Update landscape initiative details
Confirming the details of your landscape initiative is the first step in the reassessment process. This stage involves reviewing key components that characterize the initiative, ensuring consistency across assessments, and updating any relevant details. These include verifying the landscape name, determining the reassessment name, confirming the lead organizations involved, and identifying the reasons for conducting the reassessment. Clearly defining these elements helps maintain alignment with stakeholders and ensures the reassessment builds effectively on previous work.


Landscape name
The landscape name refers to the specific physical area covered by the assessment. It should be relevant to the geographical (e.g., catchment/watershed or stakeholder-defined landscape) or jurisdictional scope of the initiative, making it easily identifiable by stakeholders and for future assessments.
To support continuity across assessments, it is recommended to retain the same name as used in previous assessments. However, the name may be updated if changes occur that affect how the landscape is identified—for example, a change in legal status or administrative boundaries. This will update the name across the landscape, including the landscape profile and any assessments previously conducted. Any changes to the landscape name must be clearly justified.
Assessment name
By default, the assessment name will follow the format 'Baseline [Year]' for baseline assessments and 'Reassessment [Year]' for repeat assessments. However, you may choose a more descriptive name that better reflects the unique characteristics of the assessment, if needed. Consistent naming conventions help differentiate between multiple assessments over time and ensure clarity in tracking progress.
Organizations acting as stakeholders
This section is for confirming the lead organizations involved in the initiative—both formal and informal—as well as their roles in the initiative. If new organizations have taken on a leadership role, or if roles have shifted, these changes should be reflected here. Each listed organization should include its name, logo, website or social media link, and a brief description of its role in the initiative. Additional stakeholders involved in supporting or contributing to the initiative can be included in the stakeholder engagement plan.
Reasons for conducting a reassessment
Clearly articulating the purpose of the reassessment ensures that stakeholders align on the intended outcomes. Reassessment objectives should build on the initial assessment’s findings, tracking progress toward sustainability goals, identifying trends, and informing decision-making. The original objectives set during the baseline assessment should be reviewed, and any modifications should be documented to reflect current priorities.
For example:
Reassessment objective:
Measure progress since the baseline assessment and identify key changes in landscape sustainability indicators.
Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions implemented based on baseline results.
Identify new challenges or opportunities for achieving sustainability goals.
Landscape goals:
Continue efforts to diversify agricultural production in the landscape.
Assess improvements in community well-being, including healthcare, education, and infrastructure.
Track investment trends to determine whether economic activities are shifting toward sustainable models.
Both landscape goals and assessment objectives should be developed through a participatory process that involves engaging multiple stakeholders. These objectives will guide subsequent actions, including confirming the landscape boundary, selecting which indicators and metrics to reassess, and shaping the focus and presentation of the results.
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