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Digital conference highlights urgency to restore Africa’ drylands
Thousands of people from across Africa and the world connected on 2-3 June to shape the future of Africa’s drylands
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Build a GLFx chapter in Africa with seed funding
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In Africa, finance lacks for landscape restoration, despite probable returns
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WHAT HAPPENED AT GLF AFRICA: RESTORING AFRICA’S DRYLANDS?
2-3 JUNE 2021 | Online and around the world
On 2–3 June, thousands of people from 51 African countries as well as countries around the world gathered online at GLF Africa to gather evidence on successful dryland restoration and provide guidance for practitioners and policymakers ahead of the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: 2021 - 2030.
Missed it? Click and play over 45 scientific sessions, plenaries, film screenings, virtual tours, digital exhibitions, musical performances and inspirational speeches from the conference.
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Build GLFx chapters in africa with seed funding
The GLFx initiative, in partnership with the Robert Bosch Foundation, is opening a call to support five new GLFx chapters with seed funding of EUR 5,000 each in order to restore the greater Sahel region in Africa. Application deadline: 30 June 2021 ReadIn the spotlight
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