Videos

Subplenary – Donor Forum

19 Jul 2018

Members of the donor community generally fine-tune their agendas based on the needs of countries and communities. These demand-driven agendas may be guided by and developed based on emerging issues, including blue carbon. Countries such as Norway, the UK, the USA, Japan, and Australia, among others, could be well positioned to support the implementation of […]

Subplenary – People’s Voices

19 Jul 2018

This session brings together non-state actors. These groups play very important roles, both in raising people’s voices/interests and in sharing their vast experience, ranging from grass roots issues to debates in international fora. A sustainability agenda may be able to bridge the development and conservation gap in regard to blue carbon ecosystems, which span coastal […]

Robert Nasi at the Opening Plenary, Blue Carbon Summit 2018

19 Jul 2018

Robert Nasi, Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research, speaks at the opening plenary, Blue Carbon Summit, 17 July 2018.

Opening Plenary – Blue Carbon Summit 2018

19 Jul 2018

The opening plenary will put into perspective the importance of blue carbon in both national and global agenda. High-level policymakers and prominent experts will emphasize blue carbon’s potential to mitigate climate change and enhance sustainable economic development. The session is expected to trigger dialogues across sector and stakeholders concern with blue carbon issues during the […]

Landscape Investment and Finance Tool (LIFT)

8 Jun 2018

The talk will focus on the development and implementation of the Landscape Investment and Finance Tool (LIFT), developed by EcoAgriculture Partners and IUCN NL. LIFT is designed to support landscape partnerships to analyze their financing needs, strengthen business ideas, identify potential sources of finance available to them, and to define successful strategies to secure this […]

Delivering scalable and replicable finance in natural capital

8 Jun 2018

This talk will focus on delivering scalable and replicable finance in natural capital with a specific focus on real assets, debt and growth equity strategies at the nexus between sustainable production and environmental protection. There is a huge gap between the level of funding that is needed to protect the world’s valuable ecosystems, and actual […]

A multi-layered approach to achieving sustainable production, forest protection and social inclusion

8 Jun 2018

IDH promotes a vision of landscapes where sustainable production of agro-commodities contributes to the protection and restoration of critical ecosystems, while enhancing communities’ livelihoods. This vision can’t be achieved by relying solely on public funding. A key question that many organizations are struggling with, is how to structure landscape initiatives so that they attract new […]

The Next Decade of REDD+: Opportunities to invest in natural forests

8 Jun 2018

The Next Decade of REDD+: Opportunities to invest in natural forests.

Sustainable Landscapes Rating Tool

8 Jun 2018

A new Sustainable Landscapes Rating Tool offers rapid and objective assessment of jurisdictional policy and enabling governance conditions to facilitate private and public sector investment in sustainable landscapes. This tool brings together diverse actors to assess and strengthen forest governance and also to support effective communication of governance conditions to potential investors outside the landscape. […]