Videos
Rights-Based Ecosystem Approaches for a Green, Just Recovery
14 Nov 2020
The environment, climate change, biodiversity, health, inequality, food security – we face multiple crises. Despite increasing awareness of the interconnectedness of human and planetary well-being, deforestation and ecosystem degradation have not lost their momentum; we are losing biodiversity fast, and, with it, our ability to harness landscape solutions is rapidly diminishing. This interactive and […]
The power of data in protecting Central Africa’s biodiversity
13 Nov 2020
HOST: Central Africa Forest Observatory (OFAC) Since 2007, the Central African Forest Observatory (OFAC) has been working to create information networks, establish analytical and communication tools, and produce flagship regional publications on the state of Central Africa’s forests. This session provides an interactive overview of the different tools available for policymakers, researchers, NGOs, donors, private […]
Food Forever: reconciling global agendas on food, agriculture and biodiversity
13 Nov 2020
HOST: Global Crop Diversity Trust The expansion of agriculture and the loss of biodiversity are usually perceived as simultaneous trends. But agriculture depends on biodiversity – in fact, its very foundation lies in the astounding range of crops, trees and livestock that underpin our whole food system. Even the loss of one crop variety or […]
Peatlands, a super Nature Based Solution – home and refuge for unique and threatened biodiversity
13 Nov 2020
HOSTS: Global Peatlands Initiative with UN Environment Programme (UNEP) From controlling water quality and mitigating floods to providing livelihoods and protecting rare and endemic biodiversity, the role that peatlands play in maintaining the planet’s health is immense. Yet, despite storing close to 30 percent of the world’s soil carbon and providing a multitude of services […]
Healing rangelands using “One World – One Health” approach
13 Nov 2020
HOST: World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) Rangelands are staples of human and planetary health, sustaining 20 percent of global livelihoods and providing a wealth of ecosystem services spanning from carbon sequestration and water filtration to habitat provision and biogeochemical recycling. Yet, despite occupying half of the world’s land surface and harbouring much […]
One World One Health: setting the scene and the mood – GLF Biodiversity Plenary
6 Nov 2020
Around the world, ecosystems and biodiversity are in freefall. Never before has there been greater need for a global paradigm shift in the way we manage and consume the Earth’s resources. In this opening plenary, keynote speakers kick off the GLF Biodiversity Digital Conference with a call for the One Health approach, spotlighting the pivotal […]
Transformative change – A collective call for global action
6 Nov 2020
After two days of dialogue and debate, keynote speakers closed the GLF Biodiversity Digital Conference with a discussion on the tools and transitions needed to spark transformative change. What actions are most urgently needed? How can societies make the shift from exploiting to restoring biodiversity? How can linkages between sectors promote better personal, public and […]
Voices of the Landscapes
6 Nov 2020
Indigenous Peoples are the time-immemorial guardians of many of the world’s remaining biodiversity-rich landscapes – and of the spirituality, values and worldviews embedded in these spaces. As agricultural expansion, urbanization and commercial development threaten Indigenous ways of life and connection to the land, the world urgently needs to find ways to support this guardianship to […]
Thought leaders in biodiversity: Building hope for the future
6 Nov 2020
As the world gets further entangled in a web of concurrent and interrelated crises (biodiversity loss, climate change, food insecurity, global inequality and COVID-19, to name a few), it can be difficult to step back, think holistically and prioritise what’s needed most. In the lead-up to the 2020 Biodiversity Digital Conference, GLF scouted out the […]
Aprovechar el poder de la naturaleza: financiar una bioeconomía en América Latina
6 Nov 2020
Home to approximately 40 percent of the world’s species and more than a quarter of the world’s forests, Latin America is a biodiversity powerhouse. But multiple drivers, the majority human, are exerting profound and unmitigated pressure on the region’s ecosystems and wildlife. In this session, experts build on the ‘Financing Diversity’ plenary, shedding light on […]
