Information Technology Solutions to Support Landscape Partnerships (July 15)

 

This Landscape Roundtable will bring together leading innovators that are developing information technology solutions for landscape partnerships (LPs) across the world. Experts will share their perspectives on what such technology can and, crucially, cannot do to support landscape partnerships to achieve their goals for nature, people, and the Sustainable Development Goals.

As landscape partnerships have proliferated, their ability to manage complex social, environmental and governance challenges and data has been limited by their lack of access to technology. Though priority needs and access to information technology vary across geographies, similar challenges are broadly applicable to all LPs, such as data management, impact management, internal and external communications. Nevertheless, there has been limited software development to support their needs.

The event will include experts from Terraso, the technology platform for LPs of the 1000 Landscapes for One Billion People initiative, and other innovators from the private sector supporting integrated landscape management.

Welcoming remarks:
Jocelyn Brown Hall, Director, FAO North America

Moderator:
Sara Scherr, President and CEO, EcoAgriculture Partners and Chair of 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People

Panelists:
Amaya Webster, Program Manager, Terraso
Derek Caelin, Product Manager, Terraso
Erik Lindquist, Forestry Officer, FAO and SEPAL
Heiner Baumann, Managing Director, Co-Founder, PxD (Precision Development)
Emily Jacobi, Executive Director & Founder, Digital Democracy

The Landscape Roundtable is part of an ongoing series of discussions focusing on climate change, agriculture and landscapes. EcoAgriculture Partners and the FAO North America have jointly organized the series since 2009.