Videos
So, what about the Blue COP?
6 Dec 2019
So what about the Blue COP? It’s still in the picture. And looking forward, clearer regulations on carbon markets could actually help bring more private sector attention to blue carbon – carbon stored in coastal, wetland and oceanic ecosystems – particularly through carbon emissions offsetting schemes. For more about the “health and wealth” of these […]
George Marshall On Carbon Markets
6 Dec 2019
Finishing the Rulebook for Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on climate change – as climate communications expert George Marshall explains – has become a major focus of 2019’s COP 25 in Madrid, superseding previous hopes for the conference to be the ‘Blue COP’ making significant political headway for oceans.
Kicking off COP 25 with Gonzalo Muñoz
5 Dec 2019
The Global Landscapes Forum team caught up with Gonzalo Muñoz, the UNFCCC High Level Climate Champion to discuss everything from waste management and circularity to the uprisings in Chile that spurred the climate summit’s move from Santiago to Madrid.
Interactive Session: Restoring Forests, Restoring Communities
19 Nov 2019
Interactive Session: Restoring Forests, Restoring Communities: How Secure Resource Rights Help Communities in Africa Restore Forests and Build Local Economies
Interactive Session: Enhancing Natural Resource Governance in Ghana
12 Nov 2019
The proposed interactive session will share and discuss experiences of enhancing natural resource governance in Ghana to restore degraded landscapes focusing on the examples of Community Natural Resource Management Areas (CREMAs).
GLF Accra 2019 as it happened
6 Nov 2019
Video by Patrick Augenstein On 29–30 October 2019, the Global Landscapes Forum in Accra convened in the Ghanaian capital to accelerate restoration in Africa. Titled “Restoring Africa’s Landscapes – Uniting actions from above and below,” the event saw farmers, entrepreneurs, artists, foresters, pastoralists, policymakers, royalty, and national and international leaders discuss needs and solutions for […]
Sparking A Mass Restoration Movement – GLF Accra 2019
5 Nov 2019
Restoring 350 million hectares of degraded landscapes across the globe — 100 million of that in Africa — is a mammoth task that no single organization can implement on its own. Nothing less than a mass movement is needed to underpin the required scale of social, ecological and economic transformations across various landscapes. New forms […]
Morning Introduction: Connecting Communities – Catalysts for Restoration
4 Nov 2019
As we look toward the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, now is the critical time to share knowledge, create new thinking and identify and scale innovative solutions for landscape restoration that is inclusive and ensures the rights of all stakeholders. GLF Accra will begin with an energising session that aims to inspire participants, foster networking and […]
African Women in Sustainable Business and Environment Management – GLF Accra 2019
4 Nov 2019
Women and men often use and manage resources in different ways, while also observing and experiencing degradation differently. Indeed, in many countries, women traditionally have had the responsibility for many aspects of land use and management, including collection and preparation of fuelwood, fodder, water, fruits, medicinal herbs and seeds. Despite a growing focus on gender […]
