James Reed

TL;DR: It is suggested that, despite some barriers to implementation, a landscape approach has considerable potential to meet social and environmental objectives at local scales while aiding national commitments to addressing ongoing global challenges.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors synthesize the current evidence base examining the contribution of forest and trees to agricultural production and livelihoods in the tropics, where production often occurs within complex land use mosaics that are increasingly subjected to concomitant climatic and anthropogenic pressures.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the implementation of integrated landscape approaches across the tropics and concluded that landscape approaches show potential as a framework to reconcile conservation and development and improve social capital, enhance community income and employment opportunities as well as reduce land degradation and conserve natural resources.

TL;DR: More critical use of theories of change and measures of process and progress to complement the conventional impact assessments are proposed, but impact metrics will be highly situation specific and must be derived from an effective process and a credible theory of change.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors perform a critical analysis of literature from across a spectrum of research topics to explore the inhibiting barriers and apparent disconnect between the purported available and required finance and the actual finance invested in sustainable development.