Videos
Rethinking protected areas in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
14 Nov 2020
HOST: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) The zoonotic origins of COVID-19 and countries’ responses to the pandemic raise important questions about the future of protected areas. First, does the threat of future spillover events substantiate calls for stricter separation of nature and people despite repeated and justified criticism of fortress conservation […]
Lessons From Indonesia: building a nature-based economy through jurisdictional approaches
14 Nov 2020
HOST: Sustainable District Association (LTKL) The Sustainable Districts Association of Indonesia (LTKL) is a collaboration forum established and managed by Indonesian district governments to promote sustainable land and resource use through collective action. The forum – comprising nine ‘Kabupaten Lestari’, or sustainable districts – supports governments with the development and implementation of jurisdiction-wide sustainability policies, […]
The food, climate and biodiversity ‘triple challenge’ and One Health landscapes
14 Nov 2020
HOST: WWF By 2050, the population is set to reach 10 billion. Providing adequate food and nutrition for this number – while delivering on our commitments to biodiversity and climate – will undoubtedly be the defining challenge of our time. Building on the talks that took place at GLF Bonn 2020, this session advances thinking on […]
Tackling the risks of wildlife-borne disease pandemics – policy and investment priorities
14 Nov 2020
HOSTS: Sustainable Wildlife Management with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD) This session centres on the white paper and policy brief “Build Back Better in a Post-COVID World – Reducing Future Wildlife-Borne Spillover of Disease to Humans” […]
Rights-Based Ecosystem Approaches for a Green, Just Recovery
14 Nov 2020
The environment, climate change, biodiversity, health, inequality, food security – we face multiple crises. Despite increasing awareness of the interconnectedness of human and planetary well-being, deforestation and ecosystem degradation have not lost their momentum; we are losing biodiversity fast, and, with it, our ability to harness landscape solutions is rapidly diminishing. This interactive and […]
The power of data in protecting Central Africa’s biodiversity
13 Nov 2020
HOST: Central Africa Forest Observatory (OFAC) Since 2007, the Central African Forest Observatory (OFAC) has been working to create information networks, establish analytical and communication tools, and produce flagship regional publications on the state of Central Africa’s forests. This session provides an interactive overview of the different tools available for policymakers, researchers, NGOs, donors, private […]
Food Forever: reconciling global agendas on food, agriculture and biodiversity
13 Nov 2020
HOST: Global Crop Diversity Trust The expansion of agriculture and the loss of biodiversity are usually perceived as simultaneous trends. But agriculture depends on biodiversity – in fact, its very foundation lies in the astounding range of crops, trees and livestock that underpin our whole food system. Even the loss of one crop variety or […]
Peatlands, a super Nature Based Solution – home and refuge for unique and threatened biodiversity
13 Nov 2020
HOSTS: Global Peatlands Initiative with UN Environment Programme (UNEP) From controlling water quality and mitigating floods to providing livelihoods and protecting rare and endemic biodiversity, the role that peatlands play in maintaining the planet’s health is immense. Yet, despite storing close to 30 percent of the world’s soil carbon and providing a multitude of services […]
Healing rangelands using “One World – One Health” approach
13 Nov 2020
HOST: World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) Rangelands are staples of human and planetary health, sustaining 20 percent of global livelihoods and providing a wealth of ecosystem services spanning from carbon sequestration and water filtration to habitat provision and biogeochemical recycling. Yet, despite occupying half of the world’s land surface and harbouring much […]
One World One Health: setting the scene and the mood – GLF Biodiversity Plenary
6 Nov 2020
Around the world, ecosystems and biodiversity are in freefall. Never before has there been greater need for a global paradigm shift in the way we manage and consume the Earth’s resources. In this opening plenary, keynote speakers kick off the GLF Biodiversity Digital Conference with a call for the One Health approach, spotlighting the pivotal […]
