Videos
GLF Bonn 2020 | Opening plenary, “A new normal” – Tony Simons and Ada Osakwe
9 Jun 2020
COVID-19 has brought the planet to a halt, disrupting entire food systems, the global economy, environmental and climate efforts and much, much more. What we are witnessing is a global ‘syndemic’, or synergy of epidemics – crises that share root causes and reinforce each other, striking the world with one blow. It is clear that […]
World leaders on what is next for the environment movement after COVID-19
9 Jun 2020
Despite the COVID-19 crisis, the 2030 Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change still constitute our best, and only, global road map for the future. This session at GLF Bonn 2020 describes how we can ‘Build Back Better’ in coming months and years from the economic devastation caused by COVID-19, […]
Journalists Sara Schonhardt, Sahana Ghosh, Fredrick Mugira and Bram Ebus on how to report environmental stories
9 Jun 2020
We consume news stories, but it’s not often we also have the opportunity to learn how those stories were found, reported, told. The reporting of every news story is a process of discovery and decision-making. Often, it’s also about trust-building with others, while putting one’s own self aside out of obligation to objectivity and accuracy. […]
Why most of the hungry people today are farmers
9 Jun 2020
“Why are most of the hungry people today farmers? Not because farming leads to deprivation but because an economic model of agriculture is dispossessing the farmers.” Hear from Dr. Vandana Shiva, Scholar and environmental activist at GLF Bonn 2020.
Inspirational talks by Crop Trust’s Stefan Schmitz and climate activist Vanessa Nakate, followed by a Conscious Planet talk and a guided meditation with Sadhguru
9 Jun 2020
Regardez la retransmission en ligne en français: https://app.interactio.io/Agenda/DirectedAgenda?eventId=22831 Da click aquí para la transmisión en español: https://app.interactio.io/Agenda/DirectedAgenda?eventId=22831 As food need to grow, ecological degradation threatens not only food production but our very survival on the planet. It is time for people to become conscious of our fundamental relationship with land. How healthy the soil is today is how healthy we will […]
GLF 2020 Theme: Food and Livelihoods
8 May 2020
The Global Landscapes Forum’s 2020 theme is centered on re-imagining a more sustainable future for food and livelihoods. Today, food production and agricultural systems are one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, a main driver of deforestation and the greatest threat to biodiversity. Join the GLF Bonn Digital Conference 2020 on June 3-5, […]
COVID-19 and what it means for wild meat
30 Apr 2020
The spreading of diseases from animals to humans—also called zoonotic—is a public health concern in light of the current pandemic. COVID-19 has now spread to more than 100 countries worldwide is also suspected to be originated from pangolin or bat sold in market in Wuhan, China. As the efforts to curb pandemic accelerate, many conservationists are welcoming China’s move to outlaw hunting and consumption of wild animals. And yet, the reality is not that simple. The ban may put millions of forest dwellers at risk of food insecurity, as Indigenous or rural communities often consume wild meat as their sole source of protein. How do we address this challenge? Can we find the middle ground to this complex reality?
Food without farmers: Is this the future we want?
25 Apr 2020
The recent IPCC report showed that our food systems are estimated to cause up to 29% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. This is due to unsustainable crop and livestock production as well as deforestation. Estimates show that agriculture is responsible for 80% of deforestation worldwide. The world is on the cusp of a new […]
Is lab-grown food a solution to the climate crisis?
24 Apr 2020
Is lab-grown food a solution to the climate crisis? This conversation with experts from around the world will explore the issues and key questions related to recent trends towards lab-grown food, that in turn could impact the amount of soil-grown food and therefore, the farmers that grow it. Policymakers, journalists, activists, health experts, funders and philanthropists, […]
Across borders and generations: an intergenerational conversation on organic agriculture
24 Apr 2020
US organic wheat farmer and author, Bob Quinn, will join in conversation with two young farmers: Kaluki Paul Mutuku, an organic farmer from Kenya and Laureene Reeves, an urban farmer from Uganda. What challenges do these farmers share even though they are from different parts of the world? How do they overcome these challenges? This […]
