Slides for the opening presentation of the Nairobi 2012 International Forum. 6 March 2012.

1. Our Vision:
Landscapes for People,
Food and Nature
Kwesi Atta-Krah, Bioversity International
Atta-Krah,
Sara J. Scherr, EcoAgriculture Partners
Scherr,
Tony Simons, World Agroforestry Centre

6. Photo: Janaína de Oliveira

7. Photo: INBAR China

8. Photo: Bioversity International

9. Biological Diversity in
Landscapes
Intra-specific
Intra-specific
Inter-specific
Ecosystem diversity

13. Coordinated
policy support
across sectors
Community
involvement

14. Photo: DA Information Service

18. Photo: Steve Crane

19. Agricultural land use in 2000
100%
Pasture
0 Cropland 100%
Map data from CIESIN

21. Global greenhouse gas emissions

23. Photo: USAID

24. Photo: CIFOR Photo: Rainforest Action Network

29. Global - Landscapes-Local
Local Global
Landscapes

31. Word cloud

32. (Landscape)
(Close your eyes)

41. Landscape Principles
Landscape Principals

49. 250 Ring w idth 150
Rain season prec.
Rainy season prec. (mm)
200 130
Ring width index
150 110
100 90
50 70
0 50
1937
1942
1947
1952
1957
1962
1967
1972
1977
1982
1987
1992
1997
2002
Empirical data: research by Aster Year Three ‘drought’ indicators:
Three ‘drought’ indicators:
Gebrekirstos c.s. showed intra-  Ringwidth
 Ringwidth
annual variation in O16/O18 ratio in  C12/C13 /C13 carbon isotope ratio
 C12carbon isotope ratiops
growth indicative of stomatal closure
indicative of stomatal closure
rings in the Sa-  O16/O18 /O18 oxygen isotope rati
 O16 oxygen isotope ratios
hel, indicative indicative of stomatal closure +
indicative of stomatal closure
of ‘short cycle’ ocean/terrestrial origin of rainfall
ocean/terrestrial origin of rain
rain in 2nd part of
of growing season

54. (Thanks for listening )