Videos
Sparking A Mass Restoration Movement – GLF Accra 2019
5 Nov 2019
Restoring 350 million hectares of degraded landscapes across the globe — 100 million of that in Africa — is a mammoth task that no single organization can implement on its own. Nothing less than a mass movement is needed to underpin the required scale of social, ecological and economic transformations across various landscapes. New forms […]
Morning Introduction: Connecting Communities – Catalysts for Restoration
4 Nov 2019
As we look toward the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, now is the critical time to share knowledge, create new thinking and identify and scale innovative solutions for landscape restoration that is inclusive and ensures the rights of all stakeholders. GLF Accra will begin with an energising session that aims to inspire participants, foster networking and […]
African Women in Sustainable Business and Environment Management – GLF Accra 2019
4 Nov 2019
Women and men often use and manage resources in different ways, while also observing and experiencing degradation differently. Indeed, in many countries, women traditionally have had the responsibility for many aspects of land use and management, including collection and preparation of fuelwood, fodder, water, fruits, medicinal herbs and seeds. Despite a growing focus on gender […]
Sustainable Rangeland Management in a Changing Environment An Introduction to Good Practices
4 Nov 2019
This interactive session will share and discuss key information coming out of the new TerrAfrica/WOCAT sustainable rangeland management (SRM) in Sub-Saharan Africa guidelines, which have documented existing practices and approaches through over 30 cases practices. The session will facilitate interactive exchanges and share visual presentations by experts who have contributed to documenting selected practices. The […]
Closing Plenary – GLF Accra 2019
4 Nov 2019
Restoring Africa’s Landscapes – From the Ground Up – GLF Accra 2019
1 Nov 2019
With the anticipated restoration of 100 million hectares of deforested and degraded land across Africa by 2030, the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100) is literally the biggest restoration effort across the globe. Conditional on receipt of technical and financial support, various African countries have committed to significantly scale up restoration on the ground, to […]
Third Dialogue on Forest Landscape Restoration FLR and Bioenergy
1 Nov 2019
This interactive session will bring together various international organizations that agree to join forces to facilitate raising awareness and exchange of ideas and information among stakeholders from both Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) and Bioenergy communities, with a view to intensify opportunities for collaboration and to develop a joint agenda foraction around Sustainable Bioenergy and FLR. […]
Accelerating the Implementation of REDD+ and Results based Payments in Africa
1 Nov 2019
In Africa, the UN REDD programme has worked with 28 partner countries to successfully achieve substantial climate, forest and development goals. As a result, more than 12 countries have advanced their national REDD+ strategies or action plans, 10 countries have finalized their forest reference emission levels (FREL), five countries were supported in developing national forest […]
