We live in a world where the many crises of natural resource conflicts
and scarcity make it abundantly clear that conservation of biodiversity
will only succeed if it also effectively addresses human well-being
priorities.This shift towards a new paradigm was discussed in full during
the workshop, “Making landscapes work for nature and people:
Successes and Challenges from the field,” which took place on October
9, 2008 at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
World Conservation Congress (WCC) in Barcelona. The workshop
addressed the challenges of building a bridge between conservation and
development priorities at different scales through case studies from
around the world.