Videos
FOLUR on how to grow greener food
7 Nov 2021
#GLFClimate 2021 Must-see Speakers Launch of FOLUR Impact Program The Food Systems, Land Use, and Restoration (FOLUR) Impact Program is an integrated platform designed to transform food systems by mobilizing sustainable production landscapes in 27 country projects for eight major commodities, including livestock, cocoa, coffee, maize, palm oil, rice, soy, and wheat. FOLUR improves […]
What is the future of food?
7 Nov 2021
The power of food systems In September 2021, global representatives gathered for the Food Systems Summit, in the hopes of figuring out the future of food. Five major Action Areas were formulated, each supported by multi-stakeholder commitments around food consumption and food production, including the Food is Never Waste initiative, the Healthy Diets Initiative, […]
Landscapes for Forests and Food
7 Nov 2021
The ways we use our land to produce food and other goods and services are responsible for just under a quarter of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Within this segment, the most significant contributors are deforestation and agricultural emissions from livestock, soil and nutrient management. It’s also on the land where climate change has its […]
Climate Action in the Restoration Decade
7 Nov 2021
Positive tipping points can transform our future. One promising entry point for triggering them is ecosystem restoration, which combines restoring ecosystem functioning and development with climate mitigation and adaptation. Experience shows that landscape approaches are key to restoration, as it is in landscapes where stakeholders meet, conflicting interests are negotiated, and synergies are achieved. However, […]
How Can Functional Diversity Foster Conviviality?
15 Oct 2021
The PRODIGY project centres on the hypothesis that knowledge-based functional diversity management increases societal and ecosystem resilience. Through this lens, resilience is understood as the capacity to resist, recover and learn from external perturbations. During this session, the PRODIGY project team will explore this idea from the perspective of partners and stakeholders in southwestern Amazônia […]
Collaborative Actions for Rural Prosperity and Biodiversity Conservation in Peru
15 Oct 2021
This session showcases findings from an integrated intervention developed in the priority landscape of the San Martín region, and spotlights the leadership of smallholder farmers in mitigating climate change and conserving biodiversity. Co-created with public, private and local actors, the San Martín model combines natural climate solutions (including conservation, restoration and agroforestry) with market-driven commodity […]
Young Indigenous Storytellers from Madre de Dios Present Short Films
15 Oct 2021
20 young Indigenous community members from Madre de Dios in Peru developed 20 short films to show to policymakers and to the world their own stories: their cultural heritage, their needs, the threats they face, their strategies to protect their forests and fight the climate crisis. This session showcases the first of these short films […]
The Amazon Vision of RedParques: A Commitment for All of Us
15 Oct 2021
Since 2008, RedParques has been leading a regional effort to strengthen protected area management, governance and biodiversity conservation in the Amazon. This session shares experiences and lessons learned from the Amazon Ecosystem Conservation Vision initiative, highlights the importance of technical cooperation and collaborative conservation in protected area management and explores the role of protected areas […]
Possible Pathways towards Sustainable Forest Management in the Amazon
15 Oct 2021
This session examines key priorities for advancing sustainable forest management in the Amazon. Guided by the Strategic Plan of the Amazon Forest Forum (a collaborative platform of 75 organizations working towards the development of sustainable and inclusive solutions to environmental degradation in the Amazon region) and the Positive Agenda for Sustainable Forest Management, it explores […]
Can We Save the Amazon Alone? Connections Between the Amazon and Its Neighboring Biomes
15 Oct 2021
This session explores the diverse biophysical and socio-economic interconnections that exist between the Amazon and its neighboring biomes, namely the Cerrado, Chiquitanía, Paramos and High Andes. It aims to identify the threats and tradeoffs deriving from pressures and interventions in these biomes, as well as potential solutions that could drive transformational change. Panelists discuss the […]
