Videos
Financing blue carbon development
24 Jul 2018
The increasing demand of the world population to protein source from marine ecosystems in the last few decades have triggered the fast-growing industry of fisheries and aquaculture in both marine and inland waters. Consequently, overfishing is inevitable and many fishing grounds in Indonesia are steadily depleting. Combination of improved fisheries, good aquaculture practices, modernized post-harvest […]
Robert Nasi at the Opening Plenary, Blue Carbon Summit 2018
19 Jul 2018
Robert Nasi, Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research, speaks at the opening plenary, Blue Carbon Summit, 17 July 2018.
Scott Goodson shares his views on how the GLF can meet its goal to reach 1 billion people
5 Mar 2018
Author of “Uprising: How to Build a Brand and Change the World by Sparking Cultural Movements”, Scott Goodson founded StrawberryFrog in 1999 and brought Movement Marketing to the world. His groundbreaking ideas and nimble agency quickly gained the attention of the marketing world with award-winning movement campaigns and innovative communications for some of the world’s […]
How can we tackle our planet’s most pressing environmental problems?
5 Mar 2018
Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility discusses how we can enable increased private sector participation in landscape restoration activities. Global Landscapes Forum, Bonn, Germany.
Smoke on Water – Countering global threats from peatland loss & degradation
5 Mar 2018
Annawati van Paddenburg, Head of Sustainable Landscapes, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) calls to decision-makers to acknowledge the importance of peatlands to protect our ecosystem. Global Landscapes Forum, Bonn, Germany.
Creating communities where people and nature flourish
5 Mar 2018
Charles Batte, Founder, Tree Adoption Uganda believes through landscape restoration activities like planting trees and agroforestry, we build resilience for small holder farmers against the changing climate while economically empowering unemployed young people in our rural communities. Global Landscapes Forum, Bonn, Germany.
Why peatlands matter?
5 Mar 2018
Dr. Alue Dohong, Deputy for Construction, Operation, and Maintenance, Indonesian Peatland Restoration Agency talks about the Global Peatlands Initiative—an effort by leading experts and institutions to save peatlands as the world’s largest terrestrial organic carbon stock and to prevent it being emitted into the atmosphere. Global Landscapes Forum, Bonn, Germany.
Mexico’s Felipe Calderón on how to make land restoration profitable: energy, cities, landscape
5 Mar 2018
The former president of Mexico, Felipe Calderón, thinks that most degraded land can be restored in a profitable way — but “creative” approaches are needed to make restoration projects attractive to investors. Global Landscapes Forum, Bonn, Germany.
“What are you sinking about? Landscape carbon accounting – BIG TIME!” – Alexander Lotsch
17 Jan 2018
The Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes is pushing the envelope with a new and innovative approach to account for carbon emissions from landscapes. The resources and ideas generated through this initiative support and incentivize countries in implementing ambitious and transformative plans that harness their landscapes for development while contributing to global climate change mitigation.
Wanted! Chief ecosystem officers ensuring business and landscapes bloom – Eva Rood
17 Jan 2018
How to restore landscapes and, simultaneously, create sustainable businesses? We believe that every board should have a CEO: a Chief Ecosystems Officer. Someone who can bridge economy and ecology, and design a business model that serves both financial, natural and social capital ánd delivers return of inspiration. The ENABLE-project, a consortium of practitioners, researchers, trainers […]
