Videos
Peatlands around the world: Challenges and opportunities
3 Jun 2017
The video is temporarily unavailable. From Peru to the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo to Indonesia, peatlands restoration and management efforts have been underway with increasing attention over the past few years. Join distinct perspectives as they share national and local context, challenges, best practices and opportunities for improving peatlands management […]
Lera Miles of UN Environment: ‘There’s much more peatland there than anyone had ever anticipated’
29 May 2017
By Leona Liu, originally posted on Forests News. Indonesia – Will the recent discovery of peat in the Congo Basin be a boon or a liability for global climate change mitigation? That depends on what happens next, said Lera Miles, Senior Programme Officer at the UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Center. Miles was a featured […]
Peter Holmgren’s Welcoming Address at GLF: Peatlands Matter | Jakarta, 2017
18 May 2017
Peter Holmgren Keynote Speech at GLF: Peatlands Matter, Jakarta 18 May 2017. The Global Landscapes Forum: Peatlands Matter thematic event in Jakarta will bring together leaders in community, policy, research, civil society, grassroots activism, academia and more to share their challenges, experiences and aspirations for negotiating complex solutions to peatlands management that acknowledge competing demands. […]
Gerald Schmilewski – GLF: Peatlands Matter
18 May 2017
A conversation with Gerald Schmilewski, President of the International Peatland Society (IPS), during the Global Landscapes Forum thematic event Peatlands Matter in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 18, 2017.
Bruce Cabarle at GLF: Forests are key to climate
8 Dec 2016
Bruce Cabarle, Team Leader at Partnerships for Forests, speaks on the sidelines of the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), held on 16 November 2016 in Marrakesh, Morocco. Now in its sixth installment, the Forum is undergoing a transformation, from focusing on policy advice to implementing action on the ground and tracking progress toward new climate and […]
Reaching a billion: Peter Holmgren at GLF
30 Nov 2016
Peter Holmgren, Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), speaks on the sidelines of the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), held on 16 November 2016 in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Matt Hansen at GLF: Technology and the climate change agenda
30 Nov 2016
Matt Hansen, a Professor in the Geographical Sciences Department at the University of Maryland, speaks on the sidelines of the most recent GLF on remote sensing technologies and the role they can play in realizing climate and development goals.
Global Landscapes Forum 2016: Entering a new phase
25 Nov 2016
The sixth Global Landscapes Forum was held on 16 November 2016 in Marrakesh, Morocco. At the closing plenary, on behalf of the German Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Economic Cooperation, State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth pledged support for the long-term future of GLF – and explained why he sees the Forum at the center […]
Informing the policymaking landscape: From research to action in the fight against climate change and hunger, GLF 2016 Marrakesh
24 Nov 2016
Governments, the private sector and farmer organizations increasingly have at their disposal tools to look across the range of challenges facing a country, and work together to identify solutions. Recent research has developed tools to implement global-to-local analyses. The session explores how this research can reach the right people: What is the information needed by […]
