GLF Africa 2025: Innovate, Restore, Prosper
How can nature power Africa’s present and future? Africa holds two-thirds of the world’s arable land – yet its landscapes face land degradation, biodiversity loss, and climate threats. But there’s hope. With natural capital, science, traditional knowledge, and innovation, Africa can build a thriving nature economy that works for both people and the planet.
Join our annual hybrid event to explore how. Discover bold ideas, fresh solutions, and inspiring leaders driving Africa’s green future.
About this session
In a world where science is questioned, facts politicized, and AI can distort truth, whose knowledge shapes our future? From ancestral wisdom and oral traditions to satellite data and youth experience, knowledge exists in many forms. Yet all too often, some forms are ignored, dismissed, or forgotten. This session challenges that imbalance—exploring how diverse knowledge systems can co-exist, contest, and enrich one another. Drawing on lessons from Regreening Africa, the Great Green Wall, and beyond, we’ll examine how to build trust, legitimacy, and innovation across knowledge domains to drive inclusive, large-scale landscape restoration in a rapidly changing world.
