A framework for measuring sustainability outcomes for landscape investments

摘要: Rapidly increasing demand for food and agricultural non-food products to meet the demands of rising populations with new consumption patterns have worrying implications sustainability many ecosystems globally. Landscape approaches are often promoted as a win-win solution reducing harmful impacts development – means balance social needs economic performance, while maintaining ecological function. In this respect, landscape that address multiple sector needs, including agriculture, production forestry conservation, identified significant opportunity contribute United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, assessing verifying outcomes across broad, diverse dynamic landscapes is challenging, mainly because lack pragmatic standardized assessment measurement in cost-effective ways. This paper aims advance concept sustainable development, ways assess performance leverage scaling-up investment achieving SDGs other goals.Tools indicators used measure reviewed context investments, identify high performing parameters associated measurable indicators. Considerations include seeking applicable any type or size landscape, within short time-scale resource constraints. Based on these requirements, we develop present framework four universally important parameters: (i) livelihoods; (ii) ecosystem services; (iii) efficient use; (iv) products. will be useful assist measuring designed setting. We elaborate readily each parameter group. Linkages between discussed.