Videos
Untapped Potential: The Importance of African Genebanks in Ensuring Food Security across the Continent
24 Jun 2021
The focus of this GLF launchpad event is to highlight the critical importance of genebanks in Africa, their role in ensuring food security, and the challenges they currently face. COVID-19 has exposed how vulnerable and interconnected we are. Without international cooperation, effective safeguarding of plant genetic resources to secure the world’s food supply is simply […]
A Land of Opportunity: Exploring the Potential of Drylands for Youth Employment
24 Jun 2021
The youth population in Africa is projected to reach 1.2 billion by 2030. Providing adequate employment opportunities for this number is a must for both human and environmental wellbeing. This Youth Daily Show, jointly organized by the African Youth Initiative on Climate Change and the Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL), explores the topic of youth […]
Women of the Drylands: An Intergenerational Conversation
24 Jun 2021
Women in Africa’s drylands could be likened to superheroes: they take care of the kids and the land, and ensure income for their families. And, as if this was not enough, they are an incredible source of knowledge on traditional practices, sustainable land management and innovations for resilience and survival during periods of drought. This […]
Agroforestry: An Opportunity for Youth and Drylands
24 Jun 2021
On the one hand, we have drylands. They constitute 60% of the African continent and, against common misconceptions, hold immense potential to sustain thriving and productive agricultural practices, including – but not limited to – agroforestry. On the other hand, we have youth. Young people are dynamic and innovative; have a high uptake of technological […]
Decolonizing Restoration: Laying Solid Foundations for #GenerationRestoration
24 Jun 2021
As the UN Decade commences, the world must work to ensure that the knowledge, perspectives, interests and needs of Indigenous peoples and local communities – time-immemorial guardians of some of the world’s most pristine and biodiversity-rich ecosystems – are mainstreamed in global restoration agendas, initiatives and debates. During this Youth Daily Show session, Adjany Costa, […]
Restoring Sahelian Drylands: Practice, Evidence, Lessons and Scaling
24 Jun 2021
This session provides an overview of the practical experience, techniques and results of an “evergreening” approach to dryland restoration in the Sahel. A particular focus is given to Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR), but within a more integrated approach, including soil and water conservation. A short video provides testimonies by women and men farmers in […]
Partnering with Dryland Communities to Overcome Protracted Crises: Challenges and Opportunities
21 Jun 2021
Protracted crises are persistent in Africa’s drylands. Weak governance, insecure land rights and access, environmental fragility and armed conflict impact the lives of millions of pastoralists, agro-pastoralists and farmers in drylands across Africa; climate change is starting to layer on additional stress. SPARC research with pastoral and agro-pastoral communities across the Sahel and Horn […]
Releasing the “Underground Forest”
21 Jun 2021
The world has experienced severe land degradation due to deforestation, climate change, drought, desertification and unsustainable land uses. Consequently, the productivity and health of farmlands, grazing lands and forests is damaged, which in turn harms the individuals and communities who depend on these resources for their food supply, health and income. As a result, many […]
Shaping the UN Decade: Creating Synergies between Sectors and Scales
21 Jun 2021
Key to the success of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration will be its governance; how can a supportive policy environment be built in Africa that is coherent across sectors and scales? What role do local and national governments play? How do citizens and private companies fit in? What role does the Africa Continental Free […]
Whose Land is It Anyways? An Intergenerational Dialogue Exploring Solutions to Land Tenure Challenges
21 Jun 2021
Land is soil, land is food, land is life. Women’s, youths’ and pastoralists’ livelihoods and income often depend on it, but limited availability of communal land and challenges in formal ownership are increasingly creating tension between herders, farmers and investors. While formal land security in Africa is increasing, the number of land disputes is also […]
