African voices “elevated” through Global Landscapes Forum conference in Nairobi
11 Feb 2020
By holding a major international conference in Nairobi, GLF “elevated the voices of African leaders” and helped to boost interest in hearing a diversity of voices from the continent, says recently-published academic research.
More than 300 human rights defenders killed in 2019, report says
21 Jan 2020
40 percent worked on land, Indigenous’ Peoples and environmental rights
BBC Newsday interviews CIFOR scientist on deforestation, bats and Ebola study
16 Jan 2020
Suspected Ebola carriers often thrive in clearings or on forest fringes
Efforts to protect the coveted Helmeted Hornbill and its habitat grow
14 Jan 2020
Villagers gain support to develop sustainable livelihoods
Cameroonian smallholder farmers get involved in forest landscape restoration
14 Jan 2020
Going local with capacity building and needs assessment
Youth and GLF Luxembourg
17 Dec 2019
Read about the Youth in Landscapes Finance workshop and GLF Luxembourg
Case studies highlight best practices, critical aspects for using private finance in forest and landscape restoration
11 Dec 2019
How did a community in the Dominican Republic use funds from a goldmine to convert disused sugarcane plantations and degraded farmland into fertile landscapes that benefit the local population? How did a smallholder farmers’ cooperative in Peru learn to process and sell cocoa, creating new income sources while reducing pressure on the rainforest?
The Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) joins Global Landscapes Forum as Charter Member
4 Dec 2019
The Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) has joined the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) as a charter member, building momentum towards a more sustainable future by bringing to the forum its 13 members from Latin and North America, Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Forests in Chile to get $63 million boost from Green Climate Fund
20 Nov 2019
Funds to support forest activities involving more than 57,000 people
Where is the capital to restore the world’s degraded landscapes?
18 Nov 2019
Global experts on sustainable finance convene in Luxembourg to find the necessary capital to address threats from climate change, unsustainable land use