Across tropical forested landscapes, increasing numbers of rural youth are leaving their communities in search of better opportunities. This trend raises concerns not only for the wellbeing of these young people but also for the future of tropical forests. As youth leave, communities are ageing, leaving forest territories vulnerable to deforestation and other threats. Precious traditional knowledge is being lost every day across the tropics, and with each departure youth is being disconnected from their forested landscapes.
The Collaborative Landscape Learning Initiative (CLLI) is a platform by and for international NGO’s and knowledge institutes based in The Netherlands to jointly learn about landscape approaches. Participants organize joint learning sessions on issues around the implementation of landscape approaches facilitated by a small secretariat of Tropenbos International and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL).
A STRONG CIVIL SOCIETY FOR INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Forested landscapes form the cornerstone of the livelihoods of about 1.2 billion people: almost 20% of the world’s population.