Integrated Landscape Approaches: A Pathway Towards Just Sustainable Development?

Mirjam A. F. Ros-Tonen, James Reed, Samuel Adeyanju, Augusta M. Anandi, Eric Rega Christophe Bayala, Houria Djoudi, Amy Ickowitz, Yves Laumonier, Kaala B. Moombe, Moira Moeliono, Alida O’Connor, Freddie Siangulube, Malaika Pauline Yanou, Elizabeth L. Yuliani, Mathurin Zida and Terry Sunderland
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Mirjam A. F. Ros-Tonen: Mirjam A.F. Ros-Tonen is the corresponding author (m.a.f.ros-tonen@uva.nl) and is affiliated with the Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR) of the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
James Reed: James Reed affiliated with the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)–World Agroforestry (ICRAF), all in Bogor, Indonesia
Samuel Adeyanju: Samuel Adeyanju affiliated with the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Augusta M. Anandi: Augusta C. Anandi affiliated with the AISSR of the University of Amsterdam when they did their research for the COLANDS initiative, with secondary affiliations to CIFOR–ICRAF.
Eric Rega Christophe Bayala: Eric R. C. Bayala affiliated with the AISSR of the University of Amsterdam when they did their research for the COLANDS initiative, with secondary affiliations to CIFOR–ICRAF.
Houria Djoudi: Houria Djoudi was affiliated with CIFOR–ICRAF at the time of writing, but has recently moved to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Amy Ickowitz: Amy Ickowitz affiliated with the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)–World Agroforestry (ICRAF), all in Bogor, Indonesia
Yves Laumonier: Yves Laumonier affiliated with the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)–World Agroforestry (ICRAF), all in Bogor, Indonesia
Kaala B. Moombe: Kaala B. Moombe affiliated with the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)–World Agroforestry (ICRAF), all in Bogor, Indonesia
Moira Moeliono: Moira Moeliono affiliated with the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)–World Agroforestry (ICRAF), all in Bogor, Indonesia
Alida O’Connor: Alida O’Connor affiliated with the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Freddie Siangulube: Freddie S. Siangulube affiliated with the AISSR of the University of Amsterdam when they did their research for the COLANDS initiative, with secondary affiliations to CIFOR–ICRAF.
Malaika Pauline Yanou: Malaika P. Yanou affiliated with the AISSR of the University of Amsterdam when they did their research for the COLANDS initiative, with secondary affiliations to CIFOR–ICRAF.
Elizabeth L. Yuliani: Elizabeth L. Yuliani affiliated with the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)–World Agroforestry (ICRAF), all in Bogor, Indonesia
Mathurin Zida: Mathurin Zida affiliated with the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)–World Agroforestry (ICRAF), all in Bogor, Indonesia
Terry Sunderland: Terry Sunderland affiliated with the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Progress in Development Studies, 2025, vol. 25, issue 3-4, 231-254

Abstract: Landscape approaches mobilize stakeholders across sectors and scales to negotiate development–conservation trade-offs and land-use allocation. Building on the concept of earth system justice, we examine how efforts to operationalize such approaches in Ghana, Zambia and Indonesia advance landscape justice. We observed contributions to procedural, recognitional and intergenerational justice, while interspecies justice remains overlooked. Yet, power asymmetries, exclusionary practices and institutional constraints hinder progress towards intragenerational and substantive—distributive, corrective, restorative and transformative justice. In contexts lacking commitment to transformative change, trade-offs are inevitable. Pursuing incremental change rather than ‘perfect’ justice may represent a second-best but more realistic pathway towards just landscape governance.

Keywords: Integrated landscape approaches; Conservation–development trade-offs; Power imbalances; Earth system justice; Landscape justice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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