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The Investment Case: watch the full Closing Plenary

16 Jun 2016

Closing plenary at the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case, held on 6 June 2016 in London. The forum brought together experts from the financial services industry with leaders from the corporate sector, government and academia to take investments into sustainable landscapes to the next level. This second edition of the event offered a unique […]

The Investment Case wrap-up: “We need courage to go outside our comfort zones”

10 Jun 2016

The Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case in London on 6 June 2016 brought together experts from the financial services industry with leaders from the corporate sector, government and academia to take investments into sustainable landscapes to the next level. This second edition of the event offered a unique platform for experts to explore the […]

GLF – The Investment Case: “We need courage to go outside our comfort zones”

10 Jun 2016

The Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case in London on 6 June 2016 brought together experts from the financial services industry with leaders from the corporate sector, government and academia to take investments into sustainable landscapes to the next level. This second edition of the event offered a unique platform for experts to explore the […]

2015 Global Landscapes Forum: Emmanuel Faber – Opening Keynote

11 Dec 2015

CEO of Danone, Emmanuel Faber, speaks at the high-level opening plenary session from the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. The session explores the investments into sustainable landscapes that countries and private actors have already committed to – as well as the areas in which we need to […]

Companies and government need each other on zero deforestation

11 Dec 2015

Originally posted at CIFOR’s Forests News Government and business in Indonesia share the goal of curbing deforestation, despite the tension between how they go about this, a sustainability expert says. Speaking in an interview on the sidelines of the 2015 Global Landscapes Forum, Tiur Rumondang, Executive Director of the Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development, […]

Investing in integrated landscapes to achieve the SDGs GLF 2015

11 Dec 2015

Watch this Discussion Forum on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. This session focuses on how investments are coordinated within integrated landscape initiatives and how investors can better engage with those who have a stake in the landscape. It highlights some of the most innovative funds and […]

Engaging the private sector in long-term solutions to end Indonesia’s forest fires and haze

10 Dec 2015

Watch this Discussion Forum on the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. Indonesia’s fires and haze have implications across multiple scales, including regional investment and political relations, as well as international trade and global commodity supply chains. However, it is a challenge that will have to be met […]

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food

10 Dec 2015

Watch this Discussion Forum on the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. Demonstrating and measuring nature‘s values requires a rigorous, evidence-based assessment of business-as-usual and alternative policy scenarios. This session identifies the economic and policy drivers and incentives that influence land-use decisions and management techniques within production systems […]

Mobilizing finance for integrated landscape initiatives

10 Dec 2015

Watch this Discussion Forum on the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. Investors are motivated to support the development of financial solutions for integrated landscape initiatives. The session presents concrete business cases in conjunction with three financial instrument solutions: Multi-layered investment funds, conservation/environmental performance indexed bonds, and landscape/AFOLU […]

Amazon Fund, the world’s biggest conservation experiment?

10 Dec 2015

Watch this Discussion Forum on the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. This session looks at the performance and results achieved by the Amazon Fund and by the supported projects underway in the Brazilian Amazon, within the policy framework provided, especially the Brazilian government’s Action Plan for the […]