GLF Africa 2025: Innovate, Restore, Prosper

19 June 2025 | 20+ sessions hosted by 50+ partners

GLOBAL HYBRID CONFERENCE
Africa holds two-thirds of the world’s arable land. How can it build an economy that keeps this land healthy for future generations?

On 19 June at GLF Africa 2025: Innovate, Restore, Prosper, we explored how the continent can build a thriving nature economy to tackle the triple crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation.

Continue connecting with 5,000 changemakers from across sectors as they explore key topics such as AI, blockchain and open data, sustainable finance, agroforestry and regenerative agriculture, land tenure rights, and more.

COUNTDOWN TO COP30: JOIN THE MAJORITY FOR ACTION

GLF Climate 2025 & 8th GLF Investment Case

17 & 18 November 2025
Join us for a two-day program of hybrid events at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, from anywhere in the world online.

On 17 November, we’ll bring COP30 to you: GLF Climate 2025 is your chance to help build a more just, equitable global movement for climate action far beyond the negotiating rooms in Belém.

Then, on 18 November, join us in financing nature’s frontlines. That means redirecting harmful subsidies, investing in grassroots solutions, innovating in finance and much more at the 8th GLF Investment Case Symposium, co-organized with the Government of Luxembourg.

News

Find top stories, opinions and multimedia on global environmental issues

Food & Livelihoods

What can a South Sudanese refugee camp teach the world?

Sowing seeds of hope in South Sudan’s Gorom Refugee Settlement

18 Sep 2025
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Food & Livelihoods

5 wild plants that gave us today’s food

And how they could help safeguard our food future

16 Sep 2025
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Food & Livelihoods

What regenerative coffee farming looks like in East Africa

Smallholder coffee farmers boost productivity and income through certification

11 Sep 2025
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KNOWLEDGE

Explore our one-stop-shop for interviews, videos, papers and more related to resilient landscapes

EVENTS

Attend events near you and online

Community Programs

Join the fast-growing GLF community and help drive positive change

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Act locally, impact globally

A global community to enable and accelerate action towards more sustainable landscapes

GLFx Members Secure UNDP 2025 Equator Prize
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GLFx Members Secure UNDP 2025 Equator Prize

Ranu Welum and NaPO win the 2025 Equator Prize for mobilizing youth, women, and communities in forest and dryland restoration. FIND OUT MORE
Restoring Oceans, and shaping Futures
Restoration Stewards

Restoring Oceans, and shaping Futures

Zuhura Ahmad, a 2025 Oceans Restoration Steward, advances women’s leadership, drives marine conservation, and champions climate justice. DISCOVER MORE

In the spotlight

2025 Forest Steward Championing Agro-forests

Indian agroecologist Shaik Imran co-founded Prakheti Agrologics, empowering 5,000+ Kerala farmers through agro-forests, biodiversity, and restoration.

Dayana awarded for Uru Uru Wetland Restoration

Ramsar 2025 honors Dayana Blanco Quiroga, Indigenous leader and GLFx Uru Uru coordinator, for restoring Lake Uru Uru and uplifting women and youth.

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Youth in Landscapes Initiative

Join a global network of more than 1M young people collaborating for justice and shared prosperity, and supporting thriving landscapes.

MEET THE 2025 RESTORATION STEWARDS

Sydner Kemunto

Sydner Kemunto

Raquel Pereira Viana

Raquel Pereira Viana

Shaik Imran

Shaik Imran

Joel Ngobi

Joel Ngobi

Kristel C. Quierrez

Kristel C. Quierrez

Zuhura Ahmad Shaweji

Zuhura Ahmad Shaweji

Baruch Aguilar Mena

Baruch Aguilar Mena

LANDSCAPE ACADEMY

Browse our course catalog or join the Digital Campus to level up your skills in building resilient landscapes!

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Landscape Approach Course
CIFOR; Global Landscapes Forum (GLF)

Climate Action in Biodiverse Landscapes

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Landscape Approach Course
CIFOR; Global Landscapes Forum (GLF)

Landscape Leadership

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Business, Finance & Economics Course

Biodiversity Finance

Are you an educator?

Help us shape the landscape restoration curriculum!

WHO WE ARE

We are the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement.

We are here to connect, share, learn and act.

The GLF is a platform for you to help us achieve a shared vision, mission and objective.

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Connect

Connect

Connect with thinkers and doers from around the world. GLF has connected 200,000 people from 185 countries.

Share

Share

Share your ideas and innovation with the GLF community through events, news, social media and other channels.

Learn

Learn

Learn about integrated landscape restoration through certified online and in-person courses.

Act

Act

Take action by attending a GLF event, digital summit, taking a course and applying knowledge to your community and more.