Global Landscapes Forum: Best of 2018
Celebrating local voices and moving to action
A year of unprecedented growth wraps up for the Global Landscapes Forum, which has now reached more than 250 million in over 195 countries with its messages about sustainable landscapes. Key sustainability stakeholders have joined forces with the GLF in a mission to create a global movement of 1 billion people and GLF events on three continents got the world talking about are the next steps for action on the ground in moving faster together towards a sustainable future. Youth and media programs have empowered young people and journalists to lead the conversations on landscapes, while the freshly launched Landscape Academy provides an international landscape curriculum for anybody and everybody wanting to further their skills and knowledge.
“Touching people’s hearts is how you change their behavior, and this is the only way to create long-lasting change.” Fe Cortez, Brazilian entrepreneur
“We honor rights as our foundation for our work going forward. We cannot address climate change without addressing other inequalities in communities.” Janene Yazzie, indigenous rights activist
In 2018, the GLF focused on revealing the stories of local actors improving landscapes and livelihoods at ground level and their successes serve now as inspiration for stakeholders from all levels and backgrounds to step up efforts and opportunities for green funding. Voices of the Landscapes plenaries at GLF Nairobi and Bonn strengthened local voices talking to governments and investors, while the GLF Landscape Heroes campaign drew eye-opening stories from all continents of people driving positive change.
Making the financial case for the private sector to invest in sustainability, featuring restoration success across Africa, monitoring how far we’ve come since the Paris Agreement and REDD+, mapping out the steps towards SDG targets and tackling climate change at landscape level were core to discussions in Washington DC, Nairobi, Bonn and Katowice, but also across social media platforms, among tens of thousands of people.
21 international organizations have now officially joined the GLF as charter members, a key move marked in the closing of GLF Bonn with their commitments to action. The GLF is growing stronger than ever and building the lessons of 2018 into an even more ambitious 2019 for landscapes. Stay tuned!
How African youth think of the future of their continent
Voices of the Landscape: stories of resilience and success across Africa
Fashion and the SDGs: Looking at sustainable supply chains
African governments battle against plastic pollution
Germany’s take on the global bioeconomy, from definition to dandelion
Lawrence Afere – Why I chose sustainable farming over suit and tie
Milagre Nuvunga – Landscape restoration models – a predominantly ecological construct doomed
Gita Syahrani – ‘Herding Cats’
Felipe Villela – Using agroforestry to turn degradation into profitability
Irina Fedorenko – Taking flight: The drones that plant a billion trees
Landscape Talks – John E. Fa: Wild game in wild spaces
Since 2007, more than 50 countries have initiated REDD+ strategies and more than 350 REDD+ projects have been implemented across the tropics.
bit.ly/2ALkB3l #GLFBonn2018 #ClimateAction
#Infographic The impacts that urban growth could have on #biodiversity and human wellbeing. We must empower #cities to plan for a positive #natural future – where people, nature and #animals all thrive, says @nature_org.
bit.ly/urban100
A search engine that saves trees? Berlin-based startup @Ecosia offers 1 million euros to save #Germany’s Hambach Forest from coal mining. #RWE refused the offer, but a 2nd offer is coming. Stay tuned! #thinklandscape #hambibleibt @HambiBleibt #glfBonn2018
Honor your “Landscape Laurel” on International Women’s Day 2018: Make sure to nominate your Environmentalist here:
ow.ly/CM0P30ie3Jr #IWD2018 #PressforProgress #ThinkLandscape
Soy is one of #Brazil’s biggest commodities. Managing soy’s sustainable growth is crucial for the future of the country’s #forests, savannas and economy. | via @nature_org bit.ly/2qrM4D7 #thinklandscape
These are the wise words from Tony Rinaudo, Natural Resources Management Specialist at World Vision, laureate at the Right Livelihood Award (alternative Nobel Prize) and opening plenary speaker at #GLFBonn2018.
I want to help people see the connections between their actions and the landscape impacts they have, because healthy landscapes leads to healthy lifestyles.” ㅤ
It’s a great honor to see more and more people engaged in bringing
#productive, #profitable, #equitable & #resilient#landscapes to #life.
Watch Rocky’s interview from GLF Nairobi here and support local heroes leading restoration. Find link in bio!
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#thinklandscape #afr100 #restoreafrica#landscaperestoration #forestrestoration@unenvironment @unfccc @undp@worldagroforestry @worldbank@rockydawuni @africanunion_officialpage@farmersfirstafrica @agroafricamag#nairobi #kenya #africa #greenbelt#greenbeltmovement@bioversityinternational @rockydawuni
Fernanda Cortez is transforming environmental education and activism in an accessible and reachable practice. Today, she spoke at the Youth Plenary in #GLFBonn2018, inspiring many people all over the world.
You nominated, voted, and here they are! The top 5 Landscape Heroes!
1 – Araku Farmers (3516 votes)
2 – Marcedonio Cortave (2364 votes)
3 – Lucas DeAlmeida (914 votes)
4 – Daniel Maembe (559 votes)
5 – Silvio Cacallica Medina (543 votes)
Through its events in Washington, Nairobi, Bonn and Katowice, GLF has been making the headlines around the world, with more than 230 mentions in print, online and radio news outlets. Articles in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Bahasa and Swahili reached more than 26 million people across the globe.