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Indigenous leader at GLF 2014: Development efforts in forests must respect people’s rights
11 Dec 2014
By Bruno Vander Velde, originally published at Forests News Global agreements on forests and climate change must safeguard the rights of indigenous peoples, said a Latin American indigenous leader who called for setting clear rules over development initiatives that affect the forests they live in. “At the global level, forests are where indigenous peoples are […]
Dragons’ Den Session: Youth Session
9 Dec 2014
Watch the Youth’s Dragon Den Session from the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2014, Lima, Peru. Young people are not given many opportunities to discuss and debate integrated approaches to land use in their studies or workplaces. So CIFOR gave them a space to effectively contribute to innovative cross-cutting solutions to land use, […]
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 […]
Simran Sethi – Opening Remarks: Landscapes for climate and development
8 Dec 2014
Journalist Simran Sethi 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 as successor […]
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 […]
Antonio Herman Benjamin – Opening Keynote: Landscapes for climate and development
8 Dec 2014
Justice Antonio Herman Benjamin of the National High Court of Brazil 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 […]
