Watch this Civil Society Session on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2014, in Lima, Peru, during COP20. Food production is already being heavily affected by climate change. Farmers in many regions in Latin America, Asia and Africa are exposed to more frequent and longer droughts, irregular and heavy rainfalls and extreme temperatures. This session discusses approaches such as those offered by organic and low external input sustainable agriculture combined with carbon finance mechanisms can produce better results than a ‘Business as usual’ one in terms of agricultural production, soil quality, water use, employment, the rate of deforestation and food nutrition value. Presenters and panellists highlight a number of successful landscape initiatives based on resilient and affordable agricultural practices, participatory research and capacity building projects and showed how farmer-centered methodologies work in practice. Juan Pablo Solis Program Officer Hivos Richie Ahuja Regional Director Asia Environmental Defense Fund Harry Clemens Programme Officer Carbon Finance Hivos Christian Dannecker Director Forestry and Land Use practice South Pole Group Francisco Fonseca Researcher and Advocacy Advisor CEDECO Roberto Ugas Researcher Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina Pieter van Midwoud Director Business Development for Land Use & Forests Gold Standard Foundation Sergio Zelaya-Bonilla Special Advisor UNCCD Secretariat Saturday, 6 December 2014 Global Landscapes Forum, Lima, Peru #COP20GLF #ThinkLandscape For more information go to: www.landscapes.org

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