Resilient landscapes

Growing populations, climate change, and unsustainable resource use are threatening food security, livelihoods, and ecosystems, particularly in vulnerable communities. SNV's Resilient Landscapes approach addresses these interconnected challenges by working at the landscape level to balance competing land use objectives and foster cross-sector collaboration. Through three core components—landscape development, innovative financing, and public-private partnerships—SNV promotes inclusive, gender-sensitive planning processes that support low-emission, climate-resilient land management across the agriculture, livestock, forestry, and environment sectors.

By convening diverse stakeholders and mobilising public and private investment, SNV supports systemic change that strengthens ecosystem services while improving livelihoods and building resilience.

This capability statement showcases a portfolio of SNV's recent programmes across sub-Saharan Africa, including initiatives in the Sahel, East Africa, and Zambia. Together, these programmes demonstrate how integrated landscape approaches have strengthened land governance, expanded climate-smart agricultural practices, mobilised investment, and advanced the sustainable management of natural resources at scale.