Videos
Всемирный конкурс прорывных технологий 2021
22 Nov 2020
English version Аральское море, расположенное на территории Центральной Азии, когда-то четвертое среди крупнейших внутренних водоемов, сегодня почти исчезло из-за чрезмерного использования его ресурсов и изменения климата, поставив под угрозу жизнеобеспечение 40 миллионов человек, проживающих в этом регионе. Всемирный конкурс прорывных технологий 2021 направлен на выявление и поддержку прорывных технологий и инновационных подходов в сфере восстановления […]
Rewilding as a biodiversity engine
16 Nov 2020
Rewilding is a new, (pro)active approach to biodiversity conservation. The abandonment of rural areas worldwide provides huge opportunities for developing rewilding projects and creating new nature reserves – though it’s important to note that rewilding is necessarily a bottom-up process that can only be truly sustainable if it is set up and implemented in cooperation […]
For forests’ sake: Transforming extractive industries and infrastructure to achieve NYDF Goal 3
16 Nov 2020
The New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) is a non-binding international agreement that seeks to halt natural forest loss by 2030, contributing to global climate and biodiversity goals as well as the UN SDGs. In this session, Climate Focus, Meridian Institute and the UNDP hone in on NYDF Goal 3 (to significantly reduce deforestation from […]
GLF in Action: Kicking off the first GLFx chapters and announcing the Restoration Stewards
16 Nov 2020
Learn with forestry experts in Malawi, swim with Indigenous leaders in reef systems off the coast of Mexico and restore the Earth with young people in every landscape. This launchpad explores how the Global Landscapes Forum is collaborating with amazing communities around the globe and sparking action on the ground. The GLFx team present the […]
Youth Daily Show : Let’s tune in…with nature!
16 Nov 2020
As we proceed through the 21st century and confront the interrelated crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, food insecurity and COVID-19, never before has awareness of the interdependence of human and planetary health been stronger. Yet, in an increasingly urban, digital and globalized world, many of us find ourselves immersed in cultures and landscapes that […]
Virtual tour: Journey to Malaysian Borneo
16 Nov 2020
Journey to Malaysian Borneo with The Borneo Project to learn about the rare wildlife of this unique island and see how local communities are involved in documenting and maintaining forest health! Join Fi, Bryan, Shahnaz, and Jettie on an exploration of the rainforests of the Baram River Basin to learn about a community-led project to […]
Collaborating to operationalize landscape approaches for nature, development and sustainability (COLANDS)
16 Nov 2020
The potential that integrated landscape approaches (ILAs) could have in replenishing the Earth’s ecosystems while concurrently tackling global and societal challenges is staggering. Yet, despite featuring prominently in UN Conventions as promising solutions to climate change, biodiversity loss, food insecurity and socioeconomic disparity, they remain underresearched, underreported and, as a result, untapped by societies worldwide. […]
Humanity at a crossroads – key messages from the Global Biodiversity Outlook
16 Nov 2020
Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO) is the flagship publication of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). GBO-5 provides global summary of progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and sets the scene for the development of the post 2020-global biodiversity framework. It is based on a range of indicators, research studies and assessments (in particular the IPBES […]
Restoring Asian drylands – Landscape Partnership for Asia
16 Nov 2020
Join leaders from the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO), World Agroforestry and Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR-ICRAF), Global EverGreening Alliance (Alliance) for the signing of a landmark partnership agreement to restore drylands and drought-prone areas in Asia. The Landscape Partnership for Asia will contribute to efforts to restore economic and environmentally productive functions of […]
Transformative change and the age of collective action
16 Nov 2020
Years from now, historians will be discussing the reality that we are living and the tomorrow that we are defining. But what will they call this time? The age of climate denial? The age of extinction? The age of disunity, disharmony and disparity? The story doesn’t have to pan out that way. If we’re smart, […]
