Videos
Green Growth Compacts: How three states are pursuing a different industrial development
10 Dec 2015
Watch this Discussion Forum on the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. Recent years have seen an expansion of commitments by forest country governments, corporations, donors, and investors to reduce deforestation and land-use emissions. However, these commitments have proven difficult to implement owing to the complex challenges of […]
Pixel perfection for carbon detection
10 Dec 2015
Watch this high-level session on the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. How can we make progress on a new global climate deal without the ability to accurately measure emissions from deforestation and land use change around the world? What is the role of the communities, companies, and […]
Uncertainty in tropical landscapes
10 Dec 2015
Watch this Discussion Forum on the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. Land use change, deforestation and agricultural production represent a fourth of global GHG-emissions, and a third of achievable global mitigation by 2030. This session discusses how remote sensing and land use modeling can help REDD+ countries […]
Strengthening land and resource rights through REDD+
10 Dec 2015
Watch this Discussion Forum on the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. This session focuses on experiences that link land tenure and the procedural rights of stakeholders to participate in programs, the role of equity and rights considerations in the design of benefit distribution mechanisms, and low cost […]
Up and down the scales of time and place
10 Dec 2015
Watch this Discussion Forum on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. Achieving food security is one of the essential components of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This session raises awareness and understanding of the link between climate change and economic policies related to poverty, nutrition and agricultural […]
GeoJournalism GLF 2015
8 Dec 2015
A growing movement of data journalists are building platforms that combine interactive maps with visualized environmental data and traditional reporting to communicate the essential stories of climate change. Here’s a chance to meet with and learn from some of the early practitioners in this field working in key bio-regions around the world. There is an […]
Realizing Zero Deforestation GLF 2015
8 Dec 2015
After a wave of commitments and pledges to remove deforestation from company supply chains, how successful have businesses been in implementing these goals? CDP will launch a new report, “Realizing zero-deforestation: Transforming supply chains for the future”, which presents important new findings on how over 170 of the world’s largest companies, including Asia Pulp & […]
Natural Infrastructure – A Guide for Business GLF 2015
8 Dec 2015
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) will launch a new platform that makes the business case for investing in natural, or green, infrastructure and provides case studies and tools for business. Speakers include Neil Hawkins, Corporate Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer at Dow; and Brandy Wilson, Global Director Sustainability at CH2M.
Te Mau Aroha Closing Performance GLF 2015
8 Dec 2015
Watch the Te Mau Aroha group from New Zealand perform at the high-level closing plenary session from the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21.
