Videos
Watch: turning a discussion into a landscape
29 Sep 2014
This video features “the landscape approach to minute taking” of the high level discussion on integrated landscapes approaches for agriculture and forestry at the CGIAR Development Dialogues. It distilled the discussions into a colourful mind map in a 90 second timelapse video. The discussion was facilitated by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). Speakers at this […]
Video: Thought leaders challenged at Climate Week NYC
26 Sep 2014
To foster new thinking, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the Earth Institute of Columbia University issued a challenge to six thought leaders on climate: Tell us your big ideas on how to change the future by challenging the present. The Colloquium on Forests and Climate: New Thinking for Transformational Change was part of New York’s Climate Week […]
On ‘economy vs. environment’: How history can guide discussions today
24 Sep 2014
By Bruno Vander Velde, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) How do we balance the economy and the environment? This framework is not new, and yet decades after it first seeped into academic exchanges, researchers and policymakers alike are still wrestling with it. In fact, discussions about the links between economy and environment that came […]
FAO short films covering the whole landscape
12 Sep 2014
Vietnam is increasing its forest area by one percent every year. In Finland, one of the leading countries of sustainable forest management, destruction of forests is expressly prohibited by law. More than 90 percent of the sellers of forest produce are women. Russia’s far east is the ground of one tenth of the world’s […]
Invitation video to the 2014 Global Landscapes Forum, 6-7 December in Lima
26 Jun 2014
This year’s Forum explores the role of landscapes in the future climate and development agenda. In this short video, Forum hosts Peter Holmgren of CIFOR, Achim Steiner of UNEP, and Peruvian Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal invite organizations and individuals to be part of this event. Learn more about the Forum and how to get involved […]
Large scale agriculture investments and the transformation of the global landscape
20 Jun 2014
By the Global Donor Platform Secretariat Rapid land transformation driven by large scale investments is one of the big trends defining this century. In this virtual briefing for Platform members agriculture expert Deborah Bossio dismisses the cry for more investments often heard in development circles. From her perspective a lack of investments is not the […]
Concept of “environmental security” guides Peru’s approach to COP
24 May 2014
In his keynote speech at the recent Forests Asia Summit, Peruvian environment minister and UNFCCC COP20 President calls for reframing the role of forests and landscapes in a new climate agreement. Forests and forested landscapes should not only be treated as means to an end based on their carbon mitigation services. He proposes looking at […]
What do we mean by ecological security? A short video about commons, land use and change
22 May 2014
Watch this short video supported by the Elenor Ostrom Award to learn more about ecological security and adaptation to change.
Local value chains path way to food security
11 May 2014
Originally published by Pascal Corbe, Global Donor Platform Secretariat Interview with Marie Ruel, Director Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division at IFPRI Local value chains are a leverage point for improving micronutrient-rich food supply, access, and intake – they are key to healthy diets in areas threatened by food insecurity. However, more research is needed to […]
Going for gold: quality standards for carbon credits
12 Feb 2014
Moritz Vohrer, Technical Director of the Gold Standard Foundation discusses the certification of carbon offsets – and why business is buying into it. Want to learn more about certification success stories? ‘Light it up, grandmother’ – How a South African Lady perfected resource-efficient cooking Biogas for rural households – take a look at Vietnam’s first […]
