Videos
Unexplored big wins for climate change through landscape restoration, GLF 2016 Marrakesh
24 Nov 2016
New science is shining a spotlight on emerging and untapped landscapes that hold potential to be a triple win for restoration, climate change and sustainable development. These opportunities have thus far been underappreciated in policy debates around climate. Now with INDC’s, awareness of sectors beyond forestry are rapidly emerging. In addition, they often face a […]
Minister Hassan Hilal: Tackling the resource-conflict nexus through restoration – GLF 2016 Marrakesh
17 Nov 2016
Sudan’s Minister of Environment, Rural Development, and Physical Planning, Hassan Hilal, talks about the link between land degradation, resource scarcity and conflict in Sudan. There is now broad recognition of the potential impact of landscape restoration on both mitigation (e.g. on vegetation cover and soil carbon sequestration) and adaptation (e.g. on resilient farming systems and […]
Paul Elvis Tangem: A great, green wall for Africa– GLF 2016 Marrakesh
17 Nov 2016
Dr. Paul Elvis Tangem of the Great Green Wall for Sahara and Sahel Initiative shares what is in the pipeline for Africa’s great green wall. There is now broad recognition of the potential impact of landscape restoration on both mitigation (e.g. on vegetation cover and soil carbon sequestration) and adaptation (e.g. on resilient farming systems […]
Regreening heritage landscapes and revitalizing communities – GLF 2016 Marrakesh
17 Nov 2016
Watch this Discussion Forum from the 2016 Global Landscapes Forum: Climate Action for Sustainable Development in Marrakesh, Morocco, alongside UNFCCC COP22. The panel discusses major developments, commitments and perspectives for concrete action to address landscape restoration challenges in African drylands, one year after the Paris climate agreement has been forged. There is now broad recognition […]
Simon Rietbergen: Restoration, resilience and climate action – GLF 2016 Marrakesh
17 Nov 2016
Simon Rietbergen, Senior Forestry Officer at the FAO, talks about the importance of landscape restoration for resilience against shocks and climate action. There is now broad recognition of the potential impact of landscape restoration on both mitigation (e.g. on vegetation cover and soil carbon sequestration) and adaptation (e.g. on resilient farming systems and disaster risk […]
Mamadou Diakhite: It takes a region…Coordinating landscape restoration in Africa– GLF 2016 Marrakesh
17 Nov 2016
Mamadou Diakhite of NEPAD – the African Union’s body for development coordination – talks about what Africa is doing on the regional level to restore its drylands in the fight against climate change. There is now broad recognition of the potential impact of landscape restoration on both mitigation (e.g. on vegetation cover and soil carbon […]
Harrison Karnwea: How Liberia fights climate change by planting trees – GLF 2016 Marrakesh
17 Nov 2016
Harrison Karnwea, Managing Director of Liberia’s Forest Development Authority, talks about how his country is protecting itself against desertification and environmental change by restoring landscapes – before it is too late. There is now broad recognition of the potential impact of landscape restoration on both mitigation (e.g. on vegetation cover and soil carbon sequestration) and […]
Panel discussion: Non-state actors and the new climate goals – GLF 2016 Marrakesh
17 Nov 2016
The Discussion Forum addresses, based on CIFOR research in interaction with partners, the challenges and opportunities presented by the full participation of non-state (e.g. private sector) and subnational government actors in efforts to address climate change on the ground. The presentations are based on comparative research on multilevel challenges conducted in 54 sites of land […]
Julia Bucknall: Commitments and ideas for regreening Africa’s drylands – GLF 2016 Marrakesh
17 Nov 2016
Julia Bucknall, Acting Senior Director for Environment and Natural Resources at the World Bank, highlights major developments, commitments and perspectives for concrete action to address landscape restoration challenges in African drylands, one year after the Paris climate agreement has been forged.
Creating communities to combat climate change – 2016 Global Landscapes Forum in Marrakesh
29 Oct 2016
The 2016 Global Landscapes Forum: Climate Action for Sustainable Development on 16 November is bringing together experts from many sectors to talk climate change, landscapes and sustainable development. Join us in Marrakesh or online to make connections and#ThinkLandscape! http://www.landscapes.org/glf-marrakesh/
