Across Bolivia, Paraguay, Ecuador and Colombia, Integrated Landscape Management is transforming how communities, governments and civil society govern shared resources. These four case studies show what ILM looks like on the ground.

What shapes success in Integrated Landscape Management (ILM)? While quantitative analysis can help identify patterns, Kim Geheb argues that many of the factors that matter most – trust, relationships, local leadership and the ability to "read" a landscape – are often harder to measure, but no less important.

Why do some landscape initiatives gain momentum while others struggle to endure? In this preview of a forthcoming paper, George Schoneveld reflects on lessons from 15 landscapes and the factors that seem to make the biggest difference.

The Paisajes Sostenibles (Sustainable Landscapes) project sought to strengthen environmental governance while testing innovative strategies to improve local livelihoods in a context marked by ecological degradation, institutional fragmentation and low levels of trust among actors.

What does it take to move from dialogue to lasting governance in complex landscapes? In Bolivia’s Chiquitanía region, the answer began with watershed management.

Real-world lessons from landscapes – plus what's coming up in 2026.

What does it take to bring diverse actors together in fragile, contested landscapes? In a parish in Ecuador, the answer turned out to be water.

What does it take to practice Integrated Landscape Management (ILM) in a place with almost no permanent human presence, weak State institutions, and highly unequal power dynamics?

As the only non-scientist on the team, it's been fun to watch my Central Component colleagues going "soft" ? over the course of this programme. Here's what surprised them.

Mauritius dazzles with emerald peaks and turquoise seas — but its “green” landscapes hide centuries of ecological loss. Nearly 90% of native forests are gone, leaving Mauritians with the urgent responsibility of stewarding biodiversity of global significance.