EcoAgriculture Partners Collaboration with TerrAfrica Lee Gross, Senior Manager, EcoAgriculture Partners4th SIP Steering Committee Meeting22-23 February 2016, Magliesburg, South Africa

Some background.. 2006-2008 w/DGF●Developing the Landscapes

Measures Resource Center●Serving on Knowledge

Management Strategic Advisory Group (SAG)

●Supporting leadership in six east African countries through landscape leadership course

●Supporting regional knowledge sharing through workshops in Uganda and Kenya

●Developing toolkits, resource materials, capacity development including payments for ecosystem service.

From June 2009-August 2010…1. Enhanced strategy and operationalization of TerrAfrica’s Knowledge

Management● Developing a Country Service Network strategy ● Facilitating a Regional Knowledge Strategy Validation

Workshop. ● Scoping Capacity-Building Priorities of TerrAfrica Partners

2. TerrAfrica’s M&E system will be enhanced through alignment among entities fostering and implementing SLM practice and through linkage with TerrAfrica’s Knowledge Management System ● Aligning TerrAfrica Monitoring and Evaluation Process Concept

note ● Refining and applying landscape scale SLM assessment tools.

3. Awareness of the role of SLM in the adaptation and mitigation of climate change in Africa will be raised among African policymakers and partners,● Preparing and reviewing materials on SLM and Climate Change. ● Preparing and delivering presentations and events on SLM and CC

at UNFCCC and African policy meetings

From 2011-2014…with GEF/UNEP/SIP resources Train the trainers curriculum, Landscape

Perspectives on M&E for SLM Regional leadership course on SLM in

integrated landscapes; e.g. Ethiopia workshop

Landscape case comparison in Kenya; e.g. field trip at LPFN in Africa conference

Training workshop for climate & SLWM policymakers

African Continental Review Strong coordination btw TerrAfrica and

EcoAg

2012-2013: African ILI Continental Review

ILIs per country

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Challenges motivating Integrated Landscape Initiatives

Geographic distribution

African Continental Review: Findings●Factors associated with high outcome initiatives

●Multi-objectivity● Investment in multi-stakeholder coordination bodies● Inclusion of conflict mediation strategy● Identifying women as a stakeholder group

●International donors had a strong influence●Government bodies usually involved, but often not

robustly●Private sector often missing●Challenges●Coordinating and assembling stakeholders (size of landscape)● Power differentials and building trust ●Reducing conflict between stakeholders

Implementing ILM in Africa: A Synthesis

Component 1: Regional Coalition Building

1.1 Strategies and mechanisms for effective advocacy and negotiation developed

1.2 Awareness skills and support for influencing and shaping policy and planning processes using M&E and KM enhanced

1.3 Knowledge and lessons on SLM utilized to inform and negotiate in policy and planning processes.

Strengthen policy support for landscape action, ● through national policy dialogues between policymakers and

landscape leaders; ● development of country-specific policy communications and

advocacy strategies; ● targeted assessments and analyses; and facilitation of

science-to-policy communication and learning.Mobilize support & engagement in the African Landscapes Action Plan

www.landscapes.ecoagriculture.org

Co-Organizers

Some LPFN strategic partners

The African Landscapes Action Plan

LPFN in Africa Conference, July 2014200+ practitioners from across Africa and the world

● Plenary overviews● Country policy panels● Tools bazaar● Six action themes● Parallel sessions● Synthesis briefs● Feedback from participants

Adopted by African Union and component of Terrafrica Business Plan along with AFR100 in support of ARLI

Co-convene an African Policymakers’ Forum on Integrated Landscape Management w/NEPAD

Component 2: Regional Knowledge management (including M&E)

2.1 Appropriate guidelines, methods and tools2.2 Skills and technical know how of stakeholders at

different levels enhanced2.3 Core date and informed sets generated and made

available for decision making at different levels.

Facilitate national landscape learning networks.

Strengthen organizational capacity Invest in on-the-ground activities

Landscape SLM Monitoring & Evaluation

Landscape Academy●Leadership capacity for ILM●Online and in-person training●Global, but focus on Africa in

phase 1●Initial support from Dutch

Ministry●Phase 1 : focused on module

development for core curriculum. e.g. leadership and partnership

●Phase 2: focused on deepening and moving across Africa

Component 3: Support to country programs

3.1 Support to country programs3.2 Awareness, skills and support for knowledge

management and learning enhanced3.3. Knowledge and lesson/experiences on SLM

documented and disseminated

Facilitate Knowledge Generation and Sharing: Generate, synthesize and disseminate new knowledge products and tools for ILM in Africa

Strengthen capacity of national and landscape leaders through regional cross-landscape learning

Co-convene a regional Landscape Practitioners’ Learning conference;

Produce a biannual State of African Landscapes Report;

East African Learning Landscape Network

In summary: priorities moving forward

Support regional learning networks and events / build capacity among landscape leaders (e.g. landscape academy)

On-the-ground direct support to projects for M&E and business engagement, financial mobilization

High level policy-makers convening focused on achieving SDGs through ILM

Effective outreach and communication (utilize close relationship btw TerrAfrica & LPFN)

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