The Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation, part of Wageningen University & Research, is seeking applications for the 2021 Landscape Governance course.

This course challenges forestry and nature management professionals to adopt an integrative perspective, to look beyond the forest, and build bridges between the public and the private sector. They focus on institutional development at landscape level including multi-stakeholder platforms and networks, and financial support mechanisms to guide landscape dynamics on the ground.

Course Date

• Date: Mon 12 April 2021 until Fri 11 June 2021
• Duration: Part-time, 10hrs per week (8 weeks)
• Venue: Facilitated online sessions

What will you learn?

Upon completion of the course you will:

• Critically examine landscape dynamics at various levels and scales;
• Understand the implications of up-scaling participation to working with diverse stakeholder groups at landscape level;
• Be able to identify the institutional change needed to enhance public-private collaboration and multi-stakeholder governance processes at landscape level;
• Be able to assess your own role as manager or practitioner, and develop your competencies as a facilitator of landscape governance processes.

Criteria

Participants should be experienced professionals with several years of working experience in the fields of natural resources management, forestry, agriculture, rural development, rural livelihoods, sustainable development or other relevant areas. Proficiency in English is required.

For more information, visit Wageningen University & Research.