Videos
Financing tree planting and proper valuation of natural assets and investments
8 Oct 2020
Besides the few headline-grabbing big pledges from companies this year, tree planting and landscape restoration at scale have struggled to attract sufficient investment. And yet, investment opportunities abound with commitments by governments to restore hundreds of millions of hectares through agreements like the Bonn Challenge and the New York Declaration on Forests, in addition to […]
From planting to natural regeneration: best approaches to tree growing
8 Oct 2020
Tree planting techniques and technology, from species selection to considering natural regeneration, can help reduce costs, improve survival rates while connecting communities. During the second session we will consider what trees make the most sense under different climate scenarios, the role of biodiversity, where do we plant which tree species – or let nature do […]
Putting tools and technology into farmers’ hands: stories from the field
8 Oct 2020
Landscape restoration is often a long-term and costly exercise. CIFOR-ICRAF have developed two important mobile tools for farmers and restoration practitioners plant the right tree in the right place for the right purpose, and collect information on how farmers are managing and protecting trees on their farms. CIFOR-ICRAF experts Roeland Kindt and Tor-Gunnar Vågen will […]
Making the world a better place with forest landscape restoration
24 Sep 2020
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) explain why restoring the world’s degraded forest landscapes is a must for human and planetary well-being.
Addressing forest crime through improved governance in the post COVID-19 recovery
25 Jun 2020
The Lower Mekong basin is a globally important ecoregion that encompasses an incredibly high diversity of forest habitats. Loss and degradation of natural forests in the middle-income countries of the region have displaced the growing demand for timber to the least developed countries of the region, and illegal logging practices and actors have followed. COVID-19 […]
A decade to restore the planet and amplify youth leadership
15 Jun 2020
Regardez la retransmission en ligne en français: https://app.interactio.io/Agenda/DirectedAgenda?eventId=22831 Da click aquí para la transmisión en español: https://app.interactio.io/Agenda/DirectedAgenda?eventId=22831 Achieving the goals of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration requires efforts at multiple scales and by multiple actors, through inter-sectoral and inter-generational approaches. In the last decade, youth networks and organizations have increasingly taken action and demonstrated to the world the power of […]
Generation Restoration: calling to action young restoration practitioners!
15 Jun 2020
Regardez la retransmission en ligne en français: https://app.interactio.io/Agenda/DirectedAgenda?eventId=22831 Da click aquí para la transmisión en español: https://app.interactio.io/Agenda/DirectedAgenda?eventId=22831 During this 30-minute session, the Youth in Landscapes (YIL) Steering Committee will be introducing the audience to the new GLF and YIL youth program, Generation Restoration, and will share some exciting news on the way forward!
A restoration recipe: ingredients for restoring our planet and reclaiming food
15 Jun 2020
Regardez la retransmission en ligne en français: https://app.interactio.io/Agenda/DirectedAgenda?eventId=22831 Da click aquí para la transmisión en español: https://app.interactio.io/Agenda/DirectedAgenda?eventId=22831 Imagine that restoration is the dish we want to cook. What are the essential ingredients needed to make this dish? How do we create the perfect recipe? This youth webinar co-organized by the Youth in Landscapes Initiative with the Wageningen Youth for Landscapes Forum, […]
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 […]
