Videos
Youth Daily Show : Let’s tune in…with nature!
16 Nov 2020
As we proceed through the 21st century and confront the interrelated crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, food insecurity and COVID-19, never before has awareness of the interdependence of human and planetary health been stronger. Yet, in an increasingly urban, digital and globalized world, many of us find ourselves immersed in cultures and landscapes that […]
Indigenous Solutions to Global Challenges in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
16 Nov 2020
The lion’s share (as much as 80 percent by some estimates) of the world’s remaining biodiversity intersects with Indigenous lands. Yet, despite having an unparalleled understanding of the most biodiverse spaces on the planet, Indigenous communities are rarely properly consulted in conservation decision-making processes. Drawing on case studies from Long Pilah, Long Tungan and the […]
Virtual tour: Journey to Malaysian Borneo
16 Nov 2020
Journey to Malaysian Borneo with The Borneo Project to learn about the rare wildlife of this unique island and see how local communities are involved in documenting and maintaining forest health! Join Fi, Bryan, Shahnaz, and Jettie on an exploration of the rainforests of the Baram River Basin to learn about a community-led project to […]
Collaborating to operationalize landscape approaches for nature, development and sustainability (COLANDS)
16 Nov 2020
The potential that integrated landscape approaches (ILAs) could have in replenishing the Earth’s ecosystems while concurrently tackling global and societal challenges is staggering. Yet, despite featuring prominently in UN Conventions as promising solutions to climate change, biodiversity loss, food insecurity and socioeconomic disparity, they remain underresearched, underreported and, as a result, untapped by societies worldwide. […]
Financial incentives for a biodiversity-friendly future – is green recovery a catalyzer?
16 Nov 2020
Around the world, countries are failing to crack down on the drivers of biodiversity loss. None of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets for 2020 have been met, and according to WWF’s most recent Living Planet Index, an estimated 1 million species (500,000 animals and plants and 500,000 insects) are now threatened with extinction. To turn […]
Humanity at a crossroads – key messages from the Global Biodiversity Outlook
16 Nov 2020
Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO) is the flagship publication of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). GBO-5 provides global summary of progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and sets the scene for the development of the post 2020-global biodiversity framework. It is based on a range of indicators, research studies and assessments (in particular the IPBES […]
Restoring Asian drylands – Landscape Partnership for Asia
16 Nov 2020
Join leaders from the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO), World Agroforestry and Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR-ICRAF), Global EverGreening Alliance (Alliance) for the signing of a landmark partnership agreement to restore drylands and drought-prone areas in Asia. The Landscape Partnership for Asia will contribute to efforts to restore economic and environmentally productive functions of […]
Transformative change and the age of collective action
16 Nov 2020
Years from now, historians will be discussing the reality that we are living and the tomorrow that we are defining. But what will they call this time? The age of climate denial? The age of extinction? The age of disunity, disharmony and disparity? The story doesn’t have to pan out that way. If we’re smart, […]
“Restoring the Earth: the next decade” – latest Unasylva journal edition release
16 Nov 2020
The 252nd edition of international forestry journal Unasylva, “Restoring the Earth: the next decade”, is devoted to building momentum for the restoration agenda to 2030, particularly in light of the opportunities presented by major restoration commitments such as the Bonn Challenge, the New York Declaration on Forests, AFR100, Initiative 20×20 and the UN Decade on […]
Learning from the Earth: Indigenous Youth in Agrobiodiversity
16 Nov 2020
Agriculture is the primary source of income for most rural households in Asia and the Pacific. But climate change and biodiversity loss present huge threats to communities’ livelihoods – the socioeconomic ramifications of which could long outlast those engendered by COVID-19. To promote youth engagement in biodiversity protection toward achieving the pledges and commitments laid […]
