{"id":81147,"date":"2025-09-08T13:02:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T06:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/?page_id=81147"},"modified":"2025-09-18T14:41:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T07:41:44","slug":"6-steps-to-build-africas-nature-economy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/es\/knowledge\/outcomes\/6-steps-to-build-africas-nature-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"6 steps to build Africa\u2019s nature economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"81147\" class=\"elementor elementor-81147\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffc4ec0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ffc4ec0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c4fe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"37c4fe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"We need a shift from aid to investment-centered development. Africa is home to USD 6.5 trillion in natural resources and a population that will reach 2.5 billion by 2050. This is not a charity case. This is a compelling investment case that the world cannot afford to ignore. To attract meaningful capital, we must move beyond the language of need and start showing up with investable opportunities.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\" href=\"https:\/\/events.globallandscapesforum.org\/africa-2025\/speaker\/sellah-bogonko\/\">Sellah Bogonko<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\" href=\"https:\/\/events.globallandscapesforum.org\/africa-2025\/speaker\/sellah-bogonko\/\">Co-Founder and CEO, Jacob's Ladder Africa<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244c0a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"244c0a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e10e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27e10e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/events.globallandscapesforum.org\/africa-2025\/speaker\/paul-garaycochea\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/events.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Paul-Garaycochea.jpg?zoom=2&#038;resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6becd8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"6becd8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cAfrica\u2019s rich ecosystems, forests, savannas and wetlands must be recognized not as passive resources but as core foundations for economic resilience, climate adaptation and food security.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\" href=\"https:\/\/events.globallandscapesforum.org\/africa-2025\/speaker\/paul-garaycochea\/\">Paul Garaycochea<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\" href=\"https:\/\/events.globallandscapesforum.org\/africa-2025\/speaker\/paul-garaycochea\/\">Director, Sustainable Supply Chains, Agriculture and Food Systems, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-156c273 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"156c273\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1105b92 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1105b92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d8465 link--yellow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54d8465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/events.globallandscapesforum.org\/africa-2025\/\"><b>GLF Africa 2025<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, over 2,000 participants gathered together in Nairobi, Kenya, and online to reshape Africa\u2019s future based on six strategic pillars rooted in the continent\u2019s priorities, science, heritage and knowledge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These pillars provide a practical framework for turning potential into reality, advancing a new nature-driven development model and positioning Africa as a global leader in shaping a sustainable future.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-838da78 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"838da78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/events.globallandscapesforum.org\/africa-2025\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE ABOUT GLF AFRICA 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e205fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e205fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d600c50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d600c50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pillar 1: Recognize, value and integrate Africa\u2019s natural capital into all  development plans<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b669d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72b669d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Africa has an unmatched opportunity to shift away from extractive and aid-dependent development paradigms and towards self-sustaining, dignified, regenerative and inclusive models<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918d1e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"918d1e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006bfbc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"006bfbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed1ad8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed1ad8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Goal:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Recognize, value, mainstream and account for all of Africa\u2019s natural capital in the ecological, economic and social dimensions of its development planning.<\/span><\/p><p><b>What\u2019s working: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Across the continent, bold initiatives are proving that valuing natural capital can transform landscapes, economies and livelihoods. These initiatives are restoring millions of hectares through initiatives like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/regreeningafrica.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regreening Africa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afr100.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AFR100<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unccd.int\/our-work\/ggwi\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great Green Wall Initiative<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, conserving the Congo Basin with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/events.globallandscapesforum.org\/ofac\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OFAC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, restoring Ghana\u2019s cocoa landscapes, driving ecotourism in Kenya, mapping Rwanda\u2019s natural capital and drawing up South Africa\u2019s bioeconomy strategy. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/farmworks.africa\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Farmworks Africa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is boosting farmers\u2019 market access, while the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/africannaturalcapitalalliance.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">African Natural Capital Alliance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is mobilizing the financial sector and policymakers to integrate nature-related risks and investments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These successes prove that natural capital planning works \u2013 and now, it\u2019s time to make it the norm across the continent.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1927a9e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1927a9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2469f5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2469f5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54366694145_9a7238001f_c-1.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-81155\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54366694145_9a7238001f_c-1.jpg?w=799&amp;ssl=1 799w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54366694145_9a7238001f_c-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54366694145_9a7238001f_c-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f4950d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f4950d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>GLF Africa 2025 Session on nature economy-driven development<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/video\/opening-plenary-powering-africa-future\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opening plenary: Powering Africa\u2019s future \u2013 the promise of nature-centred economies<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Action points:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">African governments should adopt bioeconomy strategies that prioritize sustainable biomass use, circularity and value retention, ensuring at least 50% of natural capital value is kept on the continent rather than being exported or used in raw form.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practitioners and investors must scale regenerative agriculture and land use by investing in farmer- and community-led restoration initiatives that combine local knowledge with market access.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public and private actors should boost nature-based enterprises by creating incentives, easing market access, supporting procurement schemes and fostering hubs for restoration, eco-tourism and green supply chains.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public and private sectors should collaborate to build value \u2018webs\u2019 by integrating biotechnology, natural products and commodity development into restoration economies to cut waste and capture more of Africa\u2019s natural capital value.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13cbef1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13cbef1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-811038b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"811038b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pillar 2: Build effective and responsive governance and policies for natural resource stewardship<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7e9f4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7e9f4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To realize the potential of Africa\u2019s nature economy, we must advocate for, support and develop effective, inclusive and transparent governance systems.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed0f41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ed0f41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-443ee59 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"443ee59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efe1c9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efe1c9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Goal:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build coherent and responsive governance architecture to support ecological restoration, safeguard community rights and interests, integrate nature-based solutions into national development planning and safeguard the value of Africa\u2019s natural capital.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>What\u2019s working<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Important steps are being taken towards the sustainable governance of Africa\u2019s natural resources. Namibia has boosted biodiversity and income by devolving <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/conservationnamibia.com\/other\/meft-nacso-state-of-community-conservation-namibia-2022.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">conservation rights to communities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa50.com\/investing-for-growth\/investment-vehicles\/the-alliance-for-green-infrastructure-in-africa\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa (AGIA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 is helping governments scale green infrastructure. Ghana\u2019s Ministry of Finance has developed a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mofep.gov.gh\/sites\/default\/files\/reports\/economic\/Green-Taxonomy-Framework-for-Ghana_V3.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">green finance taxonomy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with incentives to guide carbon and biodiversity markets.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To take these efforts to the next level, public and private stakeholders must now unite to scale successes and bridge governance silos.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b6fdd4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b6fdd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a0174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44a0174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/53463954922_b8b77ec541_c.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-81156\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/53463954922_b8b77ec541_c.jpg?w=799&amp;ssl=1 799w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/53463954922_b8b77ec541_c.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/53463954922_b8b77ec541_c.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c63d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78c63d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e8cd6a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e8cd6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e040bc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e040bc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>GLF Africa 2025 Session on stewarding Africa\u2019s nature economy<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/video\/closing-plenary-from-vision-to-action-a-roadmap-for-africas-nature-economy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Closing plenary: From vision to action \u2013 A roadmap for Africa\u2019s nature economy<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Action points:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governments must adopt responsive, proactive and inclusive systems that bridge silos across ministries and other stakeholders such as civil society, the private sector, academia and local communities<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Policymakers and development actors must integrate ecological infrastructure into development frameworks and recognize it as essential to economic and social sustainability.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governments should create policy incentives such as green tax credits, subsidy reforms and support for multifunctional landscapes.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Institutions at all levels must ensure policy enforcement and transparency in land restoration and the stewardship of biodiversity and natural resources.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d224b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d224b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0febc40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0febc40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pillar 3: Secure the rights and support the agency of local communities, Indigenous Peoples, youth and women<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7891385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7891385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A fully developed nature economy could transform the livelihoods of Africa&#8217;s communities and serve as an engine for rural development.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e2d1e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e2d1e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e902a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77e902a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d84085e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d84085e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Goal:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Support increased agency for local communities, promote social cohesion, reduce conflict over land and resources, and facilitate greater local ownership and equitable sharing of the benefits associated with an African nature economy.<\/span><\/p><p><b>What\u2019s working: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Africa\u2019s nature economy to thrive, it must shift from colonial top-down models to community-led, rights-based pathways. Across the continent, local governance is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treeaid.org\/media\/r23jbjuc\/ta_forest-governance-report_v5_pages-spreads.pdf?srsltid=AfmBOoqkfMDZcdU4tJBzjerFGQ_zPK0q6zKuud1-NAPPakSROdUxfKpY\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thriving<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through self-organized forest charters in West Africa, climate justice mobilization by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pacja.org\/campaigns-1\/climate-justice-torch\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and rights advocacy by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rightsandresources.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rights and Resources Initiative<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Young people are also leading the way with programs like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youth4nature.org\/inuka\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inuka<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which funds and supports restoration initiatives that create impact and sustainable livelihoods.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbbf92c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cbbf92c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-473cdaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"473cdaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/40111343172_c6987ebfa7_c.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-81165\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/40111343172_c6987ebfa7_c.jpg?w=799&amp;ssl=1 799w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/40111343172_c6987ebfa7_c.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/40111343172_c6987ebfa7_c.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53806d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53806d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>GLF Africa 2025 Community engagement sessions:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/video\/the-land-beneath-confronting-challenges-to-secure-rights-land-restoration-and-livelihoods\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The land beneath: Confronting challenges to secure rights, land restoration and livelihoods<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/video\/scaling-up-farmer-managed-natural-regeneration-fmnr-action-ethiopia-kenya\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scaling up farmer-managed natural regeneration (FMNR): Action in Ethiopia and Kenya<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Action points:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Policymakers must adopt community-informed development planning that respects the diverse values of nature, including spiritual, cultural and socio-economic connections.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Restoration and nature economy actors must promote the active participation of youth, women and Indigenous Peoples in their initiatives as designers, implementers and beneficiaries.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Development actors should combine peace-building initiatives with community-led development models, especially in fragile and conflict areas such as the Sahel and the Horn of Africa.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Policymakers and civil society actors must protect and formalize land tenure \u2013 especially customary tenure \u2013 to avoid displacement and ensure local stewardship.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-642a544 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"642a544\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2067703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2067703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pillar 4: Deliver sustainable finance to the last mile<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa18517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa18517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Less than 5% of climate finance goes to African farmers, Indigenous stewards and women, who could serve as key players in locally-led, high-impact nature economy investment.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b01884d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b01884d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b981ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b981ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb45c68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb45c68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Goal:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Restructure financial mechanisms and scale nature-positive finance to benefit both communities and ecosystems through impact investments, rather than focusing solely on maximizing financial returns.<\/span><\/p><p><b>What\u2019s working: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Models like Kenya\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/livelihoods.eu\/tag\/kenya\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Livelihoods Fund<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmo.gov.ng\/fgn-bonds\/green-bond\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">green bonds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Ghana and Nigeria show the impact of channeling finance to the frontlines. Institutions such as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/afraca.org\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are strengthening financial institutions to lend affordably to agriculture, while venture builders like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecatalystfund.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Catalyst Fund<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creditagricole.ma\/fr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le Groupe Cr\u00e9dit Agricole du Maroc<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creditagricole.ma\/fr\/tamwil-el-fellah\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamwil El Fellah<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> invest in entrepreneurs, innovators and farmers across the continent. Initiatives like the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wocan.org\/projects\/buy-w-credits\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">W+ Standard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wocan.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are directing adaptation resources to women, and institutions like the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/barkafund.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barka Fund<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are building pre-investment readiness and aggregating small producers. Meanwhile, fintech solutions such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safaricom.co.ke\/main-mpesa\/about-m-pesa\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M-PESA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are driving financial inclusion, transparency and traceability.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff27621 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff27621\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd10edb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd10edb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GLFx-Uyo-2.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-81167\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GLFx-Uyo-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GLFx-Uyo-2.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GLFx-Uyo-2.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GLFx-Uyo-2.jpg?resize=982%2C656&amp;ssl=1 982w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d09fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42d09fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>GLF Africa 2025 Sustainable Finance Session:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/video\/from-risk-to-resilience-financing-frontline-action-for-climate-nature-and-livelihoods\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From risk to resilience: Financing frontline action for climate, nature and livelihoods<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Action points:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governments should develop innovative financing instruments such as incentive-based risk sharing, blended finance platforms and green bonds linked to restoration outcomes.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public- and private-sector actors should promote financial inclusion by expanding insurance and local microfinance for smallholder farmers, digital savings tools and climate resilience credit lines.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Such actors must also ensure transparency in financial flows by tracking, auditing and redirecting harmful subsidies towards green innovation and incentivizing nature-aligned investment portfolios.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Policymakers should establish green finance taxonomies and investment pipelines that align investor criteria such as science-based targets, Indigenous rights and additionality with community-led project design.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Development banks must ensure free, prior and informed consent in all nature-sensitive investments.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The private and financial sectors should promote patient and intelligent capital to unlock the long-term potential of nature-based micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)).<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f8c0fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f8c0fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d53321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d53321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pillar 5: Optimize AI and emerging technologies for Africa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ee0929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ee0929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artificial intelligence and emerging digital innovations can help Africa leapfrog into a resilient, prosperous and data-driven nature economy.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f65e69c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f65e69c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eca88e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1eca88e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6c19a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c6c19a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Goal:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> An inclusive and localized digital infrastructure grounded in local contexts, fully optimizes local knowledge and data \u2013 as desired by local knowledge holders \u2013 and links human, natural and digital capitals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>What\u2019s working: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrum.ieee.org\/disaster-response-tech-mozambique\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI-powered early warning systems<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Mozambique to blockchain land tenure and drone-based crop tools in Ghana, digital innovations are transforming Africa\u2019s nature economy. In Kenya, AI is easing supply chain bottlenecks and improving soil testing, while the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ksa.go.ke\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kenya Space Agency<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is expanding cloud power and data access. Initiatives like the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womeninstemleaders.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women in STEM Leaders Network<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are breaking gender barriers, while in Southern Africa, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vambo.ai\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vambo AI<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has built an AI infrastructure trained in 200+ African languages, and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmz.de\/en\/issues\/digital-transformation\/digital-public-goods-and-infrastructure\/fair-forward-215860\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FAIR Forward<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> program is driving AI democratization through inclusive policies and open datasets. Deep-tech startups like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amini.ai\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amini AI<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are delivering hyperlocal environmental insights to farmers, insurers and governments. These applications must be scaled up and democratized to fully unlock their potential.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fee280 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fee280\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a8109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56a8109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/53711224116_86599a9aa4_c.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-81171\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/53711224116_86599a9aa4_c.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/53711224116_86599a9aa4_c.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/53711224116_86599a9aa4_c.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5bbcc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5bbcc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>GLF Africa 2025 AI<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/video\/innovation-meets-impact-how-africa-is-leading-agri-tech-transformation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innovation meets impact: How Africa is leading agri-tech transformation<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Action points:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governments and academia must invest in AI education and infrastructure, including curricula in schools and partnerships with AI developers.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tech companies must build inclusive, multilingual, farmer-centric tools using AI and mobile platforms tailored to local knowledge systems.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All involved stakeholders must foster open collaboration between tech innovators, local leaders and knowledge holders to develop agtech solutions that address real needs and support data sovereignty.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governments and restoration\/development actors should use AI, geospatial technologies and satellite data to improve land use planning, monitor restoration, identify degradation risks and track project outcomes.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b759f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b759f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e1794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19e1794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pillar 6: Harness and integrate Africa\u2019s plural knowledge systems<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b09039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b09039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Africa\u2019s strength lies in combining traditional and scientific knowledge, making both equal foundations for evidence-based, inclusive, and resilient landscape management.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c44e948 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c44e948\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0824eaa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0824eaa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-693c3d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"693c3d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Goal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Consistently integrate traditional, Indigenous and scientific knowledge systems into natural resource governance frameworks.<\/span><\/p><p><b>What\u2019s working: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On-ground evidence shows that blending diverse knowledge sources can drive ownership, passion for stewardship, benefit sharing and better decision making in a nature economy. In sub-Saharan Africa, initiatives like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/regreeningafrica.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regreening Africa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cifor-icraf.org\/k4ggwa\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowledge for Great Green Wall Action<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (K4GGWA) and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unccd.int\/our-work\/ggwi\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GGWI<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> use dialogue and iterative learning to integrate science, community insights and practitioner experience into adaptive management. In Tanzania\u2019s Maasai landscapes, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparc-knowledge.org\/innovations\/afriscout\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Afriscout<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an AI tool co-created with local communities, \u2013 is helping livestock keepers make evidence-based grazing decisions while digitalizing traditional rotational systems.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>GLF Africa 2025 Session on Knowledge Systems:<\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/video\/whose-knowledge-counts-bridging-knowledge-domains-for-inclusive-landscape-restoration\/\">Whose knowledge counts? Bridging knowledge domains for inclusive landscape restoration<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d305b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61d305b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b263813 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b263813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Members-of-the-GLFx-Virunga-chapter-in-the-mountains-of-Uganda-1.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-78498\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Members-of-the-GLFx-Virunga-chapter-in-the-mountains-of-Uganda-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Members-of-the-GLFx-Virunga-chapter-in-the-mountains-of-Uganda-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Members-of-the-GLFx-Virunga-chapter-in-the-mountains-of-Uganda-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Members-of-the-GLFx-Virunga-chapter-in-the-mountains-of-Uganda-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Members-of-the-GLFx-Virunga-chapter-in-the-mountains-of-Uganda-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Members-of-the-GLFx-Virunga-chapter-in-the-mountains-of-Uganda-1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Members-of-the-GLFx-Virunga-chapter-in-the-mountains-of-Uganda-1.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6b86cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6b86cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Action points:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Universities, community groups, policymakers and practitioners should build partnerships to institutionalize spaces for knowledge co-creation.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community members and researchers should digitize and document traditional ecological knowledge to preserve and integrate it into modern restoration science and planning.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All stakeholders involved in producing and using knowledge should invest in developing participatory learning and data platforms and dashboards with community validation and access.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Landscape actors should promote long-term trust building and iterative learning in landscape restoration, prioritizing safe dialogue spaces for evidence sharing.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-844fa33 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"844fa33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ca1680 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ca1680\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3a99b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3a99b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41f7af7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41f7af7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/events.globallandscapesforum.org\/africa-2025\/speaker\/melyn-abisa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1224\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Melyn-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C1224&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-74675\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Melyn-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Melyn-1.jpg?resize=245%2C300&amp;ssl=1 245w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Melyn-1.jpg?resize=837%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 837w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Melyn-1.jpg?resize=768%2C940&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e60d22a elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"e60d22a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"We must create policies that are working for the people and co-created by the people. Through this, we will be able to do more restoration work because the policies encourage people to take more action.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\" href=\"https:\/\/events.globallandscapesforum.org\/africa-2025\/speaker\/melyn-abisa\/\">Melyn Abisa<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\" href=\"https:\/\/events.globallandscapesforum.org\/africa-2025\/speaker\/melyn-abisa\/\">INUKA Project Coordinator, Youth4Nature<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e1c7b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e1c7b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0445d65 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0445d65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/events.globallandscapesforum.org\/africa-2025\/speaker\/philip-kilonzo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Phillip-Kilonzo-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C1150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-74674\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Phillip-Kilonzo-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Phillip-Kilonzo-1.jpg?resize=261%2C300&amp;ssl=1 261w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Phillip-Kilonzo-1.jpg?resize=890%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 890w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Phillip-Kilonzo-1.jpg?resize=768%2C883&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e4335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"98e4335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"Africa can provide the resources needed for global decarbonization. But all of the mineral resources that are important for a just transition have all been locked away for global corporations, who are exporting all of those resources. Most of the countries that are producing these critical minerals have almost no stake in the sector.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\" href=\"https:\/\/events.globallandscapesforum.org\/africa-2025\/speaker\/philip-kilonzo\/\">Philip Kilonzo<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\" href=\"https:\/\/events.globallandscapesforum.org\/africa-2025\/speaker\/philip-kilonzo\/\">Head of Policy, Advocacy and Communications Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f92e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"23f92e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-961c389 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"961c389\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a6e38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5a6e38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14021fc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14021fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/events.globallandscapesforum.org\/africa-2025\/speaker\/eliane-ubalijoro\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54612003002_87483ff074_c.jpg?fit=799%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-81290\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54612003002_87483ff074_c.jpg?w=799&amp;ssl=1 799w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54612003002_87483ff074_c.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/54612003002_87483ff074_c.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d4a3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34d4a3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cace44d elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"cace44d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cBefore us is the opportunity to reimagine a future where Africa stewards its landscapes and shapes its own path, guided by science and traditional knowledge, and paired with good governance, meaningful partnerships, and ethical AI and technology\u201d.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\" href=\"https:\/\/events.globallandscapesforum.org\/africa-2025\/speaker\/eliane-ubalijoro\/\">\u00c9liane Ubalijoro<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\" href=\"https:\/\/events.globallandscapesforum.org\/africa-2025\/speaker\/eliane-ubalijoro\/\">Chief Executive Officer of CIFOR-ICRAF and Director General of ICRAF.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-449150f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"449150f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/publication\/glf-africa-2024-outcome-statement\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GLF-Africa-OS_CTA-Promo.png?w=1080&#038;ssl=1\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39fb219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39fb219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globallandscapesforum.org\/publication\/glf-africa-2024-outcome-statement\/\">GLF Africa 2024 Outcome Statement | Building a greener and resilient future in Africa by 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