This paper is mainly aimed at policy- and decision-makers in OECD foreign aid donor countries. Another target group is international institutions concerned with development cooperation, climate change budgets, policies and strategies, within the broader context of implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. OECD countries and international institutions, in particular, have a large responsibility to ensure that foreign aid and climate finance streams that flow into developing countries are supporting projects that accelerate the transition to a sustainable society. Agroforestry is a key farming approach that contributes to multiple goals at the same time, which makes it an investment well made. This paper is based on the evidence found in the agroforestry review: Scaling up Agroforestry: Potential, Challenges and Barriers. A review of environmental, social and economic aspects of the farmer, community and landscape level by the Agroforestry Network. The Agroforestry Network’s paper lays out evidence for how agroforestry as a land use system will help us achieve nine out of the 17 Global Goals. This paper focuses specifically on four of the goals: Goal 1 and 2: No poverty and Zero hunger; Goal 13: Climate action; and Goal 15: Life on land. The purpose of this paper is to provide policy- and decision-makers with evidence-based information about agroforestry, helping them make well-informed decisions that will contribute to the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Agroforestry Network’s aim is to ensure that agroforestry is at the forefront of policymaking as a key approach to help achieve the Global Goals. Why? Because agroforestry is a widespread and growing land use system that brings real benefits for people living in poverty whilst at the same time helping to mitigate and adapt to climate change, as well as increasing biodiversity and supporting ecosystems – the very systems on which life on Earth depends.
