Videos
New restoration commitments under Initiative 20×20, GLF 2015
8 Dec 2015
At last year’s Global Landscapes Forum, ministers from across Latin America launched Initiative 20×20, a historic commitment to initiate the restoration of 20 million hectares of degraded land by 2020. This year, ministers from four countries will make new commitments and an announcement of a new private-sector financing mechanism managed by the Inter-American Development Bank […]
The South Sumatra Eco-Region Alliance: A partnership for change
8 Dec 2015
A public–private partnership in Indonesia will announce a major effort to protect the country’s peatlands—under threat from commercial agriculture, including activities behind this year’s forest fires—from destruction. Participants include climate officials from Indonesia’s national government, the Governor of South Sumatra, and the representative of a paper company operating in Indonesia.
2015 Global Landscapes Forum: Robin Chazdon – Keynote
7 Dec 2015
Executive Director of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Robin Chazdon, speaks at the high-level plenary session from the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. The session builds a bridge between the research and policy communities, focusing on the role landscapes play in achieving SDGs and new […]
GLF 2015: Resilient landscapes to reduce fragility, conflict and migration
7 Dec 2015
Watch this High-Level Discussion on the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. Experts in landscape management explore how to position the landscape approach as a key tool for poverty reduction and for managing rural-to-urban migration, build a bridge between Latin America and Africa on sharing experiences of landscape […]
Beyond the blaze: What next for Indonesia’s forests?
16 Nov 2015
More than 100,000 fires ravaged the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan throughout September and October 2015, producing a noxious haze that affected tens of thousands of people. Seasonal rains began in November, but 2015/16 are El Nino years, so the threat of new fires is far from over. The problem is complex but it can […]
The landscape puzzle: An introduction to the landscape approach
15 Jun 2015
Navigating Regional Development and Food Security Challenges Presented by Cora van Oosten from the Centre for Development Innovation (CDI) at Wageningen University & Research (Wageningen UR), this insightful presentation delves into the intriguing world of the landscape approach, offering a fresh perspective on regional development and food security. With a keen focus on […]
Pitchers, dragons and the landscape – Ashwin Ravikumar on his GLF Youth Session experience
11 Feb 2015
CIFOR postdoctoral fellow Ashwin Ravikumar on the the importance of engaging young people at the Global Landscapes Forum: “The amount of learning that just happened in that room, not just by young people but also by older professionals was amazing.”
Green wonder in Ethiopia, new hope for highlands
6 Jan 2015
The video shows key aspects discussed during the Discussion Forum on Building a Global Alliance for Resilience, organized by the World Bank and TerrAfrica at the 2014 Global Landscapes Forum. The video has also been presented during the December 6 Opening Plenary, where World Bank Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change, Rachel Kyte, […]
How indigenous peoples use landscapes approaches to conserve forests
30 Dec 2014
Studies have confirmed shifting cultivation still plays an important role in providing livelihood and food security in many communities. It is the pivot around which annual work and ritual cycles revolve and thus an intricate part of their life and closely tied to their cultural identity. The case studies also showed that indigenous women perform […]
Large-scale land restoration – creating the conditions for success
15 Dec 2014
Watch this Discussion Forum on the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2014, in Lima, Peru, during COP20. Land degradation and the processes that contribute to it are a major global concern and must be halted – even investors are starting to pay to the potential returns available in revitalizing degraded land.This session discusses […]
