Videos
Examining impact investing with Jennifer Pryce
30 May 2018
Jennifer Pryce, the CEO of Calvert Impact Investing, spoke to the plenary audience on the subject of maximising the role that each sector can play in conserving and restoring landscapes and explained how individuals, companies and organisations can “know” and “own” their role in the broader sustainable development ecosystem. She also drew attention to […]
Laura Tuck – GLF Investment Case 2018
30 May 2018
Laura Tuck pointed out the vital role of natural capital in sustainable growth, especially in the world’s poorest countries that rely on it most. She spoke about the mutual benefits to be found in public-private partnership and laid out a framework of public stimulus for private investment and development, focussed on poverty reduction and landscape […]
The role of finance in sustainable land use
5 Mar 2018
Leveraging ‘private finance for public good’ to create a win-win model that ensures triple bottom-line returns for people, planet and the investors—Satya Tripathi, executive secretary at Tropical Landscapes Finance Facility and senior advisor at UN Environment. Global Landscapes Forum, Bonn, Germany.
Landscape restoration for sustainable development: A business approach
5 Mar 2018
Interview with Ivo Mulder, REDD+ Economics Advisor for United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) at the Global Landscapes Forum, Bonn, Germany.
Mexico’s Felipe Calderón on how to make land restoration profitable: energy, cities, landscape
5 Mar 2018
The former president of Mexico, Felipe Calderón, thinks that most degraded land can be restored in a profitable way — but “creative” approaches are needed to make restoration projects attractive to investors. Global Landscapes Forum, Bonn, Germany.
Smart Technologies Forest Smart – Paola Agostini
21 Dec 2017
When you look at a forest what do you see? A pristine and intact forest ; but under its canopy a vibrant economy is happening: legal, illegal; formal , informal. This talk will help you to understand how technologies can help the billion of people that depends on Forests and Landscapes to improve their livelihoods […]
Lessons learnt from Peru to Papua New Guinea – Hannah Peck
21 Dec 2017
Cool Earth has been trialling methods of direct giving to rainforest communities for forest protection for the last ten years, focusing particularly on income generation schemes. This talk briefly describes the journey and shares some of the similarities in issues faced and successes found working alongside different communities from Peru to Papua New Guinea. We […]
Private sector perspectives on peatlands
1 Jun 2017
Drawing on experience and perspectives from members of the Asia Pacific Rainforest Partnership (APRP) Private Sector Roundtable (PSR), the panel discussion will focus on the role of the private sector in identifying durable solutions for the use, management, conservation and restoration of peatlands while considering economic, environmental and social benefits. A moderated discussion will explore […]
Financing sustainable peatland management
31 May 2017
Ambitious global restoration goals have been set as per development agenda which would require close to $36-49 billion in investments each year. Indonesia, whose emissions are led by the Land Use Sector, requires an investment of more than $80 billion needed to rehabilitate forests alone. 2015 witnessed massive forest fires resulting in emissions spiking as […]
