Videos
Taking back the narrative of our life on this planet
12 Jun 2020
The narrative of the future is not beyond our control. We are characters in its plot, a plot in which we are putting ourselves in jeopardy. In this session at GLF Bonn 2020 we hear from a master of artistic narrative, Bayo Akomolafe, about how we can take the story of our life on this […]
Virtual tour of a mangrove forest and bird sanctuary in the Philippines
12 Jun 2020
This virtual tour immerses viewers in the often-forgotten realm of a mangrove forest, exploring Talabong Bird Sanctuary and Mangrove Park in Bais City lead by local expert Camille Rivera of Marine Conservation Philippines and filmmaker Michael Du. Documentary makers Michael Du and Justin Davey travelled to the island of Negros Oriental in the Phillippines to […]
Pajapan, agua y monte para Siempre: A documentary
12 Jun 2020
You’re invited into the world of the Indigenous Nahua people, where anthropologist Luisa Paré and filmmaker Martin Boege and several Indigenous artisans share about their experience in restoring the forest and leaving water for future generations and existing biodiversity. This documentary was produced in collaboration with the Indigenous artisans’ cooperative “Agua y Monte de Pajapan” […]
John Vidal and Bill McKibben on the state of the environmental media
10 Jun 2020
Journalism, the fourth pillar of democracy. Turning, crinkling, scrolling, pressing play. A place for discourse, for common understanding. A place for informing, for revealing. For accountability. For provoking change. Is it doing this now, for the climate? Is journalism helping our planet? Is it using the right words, telling the right facts, reaching its intended […]
How the words we use to describe climate change impact the planet
10 Jun 2020
Words shape how we feel, how we act, how we perceive the world. “Change” and “emergency” resonate in profoundly different ways when attached to the word “climate”. When is alarmist language helpful, and for how long can alarmist language retain its urgency? How do the ways we frame nature affect the degree to which we […]
What now? Beyond the GLF Bonn Digital Conference
9 Jun 2020
We must fundamentally change the way we produce, consume and live. This interactive plenary brings conference participants live to the stage to reflect and answer the question “what now?” and uncover key take-aways from the GLF Bonn Digital Conference. The segment asks participants to reflect on the 3-days and identify which systems, approaches and lifestyles […]
World leaders on what is next for the environment movement after COVID-19
9 Jun 2020
Despite the COVID-19 crisis, the 2030 Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change still constitute our best, and only, global road map for the future. This session at GLF Bonn 2020 describes how we can ‘Build Back Better’ in coming months and years from the economic devastation caused by COVID-19, […]
Building BRIDGEs | Cross-Sectoral Approaches to Biodiversity Conservation: Health, Nutrition, and Ecosystem Services
8 May 2020
Sound management of natural resources is integral to a country’s development, resilience, and self-reliance. By promoting development that benefits both nature and people, biodiversity conservation activities can strengthen development impact and the capacity of countries to manage their natural resources, improving their self-reliance. For the past five years, USAID’s Biodiversity Results and Integrated Development […]
Q&A on deforestation and COVID-19
27 Apr 2020
From the quarantined desk of Landscape News comes a new series of live interviews with experts examining the linkages between COVID-19 and climate change. On 27 April, Musonda Mumba, chief of the Terrestrial Ecosystems Unit of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), spoke with Robert Nasi, director general of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), and Annika Terrana, a […]
Food without farmers: Is this the future we want?
25 Apr 2020
The recent IPCC report showed that our food systems are estimated to cause up to 29% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. This is due to unsustainable crop and livestock production as well as deforestation. Estimates show that agriculture is responsible for 80% of deforestation worldwide. The world is on the cusp of a new […]
