Videos

Fighting Climate Change through Resilient Forest and Landscape Restoration

3 May 2021

Could humanity solve the climate crisis by restoring the Earth’s landscapes? This session explores the potential of restoration in climate change mitigation and adaptation in the lead-up to COP26. Speakers discuss synergies generated between mitigation and adaptation, showcasing a range of successful case studies in Africa, particularly the Sahel region. The panel emphasize the need […]

Opening Plenary– How can restoration help the world recover from the climate, biodiversity and Covid-19 crises?

3 May 2021

This session explores the potential of restoration in addressing the climate and biodiversity crises, and building resilience in the wake of Covid-19. It also examines the key implementation barriers that stand in the way of bringing nature-based solutions to scale, including the need to mobilise finance, transform policy and build capacity. Finally, with an eye […]

Webinar on the Global Disruptive Tech Challenge 2021

12 Jan 2021

Restoring Landscapes in the Aral Sea Region How can disruptive technology transform the Aral Sea region? The Aral Sea in Central Asia, once the world’s fourth-largest inland water body, has almost disappeared due to the overuse of its resources and the climate crisis, endangering the livelihoods of 40 million people who live in the region. […]

Live Q&A Session: Global Disruptive Tech Challenge 2021

22 Dec 2020

Показать русскую версию The Aral Sea in Central Asia, once the world’s fourth-largest inland water body, has almost disappeared due to the overuse of its resources and the climate crisis, endangering the livelihoods of 40 million people who live in the region. The Global Disruptive Tech Challenge 2021 aims to identify and support disruptive technologies and innovative […]

Bernardo Strassburg: global restoration priorities

9 Dec 2020

Bernardo Strassburg, Coordinator of the Centre for Conservation and Sustainability Science (CSRio) and Executive Director of the International Institute for Sustainability, talks us through key findings from his most recent study, “Global priority areas for ecosystem restoration”, published in Nature magazine in 14th October 2020.

On campus with Robert Nasi

28 Nov 2020

Robert Nasi, Director General of CIFOR-ICRAF, closes GLF Biodiversity live from Bogor, Indonesia.

Bård Vegar Solhjell on sustainable land use

27 Nov 2020

Bård Vegar Solhjell, Director General of the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, unpacks the pivotal link between land-use and planetary health.

Ma Jun, Director, Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, China

27 Nov 2020

Ma Jun, Director of China’s Institute of Environmental Affairs, explains how China is stepping up its efforts to protect and restore biodiversity.

Galina Angarova on Biocultural Diversity

27 Nov 2020

Join Galina Angarova, Executive Director of Cultural Survival, for an inspirational discussion on the link between cultural, linguistic and biological diversity.