Videos
Moving targets: Challenges and opportunities for sustainability in “frontier” landscapes
15 Dec 2014
Watch this Discussion Forum on the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2014, in Lima, Peru, during COP20. Landscapes across many developing countries are experiencing rapid changes mostly due to increasing demand for food and other natural resources, exacerbated by drivers such as climate change. Over time, these frontier landscapes often give rise to […]
Landscapes under pressure: the needs of conservation, food security & economic development
15 Dec 2014
Watch this Discussion Forum on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2014, in Lima, Peru, during COP20. The world today faces the dilemma of having to balance a in increasing demand for natural resources and other services provided by ecosystems with a decreasing availability of these resources and ecosystem services. The challenge is […]
Considering biodiversity in REDD+ planning & implementation: experiences & options
15 Dec 2014
Watch this Discussion Forum on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2014, in Lima, Peru, during COP20. This discussion focused on REDD+ negotiations under UNFCCC, in particular the conservation of forest carbon stocks through avoiding deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries. It demonstrates the application of safeguards for biodiversity and the rights […]
Strengthening forest landscapes to score Sustainable Development Goals
15 Dec 2014
Watch this Discussion Forum on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2014, in Lima, Peru, during COP20. How can the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) catalyse policy and practice that enables ‘goal-scoring’ for forests and landscapes in a transformative, universal and integrated manner? This discussion forum reviews it’s progress and discusses the best way […]
Climate goals not achievable without landscape-level focus, says World Bank VP at GLF
8 Dec 2014
By Laura Deal, originally posted at CIFOR’s Forests News Feeding a growing population while curbing deforestation and tackling climate change will require fundamentally managing landscapes differently, said a top climate policy expert. On the need to take an integrated landscape approaches to sustainable development, “the science is now crystal-clear, [and] the economics are compelling,” […]
Ibrahim Thiaw – Opening Address: Landscapes for climate and development
8 Dec 2014
Deputy Executive Director of UNEP, Ibrahim Thiaw, speaks in this opening plenary from the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2014, in Lima, Peru, during COP20. In 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals will replace the Millennium Development Goals. At the UNFCCC COP21 in Paris, international leaders are expected to reach a new climate agreement […]
Peter Holmgren – Opening Remarks: Landscapes for climate and development
8 Dec 2014
CIFOR Director General Peter Holmgren delivers opening remarks in this opening plenary from the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2014, in Lima, Peru, during COP20. In 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals will replace the Millennium Development Goals. At the UNFCCC COP21 in Paris, international leaders are expected to reach a new climate agreement […]
Helen Clark – Opening Keynote: Landscapes for climate and development
8 Dec 2014
Administrator and Under-Secretary-General of the UN, Helen Clark, speaks in this opening plenary from the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2014, in Lima, Peru, during COP20. In 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals will replace the Millennium Development Goals. At the UNFCCC COP21 in Paris, international leaders are expected to reach a new climate […]
Paul Polman – Opening Keynote: Landscapes for climate and development
8 Dec 2014
CEO of Unilever, Paul Polman, speaks in this opening plenary from the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2014, in Lima, Peru, during COP20. In 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals will replace the Millennium Development Goals. At the UNFCCC COP21 in Paris, international leaders are expected to reach a new climate agreement as successor […]
Yolanda Kakabadse Navarro – Opening Keynote: Landscapes for climate and development
8 Dec 2014
President of WWF International, Yolanda Kakabadse Navarro, speaks in this opening plenary from the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2014, in Lima, Peru, during COP20. In 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals will replace the Millennium Development Goals. At the UNFCCC COP21 in Paris, international leaders are expected to reach a new climate agreement […]
