Videos

Land rights matter for landscape planning – Matt Sommerville

20 Dec 2017

Land and resource rights underpin the decisions that communities, investors and government make with respect to landscape conservation, conversion and restoration. This talk highlights USAID’s application of mobile tools to secure land and resource rights to achieve climate change mitigation and adaptation objectives across activities in Zambia, Burma, Vietnam, Ghana and Paraguay through its Tenure […]

GLF Digital Summit #5 ” What is the Landscape Approach?”

18 Dec 2017

This is the uncut recording from our fifth GLF Digital Summit: “What is the Landscape Approach?” In this Digital Summit, we explore how to define a landscape approach; how to best apply the approach in practice; and what is the appropriate spatial scale for implementation and analysis…. Background and speakers in this blogpost: http://events.globallandscapesforum.o…

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Niger’s Success Story on Restoration – English version

18 Oct 2017

As part of the AFR100 Annual Partnership Meeting in Niamey, Niger, all participants went on a field trip, visiting two villa...

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Keynote: “Love, reason and power” needed to deliver sustainable landscapes

17 Oct 2017

In his keynote address to the Global Landscape Forum on investment in London, James Cameron, Chairman of the Overseas Development Institute and an investor in sustainable farming in Tanzania himself, said the facts – “reason” – were not enough to achieve transformative change in land use. Language that resonates with all stakholders – “love” – […]

AFR100 – Entretien avec les représentants du Cameroun et de Madagascar

12 Oct 2017

Entretiens avec les représentants AFR100 du Cameroun, Christophe Bring et Anicet Nomin, et de Madagascar, Julien Noël Rakotoarisoa. Ces entretiens ont été réalisés pendant la Conférence Annuelle des partenaires AFR100 à Niamey, au Niger, en septembre 2017.

AFR100 – 2nd Conférence Annuelle (temps forts)

12 Oct 2017

La Seconde Conférence Annuelle des Partenaires AFR100 a eu lieu à Niamey, au Niger, du 26 au 28 septembre 2017.

Le succès d’une Restauration au Niger

12 Oct 2017

Dans le cadre de la Seconde Conférence Annuelle des Partenaires AFR100 à Niamey, au Niger, tous les participants sont allés visiter deux villages au Niger pour rencontrer des communautés locales et entendre leur point de vue sur la réussite du programme de restauration au Niger.

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VIDEO: Global Landscapes Forum – A ‘wider view’ on our planet’s most pressing issues

11 Oct 2017

How can we feed a growing population without clearing the world’s remaining forests to make way for new farmland? How can we stem the tide of climate change? How can we do these things sustainably while ensuring the inclusion of women, local communities and indigenous people? How can a “landscapes approach” help address these issues? […]

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A short guide to the “landscape approach”

11 Oct 2017

Summary: Terry Sunderland, a scientist with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) explains what a “landscape approach” is — why we need one and what scientists, NGOs and policymakers need to do to start implementing it.