Experts will share why, where and how private sector enterprises are participating as vital stakeholders and positive actors in collaborative landscape management platforms.
Achieving global sustainable development goals is more crucial than ever in our increasingly resource-scarce world. However, the success of Integrated Landscape Management plans lies in the ability of stakeholders to muster sufficient resources to dynamically address the social, ecological, economic and cultural aspects of their landscapes. Collaborating with stakeholders from a variety of sectors can help bridge gaps in capacities, link each other to networks of people and expertise, and may be the key to unlocking crucial fiscal resources.
At the upcoming Global Landscapes Forum Nairobi, August 29-30, a Discussion Forum organized by the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative secretariat at EcoAgriculture Partners will focus on how to mobilize private sector partners to secure these financial assets. From investors to agribusinesses large and small, engaging with private sector partners can help to ensure the sustainability and effectiveness of integrated landscape plans. Discussion Forum 12: “Engaging the Private Sector in Integrated Landscape Approaches: Cases from the African Landscapes Action Plan” will take place from 9-10:30 am East African Time on August 30th.
Hear about landscape platforms from the perspective of African private enterprise
The African Landscapes Action Plan (ALAP), agreed in 2014 by a cadre of over 200 leaders from civil society, government and business in Africa, included increasing engagement by the private sector as a key action area. Since then, numerous organizations working in Africa have redoubled their efforts to convene landscape management platforms in partnership with agribusiness, financial institutions, and other private sector actors. In our Discussion Forum, we will give GLF Nairobi participants the opportunity to hear directly from both the landscape partnership convenors from the civic sector and from private sector firms that engaged in their Integrated Landscape Management initiatives. Panelists will include:
- Edward Mudibo
Managing Director, EATTA - Martin Ngare
General Manager, Coffee Management Services - Julius Rono
Programme Manager Sustainable Landscapes, Solidaridad Network - Caroline van Leenders
Senior Advisor Sustainable Transitions, Dutch Enterprise Agency - Disikalala Gaseitsiwe
Deputy Executive Secretary, Gaborone Declaration For Sustainability in Africa | Secretariat
Together these panelists represent a variety of expertise, from agribusiness and production to government and finance, and even markets and trade. Their dynamic backgrounds will allow participants to get a glimpse into the benefits and challenges of working together with private sector partners. Panelists will discuss:
- The roles of different agribusiness and financial institutions in developing a multi-stakeholder landscape approach;
- How to decide who needs to participate in a landscape platform and how to bring them to the table, and the benefits and challenges of integrating diverse partners;
- Galvanizing investment in sustainable landscape management from private sector partners, and early efforts to reach out specifically to Africa’s financial sector;
- What successful private sector engagement in landscape management will mean for the continent’s people and landscapes.
We intend our audience will gain insights on best practices for motivating private sector partners to collaborate on Integrated Landscape Management initiatives in their region, learn from successes and failures, and discover innovative ways to leverage the unique capacities and resources of the partners in their multi-stakeholder platform.
Join the conversation
If you’ll be at GLF in Nairobi, we hope you will join us. Stay tuned for a follow-up blog post and other content from the session, including ways to continue the conversation with us online, in the days and weeks to follow.