Videos
Agroforestry: An Opportunity for Youth and Drylands
24 Jun 2021
On the one hand, we have drylands. They constitute 60% of the African continent and, against common misconceptions, hold immense potential to sustain thriving and productive agricultural practices, including – but not limited to – agroforestry. On the other hand, we have youth. Young people are dynamic and innovative; have a high uptake of technological […]
Decolonizing Restoration: Laying Solid Foundations for #GenerationRestoration
24 Jun 2021
As the UN Decade commences, the world must work to ensure that the knowledge, perspectives, interests and needs of Indigenous peoples and local communities – time-immemorial guardians of some of the world’s most pristine and biodiversity-rich ecosystems – are mainstreamed in global restoration agendas, initiatives and debates. During this Youth Daily Show session, Adjany Costa, […]
Whose Land is It Anyways? An Intergenerational Dialogue Exploring Solutions to Land Tenure Challenges
21 Jun 2021
Land is soil, land is food, land is life. Women’s, youths’ and pastoralists’ livelihoods and income often depend on it, but limited availability of communal land and challenges in formal ownership are increasingly creating tension between herders, farmers and investors. While formal land security in Africa is increasing, the number of land disputes is also […]
The Roots of Restoration: Sustainability through Community-Based Forest Landscape Restoration
21 Jun 2021
Land degradation undermines the livelihoods, food security, health and well-being of everyone, but rural and isolated populations are often at heightened risk. Through years of implementing landscape restoration activities, it has become clear that initiatives and interventions are only successful and sustainable if they are embedded in local communities. A comprehensive participation of local stakeholders […]
Voices from the Field: The S/Heroes of Landscape Restoration
21 Jun 2021
This participatory plenary celebrates successful restoration practices, and the women, men and youth who are practicing them in the drylands. Stories are shared from Kenya, Ethiopia, Senegal, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Niger, and approaches to building grassroots movements are explored at multiple scales, spanning from learnings on restoration at the farmer/household level, all the way […]
Galina Angarova on Biocultural Diversity
27 Nov 2020
Join Galina Angarova, Executive Director of Cultural Survival, for an inspirational discussion on the link between cultural, linguistic and biological diversity.
Jennifer Morgan on environmental justice
27 Nov 2020
Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, explains why justice must be the guiding principle for planetary recovery.
Indigenous Solutions to Global Challenges in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
16 Nov 2020
The lion’s share (as much as 80 percent by some estimates) of the world’s remaining biodiversity intersects with Indigenous lands. Yet, despite having an unparalleled understanding of the most biodiverse spaces on the planet, Indigenous communities are rarely properly consulted in conservation decision-making processes. Drawing on case studies from Long Pilah, Long Tungan and the […]
Learning from the Earth: Indigenous Youth in Agrobiodiversity
16 Nov 2020
Agriculture is the primary source of income for most rural households in Asia and the Pacific. But climate change and biodiversity loss present huge threats to communities’ livelihoods – the socioeconomic ramifications of which could long outlast those engendered by COVID-19. To promote youth engagement in biodiversity protection toward achieving the pledges and commitments laid […]
Biocultural Conservation and Support for Indigenous Land Management
14 Nov 2020
Once, conservation organizations and multilateral institutions regarded many remote Indigenous and rural cultures as groups requiring relocation or “development” according to Western parameters. The 21st century has seen a burgeoning awareness that neither alternative is desirable. Nonetheless, there exists a relative dearth of examples of how best to partner with these increasingly imperiled communities to […]
