Project Context

The Integrated Landscape Management (ILM) Project, commonly referred to as SABAL
(Strengthening Sustainable Agriculture and Biodiversity Across Landscapes), is a
Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded initiative implemented by UNEP and
IUCN. At the national level, it is being implemented under the guidance of the
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (MoAFW), the National Nodal Agency,
with support from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(MoEFCC) as the UNCCD focal point and GEF focal ministry. On the ground, the
project is executed by Rainforest Alliance in partnership with Rythu Sadhikara
Samstha (RySS).The project seeks to transform agricultural systems and
strengthen local economies through sustainable landscape management, ecosystem
restoration, biodiversity conservation, climate resilience, and creative
public-private financing mechanisms. The project operates across two globally
significant landscapes: the Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh and the Western
Ghats in Karnataka.

The Eastern Ghats landscape,



covering approximately 3.7 million hectares,
represents one of India's most significant biodiversity landscapes and supports
diverse ecosystems, tribal communities, agriculture-based livelihoods,
forest-dependent communities, and critical ecosystem services. The project
supports interventions related to Natural Farming, Localized Land Degradation
Neutrality (LLDN), High Conservation Value Forest (HCVF) conservation, ecosystem
restoration, sustainable agriculture, biodiversity stewardship, community-based
natural resource management, and sustainable livelihoods.

Under SABAL, considerable investments have been made in developing scientific
and community-based approaches for landscape planning, governance, restoration,
and sustainable land management. As the project advances towards its concluding
phase, there is an opportunity to build on these achievements and position the
Eastern Ghats landscape as a model for lo

📌 Senior Landscape Finance, Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Consultant (Delhi)
🏢 Rainforest Alliance
📍 Delhi