Managing landscapes at the interface between protected and farm land is becoming a key challenge for biodiversity conservation. In this context, the role of interface processes (human-nature interactions and cross-boundary interactions around protected areas) has become central to the conservation of biodiversity, nature’s contributions to people, and our quality of life. This session will focus on protected area/farm land interfaces in Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul). Those complex and dynamic landscapes, where several stakeholders with relatively differentiated land use contribute to governance, cannot be managed within a single disciplinary or sectoral paradigm. There is a need for interdisciplinary monitoring and scenario-building tools to enable farmers, conservationists and public policies makers to build trust and see the opportunities to sustainably manage and use those multi-functional landscapes through improved social-ecological connectivity.
