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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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The almost “embarrassingly simple” solution to land degradation
Take a deep-dive into Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration, dubbed “embarrassingly simple” by agronomist Tony Rinaudo
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Build a GLFx chapter in Africa with EUR 5,000 seed funding
Five new GLFx chapters will earn seed funding in order to restore the greater Sahel region in Africa
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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. All are available on the Whova platform right now and for the next two weeks for just EUR20 and are free to access for African nationals or already registered participants.
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Africa’s drylands near tipping point, but local communities could save it, experts say
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Visions from our Restoration Stewards for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
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“Africa is blessed with drylands.”
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The numbers behind GLF Africa: Restoring Africa’s Drylands
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“Mending a crack in the sky”: communities, women, youth leading restoration of Africa’s drylands
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Introducing GLFx: the activist network for restoring landscapes
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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
Cape Town Eden Festival of Action
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