Integrated land-use initiatives offer a holistic approach to addressing complex environmental and development challenges. This approach seeks to sustainably manage multiple land uses across landscapes, considering both the natural and human systems that depend on them.
By achieving impact at scale across three dimensions (social, environmental, and economic), integrated land-use initiatives can contribute to multiple SDGs, including SDG2 (zero hunger), SDG13 (climate action) and SDG15 (life on land). These initiatives can also help countries reach their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Agreement.
This report addresses the importance of a wide-reaching approach to land-use and resource management. It takes stock of lessons learned, documents best practices from a range of integrated land-use initiatives, facilitates knowledge sharing and provides a guide for practitioners who are looking to implement this approach.