Videos

Summary and Closing Statement – Blue carbon Summit

24 Jul 2018

Closing Statement of the Blue carbon Summit.

Coastal blue carbon (mangroves) and climate change

24 Jul 2018

Mangroves are among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics and support numerous ecosystem services for coastal communities. These forests form an important part of the carbon stored in coastal ecosystems, called “coastal blue carbon.” They could play a significant role in reducing emissions, while also supporting biodiversity conservation, fisheries habitat protection and disaster risk […]

Coastal blue carbon (seagrass) and climate change

24 Jul 2018

Despite Indonesia being recognized as having seagrass ecosystems with some of the greatest diversity in the world, the sustainability and management of these ecosystems receive relatively little attention. Many critical and significant roles of seagrass such as carbon sequestration and storage, the stabilization of sustainable artisanal fisheries and other services need to be explored further. […]

Financing blue carbon development

24 Jul 2018

The increasing demand of the world population to protein source from marine ecosystems in the last few decades have triggered the fast-growing industry of fisheries and aquaculture in both marine and inland waters. Consequently, overfishing is inevitable and many fishing grounds in Indonesia are steadily depleting. Combination of improved fisheries, good aquaculture practices, modernized post-harvest […]

Robert Nasi at the Opening Plenary, Blue Carbon Summit 2018

19 Jul 2018

Robert Nasi, Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research, speaks at the opening plenary, Blue Carbon Summit, 17 July 2018.

Scott Goodson shares his views on how the GLF can meet its goal to reach 1 billion people

5 Mar 2018

Author of “Uprising: How to Build a Brand and Change the World by Sparking Cultural Movements”, Scott Goodson founded StrawberryFrog in 1999 and brought Movement Marketing to the world. His groundbreaking ideas and nimble agency quickly gained the attention of the marketing world with award-winning movement campaigns and innovative communications for some of the world’s […]

How can we tackle our planet’s most pressing environmental problems?

5 Mar 2018

Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility discusses how we can enable increased private sector participation in landscape restoration activities. Global Landscapes Forum, Bonn, Germany.

Smoke on Water – Countering global threats from peatland loss & degradation

5 Mar 2018

Annawati van Paddenburg, Head of Sustainable Landscapes, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) calls to decision-makers to acknowledge the importance of peatlands to protect our ecosystem. Global Landscapes Forum, Bonn, Germany.