This collaborative presentation was given at a session of the same name at the Global Landscapes Forum in Lima, Peru, on December 6, 2014.
The thematic session identified the technical, social and institutional conditions for developing successful long-term initiatives and how they can be sustained at regional and national levels. The findings and discussion will be used to further develop an emerging focus on land degradation of WLE and CIAT – and others that join. They will also feed into a high-level dialogue of African leaders attending the COP.