About EYE ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS: MEDIA COVERAGE INSIDE THE STORM
Amid global crises, the sixth mass extinction is accelerating and threatening food security, ecosystems, and worsening the climate crisis. How can journalists and content creators cut through the noise to report on these issues?
In the lead up to the 2024 biodiversity, climate and desertification COPs, journalists, scientists and changemakers explored critical topics, key sources and tools to cover these topics effectively. The discussions provided insights into the complexities of financing nature to meet biodiversity goals and prepared participants to maximize the potential of the 7th GLF Investment Case Symposium, held alongside the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16).
About this session
The world is grappling with urgent, interconnected climate, biodiversity and desertification challenges. How do the Rio Conventions address these issues? What are the key implementations shaping current actions? What financial mechanisms support these frameworks’ goals? Experts share views on the science behind synergistic solutions under the Conventions, while participants had the opportunity to submit questions in advance and vote for those they found most interesting. Hear insights from Kamanzi Claudine, 2024 Dryland Restoration Steward and Founder of Forest for Life Project; Juan Pablo Sarmiento Barletti, Scientist Governance, Equity & Wellbeing, CIFOR-ICRAF; Vincent Gitz, Director of the Programme and Platforms Focal Point, CIFOR-ICRAF; and moderator Yoly Gutierrez, Communications Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, CIFOR-ICRAF.
This session was part of the media seminar “Eye on the environmental crisis: Media coverage inside the storm,” alongside the 7th GLF Investment Case Symposium and Biodiversity COP16.
