This paper tackles both the framing and effectiveness of transnational initiatives affecting forest lands and peoples in the Global South, and the quality of relationships between institutions in the Global North and the Global South. Through more equitable research partnerships, this paper draws lessons from case studies in Indonesia (legality verification system in different forest property regimes), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (lifting of a moratorium on new logging concession), and Brazil (FSC in the Amazon region and the Amazon Fund).

Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is currently not plausible, as is shown in a new, central study released by Universität Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS). Climate policy, protests, and the Ukraine crisis: the participating researchers systematically assessed to what extent social changes are already underway – while also analyzing certain physical processes frequently discussed as tipping points.

Multistakeholder platforms (MSPs) are the subject of increasing attention and investment in the domain of collaborative natural resource governance, yet evidence-based guidance is slim on policy and investment priorities to leverage the MSP approach. We provide a comparative analysis of eight landscape-level MSPs spanning seven countries (Peru, Brazil, India, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and a cross-border case from Kenya and Somalia), representing a diversity of resource systems covering forests, rangelands, and multiuse agricultural landscapes.

This paper proposes a reformulation of the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) fit for the 21st century. The article explores the rise and usage of the original SLF, highlighting how its popularity among development practitioners emerged both from its practical focus, and its depoliticization of wider shifts in the development landscape at the time.

'Landscape Approaches' provides valuable lessons on designing sustainable, integrated, and responsible practices

Are the new platforms that promote sustainable land- and resource-use practices learning from the past, or repeating the same mistakes? By Anne M. Larson, Juan Pablo Sarmiento Barletti, Nicole Heise Vigil

Framing literature review for in-depth field research. By Juan Pablo Sarmiento Barletti and Anne M Larson

A comparative analysis of eight landscape-level multistakeholder platforms (MSPs) spanning seven countries, representing a diversity of resource systems.

How context affects the outcomes of multi-stakeholder forums on land use and/or land-use change. By Juan Pablo Sarmiento Barletti, Anne M. Larson, Christopher Hewlett, Deborah Delgado

Here’s a little something that’s nourished our minds around ILM in the past. Is this oldie still a goodie?