Videos
Side Event 3: Sustainable woodfuel value chains in sub-saharan Africa
14 Sep 2018
Woodfuel is the main cooking fuel for over 60% of households in Africa. This is expected to increase in the coming decades, due to lack of alternative household energy and growing charcoal demand in urban centers. Commercialization of woodfuel provides income to millions of people but is increasingly associated with detrimental impact on the environment […]
Rocky Dawuni performs at GLF Nairobi 2018
14 Sep 2018
Rocky Dawuni, GRAMMY nominated musician and activist, straddles the boundaries between Africa, the Caribbean and the U.S. perform at GLF Nairobi 2018
Side Event 2: Towards a common goal – mobilising contributions towards meeting the AFR100 targets
13 Sep 2018
Unsustainable sourcing practices for agricultural value chains (e.g. coffee, cocoa, palm oil, soy) and increased demand for land and wood endanger the environment and livelihoods: forests and forest landscapes disappear and with them, the ecosystem functions that human well-being requires. In the long run, unsustainable sourcing practices will lead to a collapse of the agricultural […]
Side Event: African Mangrove Forum
13 Sep 2018
This event will synthesize the current state of the information about the extent and conditions of mangrove resources in Africa, challenges facing them, and information for their effective restoration and management. Work in the ensuing years has seen a vast improvement in the depth of information on mangrove resources in Africa; thereby providing the basis […]
