The program uses tools like the Participatory Informed Landscape Approach (PILA) to connect projects with global knowledge and align with international regulations.

FOLUR aims for sustainable value chains by 2050, balancing high yields with conservation, and addressing the significant costs of food system inefficiencies estimated at $12.7 trillion by the FAO.

Download the spring update to learn more about FOLUR’s latest achievements.

 

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]]> 65277 Company action in collective efforts for sustainable land use at scale https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/publication/company-action-for-sustainable-land-use-at-scale/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:57:25 +0000 https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/?post_type=publication&p=64778 About this report   This report summarizes findings and recommendations from a 15-month study initiated to advance understanding of the use of landscape and jurisdictional approaches as a key corporate strategy for downstream and midstream companies to achieve sustainable sourcing and have positive impacts in the regions they are sourcing from. The study identified 113 […]

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This report summarizes findings and recommendations from a 15-month study initiated to advance understanding of the use of landscape and jurisdictional approaches as a key corporate strategy for downstream and midstream companies to achieve sustainable sourcing and have positive impacts in the regions they are sourcing from.

The study identified 113 companies supporting landscape and jurisdictional initiatives across 91 initiatives, in 19 countries. Recommendations have been drawn from the research for downstream and midstream companies to mobilize more private sector action.

 

Key recommendations for companies

 

  • Increase landscape-scale action and integrate it into corporate sustainability and business strategy
  • Invite and/or incentivize other private sector actors to take landscape-scale action
  • Spotlight multi-stakeholder collaboration to transition towards sustainable land use at scale
  • Align resources and efforts in committed and/or progressing landscape and jurisdictions.

The report contains three further recommendations for the wider community working with landscape and jurisdictional approaches. Using the results from the research, a business case is presented in the report for companies to see the opportunities and assist the transformation to sustainable commodity production through multi-stakeholder collaboration at scale.

This report is part of a global study that aims to understand how midstream and downstream companies have been using landscape and jurisdictional approaches to address commodity-driven deforestation. The study includes five commodity specific reports on cocoa, palm oil, pulp, paper and packaging, beef and soy landscape-scale action as well as this final summary report. The study also delves deeper into other possible uses of these approaches, in a report on meeting corporate climate, nature and people goals.

 

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]]> 64778 Working with smallholders: a handbook for firms building sustainable supply chains (Third edition) https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/publication/handbook-firms-building-sustainable-supply-chains/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:44:05 +0000 https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/?post_type=publication&p=64775 A number of global trends, such as concurrent rises in incomes and urbanization, are driving the increased consumption of meat, dairy, and biofuels. Meeting the demand for products will require considerable increases in global production, particularly in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, where smallholder farming predominates and yields remain low. At the same time, it […]

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A number of global trends, such as concurrent rises in incomes and urbanization, are driving the increased consumption of meat, dairy, and biofuels. Meeting the demand for products will require considerable increases in global production, particularly in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, where smallholder farming predominates and yields remain low. At the same time, it will be essential to promote improved food quality, to reduce negative impacts on health, while additional initiatives must address how to reduce food losses. Climate change is bringing further stressors. These challenges also present opportunities to help smallholder farmers boost their productivity by facilitating better access to inputs, technology, knowledge, financing, and markets. Agribusinesses are increasingly working with smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries to secure agricultural commodities, which help to boost rural incomes and economic growth. Smallholders also represent a growing market for farm inputs, information, and financial services. 
Working with Smallholders: A Handbook for Firms Building Sustainable Supply Chains’ shows agribusinesses how to develop more sustainable, resilient, and productive supply chains and the substantial impact of doing so on development. The book compiles innovative solutions and cutting-edge ideas to meet the challenges, and illustrating these points through a variety of case studies from initiatives around the world. 

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]]> 64775 Traceability and transparency in supply chains for agricultural and forest commodities https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/publication/traceability-transparency-supply-chains-agricultural-forest-commodities/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:27:24 +0000 https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/?post_type=publication&p=64773 A review of success factors and enabling conditions to improve resource use and reduce forest loss   Close to 90 percent of forest loss is associated with expansion of agriculture, resulting in an urgent need for better solutions to identify and help manage the risk of forest loss associated with commodity supply chains. Traceability and […]

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Close to 90 percent of forest loss is associated with expansion of agriculture, resulting in an urgent need for better solutions to identify and help manage the risk of forest loss associated with commodity supply chains. Traceability and transparency are increasingly called on to help halt and reverse forest loss.

The Traceability and Transparency in Supply Chains for Agricultural and Forest Commodities Report shows that despite the rapid progress seen to date in developing traceability and transparency solutions, key challenges and data gaps remain. It also examines what is needed to ensure that initiatives, tools and policies are set up for success.

The report aims to inform collaborative action among governments, the private sector, and civil society organizations that are working toward enhancing traceability and transparency. It focuses on seven commodities: cattle, palm oil, soy, cocoa, timber, coffee, and rubber, but also offers insights applicable to other commodities.

 

Key Findings

 

  • Independent verification is necessary for traceability systems to be credible. Definitions need to be applied consistently.
  • Governments should provide an adequately resourced policy environment that facilitates traceability and transparency within the challenges of complex supply chains. Investments are rarely one-off since continued funding is usually needed. Approaches to traceability and transparency must consider the needs of smallholders to be effective.
  • Data gaps remain, especially where there is a large smallholder component, but equally important is ensuring that data are accessible and usable. Investments are needed to help close these gaps.
  • Despite gaps, there is enough existing data and information for supply chain actors to take meaningful steps toward assessing the risk of forest loss in supply chains, and to prioritize areas for action.

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]]> 64773 Advancing gender equality and agrifood systems: what’s working? https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/publication/advancing-gender-equality-agrifood-systems/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:08:23 +0000 https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/?post_type=publication&p=64625 The briefing identifies three main categories of constraints impacting gender equality within agrifood systems: structural barriers, land tenure, and resource access. Through case studies from Guatemala, Indonesia, and Kenya, it explores initiatives aimed at addressing these issues. The insights gleaned from these studies offer valuable lessons to understand what has worked to drive changes in […]

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The briefing identifies three main categories of constraints impacting gender equality within agrifood systems: structural barriers, land tenure, and resource access. Through case studies from Guatemala, Indonesia, and Kenya, it explores initiatives aimed at addressing these issues. The insights gleaned from these studies offer valuable lessons to understand what has worked to drive changes in behavior and practice.

 

Key messages

 

  1. Gender disparity in agriculture: Women constitute a significant portion of the agrifood workforce globally, yet they face undervaluation and earn less compared to men. Structural barriers like discriminatory norms limit their participation.
  2. Barriers to participation: discriminatory social norms and legal frameworks hinder women’s access to resources and opportunities in agrifood systems, affecting their welfare and household outcomes.
  3. Empowerment yields multiple benefits: Closing gender gaps in agrifood systems can alleviate hunger, boost incomes, and enhance community resilience. Understanding effective strategies is crucial for advancing gender equality and reaping these benefits.

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]]> 64625 FOLUR Annual Report 2023: Cultivating a Community for Sustainable Landscapes https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/publication/folur-annual-report-2023/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 16:42:13 +0000 https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/?post_type=publication&p=64443 This annual progress report covers the period from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, providing an update on the Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR) Impact Program’s progress and achievements. The emphasis during this period included strengthening community to accelerate fruitful knowledge exchange across country projects and disseminate insights into how best to […]

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This annual progress report covers the period from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, providing an update on the Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR) Impact Program’s progress and achievements.

The emphasis during this period included strengthening community to accelerate fruitful knowledge exchange across country projects and disseminate insights into how best to initiate private and public sector action on value chains.

FOLUR is a powerful game-changer in the global arena, encouraging transformative government policies and private sector practices to support environmental restoration. This effort is urgent as supply chain vulnerabilities to risks from climate change on agriculture grow in tandem with a growing demand for food under pressure of population growth.

🌿 Download now for in-depth insights on key achievements, landscape restoration, program capacity strengthening, policy engagement, and more.

🌿 Discover the GLF-FOLUR Partnership for inclusive communication, knowledge-sharing, and to join the community of change-makers.

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]]> 64443 RICE+ hub for regenerative ricescapes – Mission paper https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/publication/rice-hub-for-regenerative-ricescapes-mission-paper/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 12:17:14 +0000 https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/?post_type=publication&p=64053 Scaling finance for sustainable rice landscapes Given the unique opportunity for sustainable rice landscapes to deliver solutions for climate mitigation and adaptation, nature recovery, and improving farmer livelihoods while contributing to food and nutrition security, there is an urgent need to target finance and scale up actions in high-impact landscapes.   Key findings   The Mission […]

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Given the unique opportunity for sustainable rice landscapes to deliver solutions for climate mitigation and adaptation, nature recovery, and improving farmer livelihoods while contributing to food and nutrition security, there is an urgent need to target finance and scale up actions in high-impact landscapes.

 

Key findings

 

The Mission paper provides information about the significant climate, nature and equity positive impact potentials, and emerging opportunities to scale private sector investments and collective action for sustainable rice. It also identifies the range of challenges that currently limits the acceleration of the rice sustainability transition at the scale needed, which include: customized support for rice farmers, transition costs and long-term agreements, sustainability target-setting guidance gaps, barriers to engaging in Voluntary Carbon Markets, and public and private sector investment gaps.

The objective of the RICE+ Hub for Regenerative Ricescapes Mission Paper is to serve as an action plan to facilitate pre-competitive private sector collective actions and investments across the entire rice value chain. These investments and collective actions will accelerate rice-related carbon, climate, nature and Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) investments and project implementation to scale sustainable rice in priority countries and landscapes, starting with a focus on the major rice-producing regions of South and Southeast Asia.

To accelerate the transition of rice production systems and landscapes to be equitable, regenerative and resilient, the RICE+ hub will focus on and facilitate 3 priority Action Areas through mobilizing our members and partners:

  1. Forging public-private investment alliances
  2. Promoting high-integrity rice carbon and sustainability standards
  3. Expanding knowledge exchange and promoting innovations by the private sector across the rice value chain

 

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched the Mission paper for the RICE+ hub for regenerative ricescapes, in collaboration with member companies and partners, under the auspices of the Sustainable Rice Landscapes Initiative (SRLI).  Link to other WBCSD related work:

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]]> 64053 Valentine Ebua from Liberia at FOLUR Partner Meeting Brazil https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/video/valentine-ebua-from-liberia-at-folur-partner-meeting-brazil/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:04:23 +0000 https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/?post_type=video&p=60982   About the FOLUR Annual Meeting   The FOLUR Impact Program brought together over 100 country projects and core partners in São Paulo, Brazil, to discuss topics surrounding land restoration and sustainable value chain implementation over the course of four days. In this video, the GLF’s Eden Flaherty sits down with Valentine Ebua, Forest Lead, […]

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About the FOLUR Annual Meeting

 

The FOLUR Impact Program brought together over 100 country projects and core partners in São Paulo, Brazil, to discuss topics surrounding land restoration and sustainable value chain implementation over the course of four days.

In this video, the GLF’s Eden Flaherty sits down with Valentine Ebua, Forest Lead, Africa Restoration Director, Conservation International.

Learn more about the FOLUR Impact Program

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