Landscape functions and people Bangkok, Cctober 2010 Governing landscapes

Mismatches in levels and scales Bio-physical scales governance scales juridical scales Individual family Community Country Region Municipality Local provincial National International Province/district department municipal

Administrative boundaries across the landscape

Multiple political arenas

Governance in the landscape which political body has responsibility over the landscape? who is responsible for landscape level planning? how can stakeholders be democratically involved? what is the legitimacy of any landscape plan? whom to be held accountable? according to whose legal system?

Mismatch between administrative levels and landscape level Mismatch between democratic accountability mechanisms and landscapes Institutional frameworks don't fit the landscape level planning process New institutional arrangements are needed Governance in the landscape

Albert Einstein: "we cannot solve problems using the same logic with which we created them..." Governance in the landscape

ClosedInvitedClaimed National Local International Forms of power Levels of power Spaces of power Forms of power Visible Invisible Hidden

Mobilizing the power of stakeholders in the landscape Levels of powerMobilise capacities at all levels connect vertically by building alliances and networks Spaces of powerconnect horizontally by building chains of accountability Strengthen (in)formal institutions Forms of powerAddress the hidden and invisible forms of power at all levels and spaces, and make them visible through lobby and advocacy

Game

Networks across sectoral boundaries across political boundaries across levels and scales

Networks

Where would we like to be? Where are we now? Vision Plans Where have we come from? PastPresent Future Multi-stakeholder process

Collaborative Action Reflexive Monitoring Adaptive Planning Initiating Stakeholder 3 Stakeholder 5 Stakeholder 7 Stakeholder 8 Stakeholder 6 Stakeholder 4 Stakeholder 2 Stakeholder 1

Multi-stakeholder process in the landscape Stakeholder 3 Stakeholder 5 Stakeholder 7 Stakeholder 8 Stakeholder 6 Stakeholder 4 Stakeholder 2 Stakeholder 1

Multi-stakeholder process in a landscape Stakeholder 3 Stakeholder 5 Stakeholder 7 Stakeholder 8 Stakeholder 6 Stakeholder 4 Stakeholder 2 Stakeholder 1

Are networks democratically representative? Do they play an official role in decision making? Can they be held accountable? Stakeholder networks

Stakeholder networks in my landscape What kind of networks exist in my landscape? What are they aiming at? Who are involved? Do they have any influence on decision making? How can I use them for landscape level governance?