Videos
Rights-Based Ecosystem Approaches for a Green, Just Recovery
14 Nov 2020
The environment, climate change, biodiversity, health, inequality, food security – we face multiple crises. Despite increasing awareness of the interconnectedness of human and planetary well-being, deforestation and ecosystem degradation have not lost their momentum; we are losing biodiversity fast, and, with it, our ability to harness landscape solutions is rapidly diminishing. This interactive and […]
Transformative change – A collective call for global action
6 Nov 2020
After two days of dialogue and debate, keynote speakers closed the GLF Biodiversity Digital Conference with a discussion on the tools and transitions needed to spark transformative change. What actions are most urgently needed? How can societies make the shift from exploiting to restoring biodiversity? How can linkages between sectors promote better personal, public and […]
Voices of the Landscapes
6 Nov 2020
Indigenous Peoples are the time-immemorial guardians of many of the world’s remaining biodiversity-rich landscapes – and of the spirituality, values and worldviews embedded in these spaces. As agricultural expansion, urbanization and commercial development threaten Indigenous ways of life and connection to the land, the world urgently needs to find ways to support this guardianship to […]
Solutions for Resilience – How are Forest and Farm Producer Organizations and Smallholders responding to COVID-19?
26 Jun 2020
Smallholder Forest and Farm Producer Organizations (FFPOs) from across the globe will share the innovative solutions they are implementing in response to the COVID-19 crisis to build more resilient communities. For example, the pandemic has put a strain on forests as places of leisure and refuge from urban life, increased pressure on ecosystem preservation services, […]
Food should be a human right. Here’s how we get there
12 Jun 2020
Food should be a human right. A right to food protects the fundamental liberty for all individuals to feed themselves with dignity. The right to food should be supported in ways that allow all individuals to have the means and freedom to access food that is quantitatively and qualitatively adequate to meet the individual’s dietary […]
Inspirational Talk by César Pachón Achury
12 Jun 2020
César Augusto Pachón Achury is a member of the House of Representatives of Colombia with the Alternative Indigenous and Social Movement (MAIS). This session will be in Spanish with English subtitles
Pajapan, agua y monte para Siempre: A documentary
12 Jun 2020
You’re invited into the world of the Indigenous Nahua people, where anthropologist Luisa Paré and filmmaker Martin Boege and several Indigenous artisans share about their experience in restoring the forest and leaving water for future generations and existing biodiversity. This documentary was produced in collaboration with the Indigenous artisans’ cooperative “Agua y Monte de Pajapan” […]
How our media consumption shapes our personal narratives, even without us knowing
11 Jun 2020
In the digital age, when we are bombarded by media and competing narratives from all directions, awareness is key. Are we passive or active in what stories we consume? How well-versed are we in the digital lexicon, and what does this mean for our position in society? How does today’s media foster relationships, and between […]
How the words we use to describe climate change impact the planet
10 Jun 2020
Words shape how we feel, how we act, how we perceive the world. “Change” and “emergency” resonate in profoundly different ways when attached to the word “climate”. When is alarmist language helpful, and for how long can alarmist language retain its urgency? How do the ways we frame nature affect the degree to which we […]
Teachings from Australian First Nations Author Alexis Wright
10 Jun 2020
Sometimes, the truth is best explored indirectly, or through the infinite lens of the imagination. In lands of make-believe, we can confront fears; take risks; and explore the past, present and possible futures. Sometimes, the edges of fact and fiction blur, and the stories we conjure begin to come true. This session on climate fiction […]
