Videos
Regional declaration to promote Climate Smart Agriculture in Latin America, GLF 2015
8 Dec 2015
Eight ministers of agriculture from across Central America and the Caribbean will announce an unprecedented joint effort to pool resources against the threat of climate change. Costa Rica’s Agriculture Minister Arauz will bring together his regional counterparts and partners from research to set out the next steps.
The why and how of integrated landscape management in achieving sustainable development GLF 2015
8 Dec 2015
A consortium of environmental organisations will release The Little Sustainable Landscapes Book, which explores how integrated landscape management can be an effective means of achieving sustainable development. The book brings together evidence from 25 case studies, dozens of examples, surveys of hundreds of integrated landscape initiative leaders, and expertise from some of the world’s leading […]
Water: Shared – 125 cities and regions act for clean water from forests in Latin America
8 Dec 2015
Local authorities from Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Colombia will announce the launch of an initiative by more than 125 municipal and regional governments across the Andes to protect their upstream water sources by conserving their forests. Funded by a dozen public and private sources, including the European Union, Swiss Re, DFID and more than a […]
2015 Global Landscapes Forum: Luis Felipe Arauz Cavallini – Closing Keynote
7 Dec 2015
Costa Rican Minister of Agriculture, Luis Felipe Arauz Cavallini, speaks at the high-level closing plenary session from the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. The closing ceremony takes a closer look at some of the initiatives that emerged through the Forum and offers a space for tracking progress […]
2015 Global Landscapes Forum: Industrial agriculture, ape conservation and climate change
5 Dec 2015
Watch this Discussion Forum on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. The recent rush towards sustainable palm oil and commitments to zero-deforestation by major corporations may be driven by public pressure and political expediency – but what are the realities of transforming the industry that produces one […]
‘Our land’ – 1st prize competition winner show how forests secure our lives
20 Oct 2015
The Think Forests video competition organized by CIFOR has announced its winners: 1st Prize: In ‘Our Land’, Amin Panji Wijaya and team show us how forests secure our lives and that it’s not too late to repay them. Our land ‘Farming is our way to interact with God, people and nature’ By: Amin Panji Wijaya, […]
Awarded success: In Mexico, 1500 smallholders build their sustainable landscape
12 Aug 2015
The Amanalco Valle Bravo Basin in central Mexico provides vital water and forest resources to millions of people. But recently the land has suffered due to population pressures and unplanned development. CCMSS has built the capacity of 1,500 families of smallholder farmers for sustainable agriculture and forestry management over 15,200 hectares. They also are piloting […]
WATCH NOW: Introducing the Nourishing Millions project
17 Jul 2015
IFPRI Senior Research Fellow, Stuart Gillespie discusses the Nourishing Millions project. Call for nominations IFPRI is pleased to invite you to nominate nutrition success stories for a new initiative on “Nourishing Millions: Stories of Change in Nutrition. This video was originally posted by IFPRI, as part of the “Nourishing Millions: Stories of Change in Nutrition“ […]
The Ground Beneath Your Feet: Climate-smart Landscapes in Tanzania
12 Jul 2015
Originally posted on CIAT News. The second photo-film of a two-part series, “The Ground Beneath Your Feet,” was launched during the 2015 Global Soil Week, where CIAT was highlighting the importance of soil, debating the latest science and technology as well as methods for preserving this vital natural resource. In Lushoto, Tanzania, a cluster of CCAFS climate-smart villages nestle in the stunning Eastern Arc […]
