1. Towards Synthesis Interdisciplinarity in a Sustainable development programme

2. Development Priorities & Values Stakeholder collaboration Development activity Status of socio-agricultural system Social Assessment Biophysical Assessment Opportunities & Constraints Mainstreaming Time scale Adaptive management Implementation Learning organisations Adapted from Knight et al. 2006 Implementation Strategy

3. Develop Project Specific“Research Programme” Lakatos Core of theoretical hypotheses which are considered irrefutable by those in charge of the programme Theoretical hypotheses: Develop from overarching goals of project

4. Ad hoc protective hypotheses that protect the hard core from anomalies and define the domain of validity of results Include aspects like value systems?

5. “Research Programme” Lakatos Hypotheses to be tested to expand world of explainable facts Testable hypotheses around: Ecosystem services Historical ecology Landscape planning Resource economics Livelihood studies Sustainable agriculture etc

6. Social Natural Environment Economic

7. Development Priorities & Values Stakeholder collaboration Development activity Status of socio-agricultural system Social Assessment Biophysical Assessment Opportunities & Constraints Mainstreaming Time scale Adaptive management Implementation Learning organisations Adapted from Knight et al. 2006 Implementation Strategy AssessmentPlanningManagement Informed Involved Empowered RapidIn perpetuity Vulnerable Resilient The Research programme