Integrated landscape management in Africa needs funding that goes beyond the life of a project.

During the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Conference, delegates discussed how resources could be mobilized to support natural resource management with a focus on agriculture, forestry and poverty alleviation, and to facilitate community and stakeholder involvement.

“Projects are time bound and when they come to an end, the funding ends there,” said Dr Mohamed Bakarr, Senior Environmental Specialist at the Global Environment Facility.

Four key action plans for resourcing integrated landscape management were discussed: bringing an investment mindset into landscapes; mobilizing resources through microfinance institutions and local funding; sourcing support from the public sector; and sensitizing communities to embrace investments for landscapes.

Other possible sources of funding include increased public investment, foreign direct investment, impact investment, payments for ecosystem services, climate finance and conditional loans.

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