Landscape Approach Course

Climate Action in Biodiverse Landscapes

Further your career in resilient landscapes managent

About this course

The question is no longer WHY should we take climate action, but rather HOW we can take action. In this course you will learn how to take joint action to understand and address climate change impacts in your landscape or work. This course will equip you with the knowledge and tools to take collective action in understanding and addressing climate change within your landscape or field of work.

Climate change and biodiversity are deeply interconnected. With real-world examples from diverse regions, you’ll explore how climate change threatens biodiversity and human well-being, while also discovering how biodiversity itself can support adaptation and mitigation efforts. Guided by professionals from various fields, you’ll move from analysis to action, identifying innovative climate solutions at the landscape level.

What you'll learn

Define and explain different forms of climate action and understand the global urgency to take collective action.
Understand how climate change is impacting you and your landscape and why the landscape is a good entry point to take climate action.
Understand the relationship between climate change and biodiversity, and why integrating biodiversity in climate action is essential.
Assess stakeholder dynamics in your landscape and understand the importance of effective multi-stakeholder collaboration for climate action.

Prequisite

Estimated Time

1,5 hours

Course Information

Location

Digital Campus

Institution

CIFOR; Global Landscapes Forum (GLF)

Landscape Approach Course

Theme

Landscape Approach

Level

Beginner

Price

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Join a global landscape restoration community

Are you looking to learn, network, share knowledge and join a global community for landscape action around the world? Join the Digital Campus, an online space hosted by the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), to meet and connect with educators, scientists, practitioners and other experts on sustainable landscapes. Start your personalized learning journey today!

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