GLF Forests 2025: Defining the Next Decade of Action

On 24–25 April, GLF Forests 2025 brought together over 2,000 experts, scientists, policymakers, and grassroots leaders in Bonn and online to chart the future of the world’s forests.

As Brazil prepares to host COP30 in the Amazon, the event highlighted urgent action needed to protect forests from deforestation and climate impacts.

Building on insights from COP29 and 30 years of CIFOR-ICRAF research, the conference laid the groundwork for a resilient, just, and productive future for forests.

About this session

Drops of Hope follows the inspiring leadership of Mama Chuputu and fellow Malawian farmers as they respond to land degradation and erratic rainfall caused by the climate crisis.

Teaming up with the GLFx Lilongwe chapter, they embrace water harvesting, soil restoration and climate-smart agriculture through community learning and demonstration farms. This story captures how knowledge is shared, how resilience is nurtured and how a deep sense of collective ownership is restoring both livelihoods and the land – with every step forward sowing seeds of hope.