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Landscape Forum 2025

23 September 2025

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Landscape Forum 2025

Part of Landscape Week | 22–26 September 2025

📍 GDI Zurich 

 📅 Tuesday, 23 September 

🕒 13:30 – 17:30

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Register now using the link at the top right of this page. Please note that due to availability, participation is limited to 2 persons per entity


What is the Landscape Forum?

The Landscape Forum is part of the Landscape Week 2025, co-hosted by SWISSCO, SSCP, and supported by SECO. This half-day gathering brings together practitioners, donors, and partners to exchange insights, showcase impact-driven projects, and strengthen collaboration in the field of landscape approaches.


Purpose & Objectives

This forum is designed to:

  • Showcase existing landscape projects and how they function in practice
  • Facilitate peer-to-peer learning among professionals
  • Inspire innovation and continued progress in landscape work


Who Should Attend?

This event is ideal for:

  • Landscape practitioners navigating complex, cross-sectoral challenges
  • Funders, donors, and partners seeking to better understand and support such projects


Agenda

Time

Agenda point

13:00

Arrival

13:30

Introduction and Welcome

  • Keynote by Anita Aerni, SSCP
  • Keynote by Monica Rubiolo, SECO

14:00

Presentation: “The Landscape Basics”

by Shinta Holdsworth, Proforest

15:00

Panel “How to crack the collaboration code?”

Moderated by Violaine Berger (IDH) with

  • Martin Peter, Deputy Head Trade Promotion, SECO
  • Judith Beyeler, Head of Sustainability, Walter Matter
  • Darrell High, Cocoa Manager Nestlé
  • Iván Rodríguez, Regional Director of Sustainable Agriculture, Swisscontact
  • Billie Wilcox, Sustainability Innovation - Associate Manager, ISEAL

15:50

Short intro to Breakout sessions

16:00

Coffee break with Landscape project posters

16:30

Breakout sessions

Landscapes teams present their projects:

  • Cavally, Ivory Coast by Earthworm
  • San Martín, Perú by Helvetas
  • Aceh Indonesia by Swisscontact
  • Central Highlands, Vietnam by IDH

17:30

Apéro


Join us to connect with peers, gain insights, and elevate your landscape work.

Don't forget to click "Register" at the top right before places fill up!


Warm regards, 

SWISSCO & SSCP Coordination Office