Videos
Closing plenary: Governing a common
5 Jun 2026
This closing plenary explores the future of governing Africa’s rangelands as shared commons shaped by community stewardship, Indigenous knowledge and collective responsibility. The plenary highlights the policy and institutional reforms needed to reverse degradation, resolve conflict, revitalize pastoral systems and improve rangeland management. Explore inclusive, multi-level governance that secures land and mobility rights, strengthens […]
Smart landscapes: Harnessing science, AI, data and Indigenous Intelligence for rangeland futures
3 Jun 2026
How can AI and big data make African rangelands work for everyone? This plenary explores how emerging technologies such as AI, science and Indigenous and local knowledge can collectively transform rangelands and pastoralist systems. Learn how innovative and transformative technologies can improve monitoring, guide smarter policies and unlock investment. This session unpacks opportunities in […]
Unlocking finance, investments and livelihoods in rangeland and pastoralist economies
3 Jun 2026
This session explores how to unlock finance, investment and sustainable livelihoods in rangeland and pastoralist economies by aligning financial approaches with pastoral systems and realities. This includes adapting investment frameworks to reflect seasonal dynamics, communal tenure systems and long-term stewardship practices. Bringing together investors, policymakers and pastoralist representatives, the session highlights how capital can […]
Are the leaders we need in the room?
3 Jun 2026
What if the real crisis is not a lack of solutions, but a crisis of who we recognize as a leader? This powerful session brings together women changemakers to explore leadership beyond deficit narratives to recognize the power, agency, and innovation shaping Africa’s rangelands. It examines Indigenous knowledge, women’s leadership, community-led development, participatory decision-making and intergenerational wisdom, highlighting how centering local voices and challenging inherited narratives […]
Scaling regenerative practices and integrated landscape management in Africa’s rangelands
28 May 2026
To scale regenerative and climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and ecosystem restoration, we must align stakeholder action, integrated landscape management (ILM) systems, innovative finance and technology around shared goals. This session, hosted by the Rainforest Alliance in collaboration with strategic landscape partners, showcases how regenerative and CSA, ILM, gender equity and social inclusion (GESI), innovative finance […]
Pastoralists and biodiversity at the forest–rangeland nexus: Agrosilvopastoral pathways to food security
28 May 2026
Across the world’s drylands, biodiversity underpins vast forest–rangeland mosaics that sustain ecosystems, cultures, livelihoods and resilient food systems. Aligned with the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, this interactive dialogue spotlights how pastoralists, Indigenous Peoples and local communities actively shape these landscapes through knowledge, mobility and adaptive stewardship. As these systems face rising pressures […]
Scaling livable landscapes for jobs and growth
28 May 2026
This high-level session, hosted by the World Bank Group, explores how enabling policies, innovative financing, and digital tools can unlock public and private investment in livable landscapes – supporting smallholders, enterprises, and communities across the continent. From food, water, and energy production to construction materials and biodiversity protection, the discussion examines how landscape restoration […]
Learning from pastoralism to foster resilient food systems
28 May 2026
This session explores how pastoral systems can help transform resilient food systems in the face of climate change and growing environmental pressures. Drawing on insights from a GIZ background paper, the discussion moves from evidence to policy to practice, examining strategic mobility, Indigenous knowledge, drought risk reduction, and the urgent implementation gap between strong […]
How do we restore Asia’s landscapes without repeating the same extractive mistakes of the past?
16 Feb 2026
In the fifth and final session of the Global Landscapes Forum Asia Digital Week, speakers explore what it truly means to build inclusive, community-centered environmental futures. This conversation brings together youth leaders, Indigenous advocates, and practitioners working across Asia to rethink sustainability, power, and participation. The session dives into one central question: how can […]
What actually keeps communities standing when climate disasters hit?
16 Feb 2026
In this powerful session from the Global Landscapes Forum Asia Digital Week, Ramayana Raman and Nina Sangma explore climate adaptation in Asia through the lens of community care, Indigenous sovereignty, and collective resilience. This isn’t the usual “build back better” conversation. It’s a deeper look at what adaptation really means when floods, heatwaves, and […]
