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We develop a conceptual framework for geo-evolutionary feedbacks which de- scribes the mutual interplay between landscape change and the evolution of traits of organisms residing on the landscape, with an emphasis on contempo- rary timeframes. Geo-evolutionary feedbacks can be realized via the direct evo- lution of geomorphic engineering traits or can be mediated by the evolution of trait variation that affects the population size and distribution of the specific geo- morphic engineering organisms involved. Organisms that modify their local envi- ronments provide the basis for patch-scale geo-evolutionary feedbacks, whereas spatial self-organization provides a mechanism for geo-evolutionary feedbacks at the landscape scale. Understanding these likely prevalent geo- evolutionary feedbacks, that occur at timescales similar to anthropogenic cli- mate change, will be essential to better predict landscape adaptive capacity and change.