ESG Speaker Series: How Can Landscape Governance Be Successfully Implemented?
- Date
- 7 May 2026, 13:00–14:15
- Location
- Online event
- Type
- Seminar
- Lecturer
- Mikael Karlsson; Jayne Glass; Frida Öhman; Carla Gonçalves; Mattias Qviström
- Web page
- https://www.earthsystemgovernance.org/event/esg-speaker-series-how-can-landscape-governance-be-successfully-implemented-in-practice/
- Organiser
- Earth Systems Governance Project
- Contact person
- Karin Thalberg
The webinar ‘How can Landscape Governance be Successfully Implemented in Practice?’ marks the first event since the series resumed and brings together researchers from Uppsala University, ESG members, and international scholars. Looking ahead, we aim to broaden participation and actively involve the community in shaping future conversations. Our hope is that this series will support meaningful knowledge exchange and spark new collaborations across disciplines and regions.
Landscape governance has emerged as a vital approach for addressing the intertwined challenges of biodiversity loss, climate adaptation, land justice, and sustainable development, yet gaps remain between ambitious policy goals and the realities of implementation. Here, landscape governance is defined as a governance approach that aims to manage multiple land functions while including actors across sectors and scales in the decision-process.
This seminar and panel discussion will explore landscape governance as a dynamic arena in which ecological systems, governance structures, and competing societal demands intersect across scales. Bringing together interdisciplinary perspectives and diverse practical experiences, the speakers will present practical examples of landscape governance and discuss the challenges and opportunities that affect their effectiveness.
The webinar will include short presentations from each speaker, a panel discussion, and an open Q&A with the audience.
Speakers
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Mikael Karlsson, Uppsala University
Organizers: Dr. Jayne Glass and Frida Öhman (PhD candidate), Uppsala University
Invited speakers:
- Dr. Carla Gonçalves, Integrated Researcher at CITTA – Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment (University of Porto), and Executive Director of the Climate Centre of Póvoa de Varzim
- Prof. Mattias Qviström, Department of Urban and Rural Development, Division of Landscape Architecture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Additional speaker to be confirmed