Videos
Developing an Investment Case for Inclusive Food System Transformation
6 Dec 2021
The challenge Smallholder communities, cooperatives, and small enterprises produce up to 60% of the world’s food. They also meet their demands for fuelwood, fodder, and other tree and forest products, and trade surpluses locally and beyond. However, smallholders are rarely consulted when designing value chain or conservation-driven investment initiatives, and such investments tend […]
Accelerating Tomorrow’s Climate Finance Leaders
6 Dec 2021
About GLF Climate 2021 From 5–7 November 2021, on the sidelines of the 26th session of the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 26), GLF Climate: Forests, Food, Finance – Frontiers of Change sparked a global discussion on exactly this question. The message is clear: the health of people and the planet requires collective […]
Building a Forest-Based Economy in the Amazon
11 Nov 2021
About Amazon Conservation Amazon Conservation Association (ACA) works to conserve the biodiversity of the Amazon basin through the development of new scientific understanding, sustainable resource management, and rational land-use policy. The principal objective of the organization is to develop field research sites ranging from high elevation cloud forests to the lowland of Amazonian forest. It is this altitudinal gradient […]
FOLUR on how to grow greener food
7 Nov 2021
#GLFClimate 2021 Must-see Speakers Launch of FOLUR Impact Program The Food Systems, Land Use, and Restoration (FOLUR) Impact Program is an integrated platform designed to transform food systems by mobilizing sustainable production landscapes in 27 country projects for eight major commodities, including livestock, cocoa, coffee, maize, palm oil, rice, soy, and wheat. FOLUR improves […]
What is the future of food?
7 Nov 2021
The power of food systems In September 2021, global representatives gathered for the Food Systems Summit, in the hopes of figuring out the future of food. Five major Action Areas were formulated, each supported by multi-stakeholder commitments around food consumption and food production, including the Food is Never Waste initiative, the Healthy Diets Initiative, […]
Collaborative Actions for Rural Prosperity and Biodiversity Conservation in Peru
15 Oct 2021
This session showcases findings from an integrated intervention developed in the priority landscape of the San Martín region, and spotlights the leadership of smallholder farmers in mitigating climate change and conserving biodiversity. Co-created with public, private and local actors, the San Martín model combines natural climate solutions (including conservation, restoration and agroforestry) with market-driven commodity […]
Community-Managed Funds in the Brazilian Amazon (Indigenous Peoples & Traditional Communities)
15 Oct 2021
To address the challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, rural poverty, cultural erosion and weak governance, innovative funding mechanisms will need to be developed to channel funding to local groups. In the Brazilian Amazon, grassroots organizations have created their own funds to scale Indigenous and community-led initiatives that conventional development finance is failing to reach. […]
Why a “Green Gigaton” Mobilization of Tropical Forest Finance Requires Inclusive, Equitable, and Collaborative Partnerships
12 Oct 2021
Now, more than ever, is the time to increase ambition and seize opportunities for a ‘quantum’ shift in the scale of funding for tropical forest protection and research. This session, organized by the Green Gigaton Challenge and partners, showcases concrete examples of the radical inclusivity and collaboration needed to achieve tropical forest protection at scale. […]
What Does “Bioeconomy” Mean?
12 Oct 2021
The Bioeconomy concept emerged in recent years as a silver bullet to halt deforestation, promote economic growth and reduce poverty in the Amazon. Despite this enthusiasm, there is little clarity about what exactly bioeconomy means. In this session, we invite voices from across the Amazonian region to reflect with us, including representatives from Indigenous communities, […]
