Guinean Forests of West Africa Long-Term Vision Call for Proposals, September 2021

Anyone who has completed a CEPF project has come across the term “production landscape” as part of their reporting requirements. It’s an important tracking measurement for CEPF: To date, our grantees have helped strengthen biodiversity management of more than 10 million hectares of production landscapes.

But sometimes there’s confusion about what a production landscape is, and what it isn’t. As part of our new “Biodiversity Basics” blog series, we’re taking a step back and explaining what these places are and why they are so important for conservation.