FTA ran a fully digital internal scientific conference that gathered all researchers involved in FTA from its partner organizations. The purpose of the conference was to present the most exciting research results, exchange experiences and lessons learned, and reflect on the way forward until the end of FTA’s phase 2, with a particular focus on impact.
The conference was organized along six broad technical work streams, inspired by ongoing dialogue with CGIAR and in international policy discussions:
1. Inclusive value chains, finance and investments
2. Towards resilient and diverse landscapes and food systems
3. Transforming livelihoods through agroecological approaches with trees
4. Nature-based solutions to address the climate crisis
5. Inclusive governance for sustainable landscapes
6. Designing, implementing and evaluating research for development impact
The conference also included plenary sessions and two sessions addressing hot/controversial issues in the scientific and development fields, in which FTA has a specific role in helping to disentangle the issues:
• Competing understandings of the restoration problem and solutions
• Systemic approaches in a ‘silver bullets’ world.
Finally, emerging issues for research for development in the area of FTA were discussed as a thread of the conference and within a dedicated session.
The present publication gathers the 179 abstracts selected for the conference, most of which are the result of a collaboration between different partners.
