Videos
Climate, business and landscapes: Mobilizing large-scale investment for smallholder farmers, GLF 2016 Marrakesh
24 Nov 2016
Smallholder farmers play a key role in the production of agricultural crops for domestic and global markets. But, smallholders remain disenfranchised, often facing economic, financial and institutional constraints that make the adoption of more efficient practices, technologies and business models difficult. This session explored the multiple perspectives of development practitioners and financiers, including impact investors, […]
Ibrahim Thiaw – Financing restoration to close emissions gap, GLF 2016 Marrakesh
22 Nov 2016
Ibrahim Thiaw is the Deputy Executive Director for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). At the Global Landscapes Forum in Marrakesh, he made the case for increased finance for restoration to help countries fight climate change. The Discussion Forum he spoke at addressed the funding/finance gap challenge (i.e. the difference between the supply and demand […]
Closing Plenary, GLF 2016 Marrakesh
22 Nov 2016
The closing plenary of the Global Landscapes Forum: Climate Action for Sustainable Development featured representatives from the Global Landscapes Forum’s founding and coordinating partners to share and discuss their visions and expectations for the future of the Forum over the next four years. The Forum is undergoing a transformation, from focusing on policy advice to […]
Unlocking private finance in forests, sustainable land use and restoration – GLF 2016 Marrakesh
22 Nov 2016
Watch this Discussion Forum from the 2016 Global Landscapes Forum: Climate Action for Sustainable Development in Marrakesh, Morocco, alongside UNFCCC COP22.
Opening plenary – Climate meets landscape, GLF 2016 Marrakesh
19 Nov 2016
The opening plenary of the 2016 Global Landscapes Forum in Marrakesh brought together leaders from policy, research, civil society and grassroots activism to share their visions for realizing climate solutions – utilizing the landscape approach and identifying key next steps to achieving tangible, implementable action. Speakers shared their hopes for the event and raise questions […]
CIAT endorses Global Landscapes Forum – ready to reach 1 billion
18 Nov 2016
Ruben Echeverria, Director General of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) endorses the Global Landscapes Forum and its vision to introduce 1 billion people to the landscape approach. CIAT contributes 40+ years in soil and fertility research and ties the Forum to its newly launched global program on landscape restoration. Join our movement as […]
Credit Suisse endorses Global Landscapes Forum – ready to reach 1 billion
18 Nov 2016
Mark Burrows, Vice Chairman Global Investment Banking at Credit Suisse endorses the Global Landscapes Forum and its vision to introduce 1 billion people to the landscape approach. Credit Suisse supports the Forum with expertise on green finance, global financial policy and sustainable investment schemes targeting smallholders. Join our movement as we collectively aim to address […]
Erik Solheim – Closing Keynote GLF 2016 Marrakesh
17 Nov 2016
UNEP’s Executive Director talks about the relevance of GLF in global environment policy. UNEP is among the Forum’s six core partners and has been supporting GLF from the start. The closing plenary featured representatives from the Global Landscapes Forum’s founding and coordinating partners to share and discuss their visions and expectations for the future of […]
Minister Hassan Hilal: Tackling the resource-conflict nexus through restoration – GLF 2016 Marrakesh
17 Nov 2016
Sudan’s Minister of Environment, Rural Development, and Physical Planning, Hassan Hilal, talks about the link between land degradation, resource scarcity and conflict in Sudan. There is now broad recognition of the potential impact of landscape restoration on both mitigation (e.g. on vegetation cover and soil carbon sequestration) and adaptation (e.g. on resilient farming systems and […]
Anne Larson: What we know about global climate goals and local realities – GLF 2016 Marrakesh
17 Nov 2016
Anne Larson, Principal Scientist at CIFOR, outlines the state of the research and current questions concerning the implementation of global climate goals at the local level. The Discussion Forum addresses, based on CIFOR research in interaction with partners, the challenges and opportunities presented by the full participation of non-state (e.g. private sector) and subnational government […]
