Natural ecosystems in Asia are expected to deteriorate in the coming decades due to the combined pressures of climate change and socioeconomic shifts. The resultant impact can be resource insecurity, jeopardising human well-being in this region. The loss of human well-being can lead to increased poverty and unsustainable land use practices, overexploitation and resource degradation. Unlocking the interlinkage between human well-being and ecosystem services can bring policy-relevant solutions in the region for a climate-smart, integrated landscape-based development. The information gained can have immense implications on Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) through landscape-based approaches. Accordingly, the research aims to analyse the interlinkage between landscape values, ecosystem services and human wellbeing to bring local-scale, climate-smart, and policy-relevant solutions for resource security. This research is based on an integrated assessment of the interlinkage between landscape values and human wellbeing through a participatory knowledge platform, involving both local and scientific knowledge. The research is located in the realm of integrated landscape management, applying the concept of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to address locally governed ‘climate-smart’ landscapes with low low-carbon society and multiple values to the local landscapes. The research also assesses the current socio-cultural values of landscapes better to understand the societal links and disconnections with these landscapes.