Videos
Talking gender before COP22
10 Nov 2016
CIFOR scientists discuss the main issues related to gender and climate change in the lead-up to COP22 in Marrakesh. Are women considered in climate policy? How is gender understood in global climate commitments? CIFOR will be talking gender in Marrakesh at a number of events, including the Global Landscapes Forum on 16 November.
Houria Djoudi talks power, gender and African landscapes
21 Oct 2016
Title of presentation: Once, there was a lake About the presentation: Any change that happens in natural landscapes also affects and transforms social and cultural norms, and power and gender relations. This message is illustrated in the form of a story about Houria’s findings while working in Northern Mali; where the daily livelihoods of a […]
Youth Session: Dragon’s Den GLF 2015
10 Dec 2015
Watch the Youth Session on the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. 50 outstanding young professionals work on solutions to 5 landscape challenges. MC: Mia Signs, CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems Dragons Paula Caballero, Senior Director at the World Bank Steven Lawry, Director of governance […]
Sharing the planet means sharing the problems: Indigenous activist Joan Carling at GLF 2015
10 Dec 2015
Originally published at CIFOR’s Forests News Those who caused the global “carbon problem” should take a greater share of the responsibility for resolving it, an indigenous activist has said. “It’s a shared responsibility, but those who caused it will have to get a bigger burden,” Joan Carling, Secretary General of the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, […]
This Land is Our Land: Gender perspectives on tenure and rights
10 Dec 2015
Watch this high-level session on the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. The session discusses the practical requirements for implementing gender-sensitive land restoration; in an effort to get beyond the usual rhetoric on gender issues. The gender dialogue brings diverse and constructive points of view to bear on […]
2015 Global Landscapes Forum: Abdon Nababan – Closing Keynote
7 Dec 2015
Secretary General for the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN), Abdon Nababan, speaks at the high-level closing plenary session from the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. The closing ceremony takes a closer look at some of the initiatives that emerged through the Forum and offers a […]
Indigenous Peoples’ rights and land tenure GLF 2015
5 Dec 2015
Watch this Discussion Forum on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. The respect and recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, customary land tenure and traditional knowledge have significantly contributed to more sustainable use and management of various ecosystems. Speakers at the session represent both Indigenous Peoples’ organizations and […]
Ahead of Global Landscapes Forum: Experts discuss community rights to resources in Indonesia
1 Dec 2015
Originally posted at CIFOR’s Forests News When Indonesian President Joko Widodo took office in 2014, he made a commitment to strengthen the rights of local communities over land and forest resources. Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry has since announced that 12.7 million hectares of forestland will be transferred to local communities by 2019. This […]
Youth in landscapes: Building skills, confidence and networks
18 Mar 2015
The ‘youth in landscapes’ initiative is a world-first project uniting top young forestry and agriculture innovators (aged 18 – 35) to tackle global land use challenges and create solutions using innovation tools, leadership development and intercultural skills. To get involved in 2015 activities, contact Michelle at m.kovacevic[at]cgiar.org or sign up to our mailing list: www.landscapes.org/youth […]
