1. Seeing the forest, and the trees Global partnerships to promote pro poor and sustainable forest and agriculture management through agroforestry Jesús Quintana Environment and Climate Specialist Environment and Climate Division International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

3. In particular, issues related to rural developmentGrowing population Land scarcity Deforestation Energy needs GDP on the rise Climate crises

6. Multiple-win, sustainable agriculture “It is of critical importance to address together the imperatives of producing more, and more effectively, and of preserving or restoring the natural resource base. This is especially important in order to put tomorrow’s rural generations at the centre of a new agenda for rural growth and poverty reduction, as these generations need to inherit a viable environment in which they can find rewarding opportunities”

8. Joint activities include promotion of agroforestry, evergreen agriculture,and provision of incentives for ecosystem and forest conservation

10. Trees improve soil fertility, provide environmental services, and are source of cash and non-cash products

12. RUPES aims at integrating rewards for those services into development programs to alleviate rural poverty and protect the natural environment

14. IFAD and ICRAF collaborating to integrate and manage domesticated high-value trees within farming systems in West and Central Africa

16. The environmental services schemes are integrated into landscapes in the highlands of East and West Africa

18. Forestry must be balanced with sustainable agriculture and pro poor actions - an “evergreen revolution”

19. Partnerships are critical - Global and complex challenges require collective action to implement multiple-win, integrated solutions