Videos
Ndidi Nwuneli: Transforming Africa Through Philanthropy
2 Oct 2024
About GLF Africa 2024 Can Africa show the world a sustainable way forward? The climate crisis is taking a toll on Africa – and especially on rural communities that depend on natural resources for their livelihoods. On 17 September, thousands of participants gathered at ‘GLF Africa 2024: Greening the African Horizon’ in Nairobi, Kenya, […]
Catherine Nakalembe: Bridging the Information Gap for Farmers
2 Oct 2024
About GLF Africa 2024 Can Africa show the world a sustainable way forward? The climate crisis is taking a toll on Africa – and especially on rural communities that depend on natural resources for their livelihoods. On 17 September, thousands of participants gathered at ‘GLF Africa 2024: Greening the African Horizon’ in Nairobi, […]
New frontiers of action: Global impact from the ground up
30 Sep 2024
About GLF Africa 2024 Can Africa show the world a sustainable way forward? The climate crisis is taking a toll on Africa – and especially on rural communities that depend on natural resources for their livelihoods. On 17 September, thousands of participants gathered at ‘GLF Africa 2024: Greening the African Horizon’ in Nairobi, Kenya, […]
A green leap in the AI era: Pathways for scaling food systems in Africa
30 Sep 2024
About GLF Africa 2024 Can Africa show the world a sustainable way forward? The climate crisis is taking a toll on Africa – and especially on rural communities that depend on natural resources for their livelihoods. On 17 September, thousands of participants gathered at ‘GLF Africa 2024: Greening the African Horizon’ in Nairobi, Kenya, […]
OFAC Hybrid Forum: What is the State of Central African Forests?
24 Jun 2024
How can we protect Central Africa’s ecosystems? Explore challenges, opportunities and solutions for sustainable forest management in the region. Central Africa is home to the second largest rainforest in the world: the Congo Basin, which sustains the livelihoods for millions of people in the region. This vast, rich ecosystem is one of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots, and it provides […]
The Global Peatlands Assessment: Mapping, Policy, and Action
18 Jun 2024
About GLF Peatlands 2024 Peatlands cover 3-4% of Earth’s land but store a third of global soil carbon. Despite their importance, 12% are degraded, contributing 4% of human-induced emissions. Degradation, driven by agriculture and forestry, causes environmental and social issues like fires and economic damage. Managing peatlands effectively requires collaboration across sectors. The Global Landscapes Forum […]
360 Degree Approach to Improving Capacity of Multiple Stakeholders to Manage Peatland Sustainably: Lessons learned from Indonesia
18 Jun 2024
About GLF Peatlands 2024 Peatlands cover 3-4% of Earth’s land but store a third of global soil carbon. Despite their importance, 12% are degraded, contributing 4% of human-induced emissions. Degradation, driven by agriculture and forestry, causes environmental and social issues like fires and economic damage. Managing peatlands effectively requires collaboration across sectors. The Global Landscapes […]
The Climate Solution We Forgot: Unlocking the Power of Peatlands
18 Jun 2024
About GLF Peatlands 2024 Peatlands cover 3-4% of Earth’s land but store a third of global soil carbon. Despite their importance, 12% are degraded, contributing 4% of human-induced emissions. Degradation, driven by agriculture and forestry, causes environmental and social issues like fires and economic damage. Managing peatlands effectively requires collaboration across sectors. The […]
GLF Turns 10: From A Conference To A Global Movement
30 Jan 2024
In November 2013, a handful of organizations held a small conference at the University of Warsaw alongside COP19 to revisit the Landscape Approach, a 200-year-old geographical concept. A decade later, the Global Landscape Forum (GLF), supported by the German Ministry of Development (BMZ) and the Ministry of Environment (BMUV), has transformed into a global movement […]
Marcello Brito on why climate negotiations fail
23 Jun 2023
Sustainable Finance For Nature-based Solutions Digital Forum On March 2022, the Luxembourg-GLF Finance for Nature platform hosted the Sustainable finance for NbS Digital Forum with the aim of bringing together practitioners, policymakers, and scientists to explore opportunities for NbS investments emerging from recent developments in carbon finance and sustainable finance regulations, as well as build dialogue to increase the adoption of good practices, and inform […]
