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Common ground: integrated landscape approaches and small and medium forest enterprises for vibrant forest landscapes

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Efforts to sustain multi-scalar benefit flows from forests increasingly concentrate on interventions in landscapes. Integrated landscape approaches have emerged as the dominant paradigm among international agencies for reconciling competing land uses. Small and medium forest enterprises receive growing attention for their ability to meet local development aspirations while supporting healthy forest ecosystems. Despite their prevalence in forest sustainability initiatives, landscape approaches and small and medium enterprises have not yet been integrated into a holistic framework. Here, we conceptually integrate the two phenomena using place as a guiding concept. We examined peer-reviewed literature to understand cultural, socio-political, and biophysical attributes and processes that influence outcomes of small and medium forest enterprises. We then held a series of seminars to discuss empirical and theoretical advances in landscape approaches and the role of small and medium forest enterprises. From this, we identified areas of complementarity, where investments might lead to mutual gains for prosperous and sustainable forest landscapes. We propose four overarching synergies between integrated landscape approaches and small and medium forest enterprises: (I) collective organization, decision-making, and action, (II) empowerment, rights, and tenure security, (III) coherent policy and commitment across governance scales, and (IV) managing for multiple functions and values within planetary boundaries. To increase understanding of these synergies in local contexts, researchers and practitioners could share lessons from place-based sustainability science, contributing to learning systems for inclusive benefit flows in forest landscapes.

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  1. Formally the Non-Legally Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development of All Types of Forests.

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This manuscript is the result of several seminars and discussions throughout 2020. We are grateful to Brian Belcher, Neil Byron, Tony Cunningham, Dris Ezzine de Blas, Chip Fay, Verina Ingram, Doug Konkin, Rob Kozak, Zakir Machmud, Duncan MacQueen, David Montwé, William Nikolakis, Kurt Niquidet, Serge Piabuo, Rod Taylor, and Fernanda Tomaselli for giving their time to share and exchange ideas. This research is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

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Riggs, R.A., Langston, J.D., Nerfa, L. et al. Common ground: integrated landscape approaches and small and medium forest enterprises for vibrant forest landscapes. Sustain Sci 16, 2013–2026 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-021-01035-5

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