Project Context

The Integrated Landscape Management (ILM) Project, commonly referred to as SABAL (Strengthening Sustainable Agriculture and Biodiversity Across Landscapes), is a Global Setting 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 Workplace, 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 (India)
🏢 Rainforest Alliance
📍 India