Videos
Keynote: “Love, reason and power” needed to deliver sustainable landscapes
17 Oct 2017
In his keynote address to the Global Landscape Forum on investment in London, James Cameron, Chairman of the Overseas Development Institute and an investor in sustainable farming in Tanzania himself, said the facts – “reason” – were not enough to achieve transformative change in land use. Language that resonates with all stakholders – “love” – […]
Interview with Dr. Horst Freiberg, BMUB, at the AFR100 Second Annual Partnership Meeting
5 Oct 2017
During AFR100 Annual meeting in Niamey, Niger, the GLF team had a chat with Dr. Horst Freiberg, Head of Division of the Forest Division of German Ministry of Environment (BMUB).
Interview with Elvis Paul Tangem, at the AFR100 Second Annual Partnership Meeting
5 Oct 2017
Interview with Elvis Paul Tangem, at the AFR100 Second Annual Partnership Meeting. He is a coordinator for Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel Initiative.
Interview with Bernhard Worm, BMZ, at the AFR100 Second Annual Partnership Meeting
5 Oct 2017
During AFR100 Second Annual Partnership Meeting in Niamey, Niger, the GLF team had an chat with Bernhard Worm, Senior Policy Officer at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
2nd AFR100 Annual Partnership Meeting – Highlight video
5 Oct 2017
2nd AFR100 Annual Partnership Meeting, held in Niamey, Niger on September 26-28 September 2017.
Ann Jeannette Glauber – GLF: Peatlands Matter
7 Jun 2017
The video is temporarily unavailable. A conversation with Ann Jeannette Glauber, Lead Environment Specialist at the World Bank, during the Global Landscapes Forum thematic event Peatlands Matter in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 18, 2017. Read also: http://blog.cifor.org/50006/ann-jeannette-glauber-of-world-bank-indonesias-2015-fires-cost-twice-as-much-as-tsunami-clean-up?fnl=en
Accelerating action: Restoration in Indonesia
6 Jun 2017
The video is temporarily unavailable. This session is conducted in the format of a TV talk show, and will discuss perspectives and actions of various actors representing governments, corporations, NGOs and academia to discover common ground, identify synergies and accelerate restoration initiatives in Indonesia. Peatlands play critical roles in climate change mitigation and adaptation, conservation […]
“Black gold” for climate mitigation?
3 Jun 2017
The video is temporarily unavailable. New maps and recent discoveries are changing our understanding of the immense carbon storage potential of tropical wetlands and peatlands. And, this knowledge remains largely unappreciated. Contrary to previous belief, we now know of the existence of enormous peatland carbon stocks in the Congo basin and South America. Indonesia continues […]
Tim Christophersen of UN Environment: ‘Peatlands are one of the least-understood ecosystems.’
22 May 2017
By Leona Liu, originally posted on Forests News. Indonesia – With 425 people in attendance in Jakarta — as well as over one thousand views of the event livestream and 5 million people reached through Twitter — the thematic Global Landscapes Forum: Peatlands Matter event brought together local and global actors to accelerate positive action in the management of […]
