This April: Experts define the next decade of forest and climate action

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1 Apr 2025

 

  • On 24-25 April, experts and practitioners will gather in Bonn, Germany, and online to chart a course for protecting forests, which are home to 80% of Earth’s land-based biodiversity.   
  • Ahead of a pivotal climate COP in the heart of the Amazon, GLF Forests 2025 will lay the foundations for a resilient, productive and just future for forests.   
  • The Global Landscapes Forum invites all to join the event online in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese.  

Bonn, Germany (31 March 2025) – On 24–25 April, experts, scientists, practitioners, policymakers and grassroots leaders will convene at GLF Forests 2025 to foster global dialogue and action on forests, forge synergies beyond environmental policy and bridge the gap between high-level commitments and grassroots solutions.  

Taking place online and in Bonn, Germany before the UN Forum on Forests, this conference offers a unique opportunity to dive into the power forests have on climate action, economic stability and human well-being. 

Healthy forests are essential to mitigating the climate crisis, yet they are under intensifying threats in a warming world. GLF Forests 2025 is an important space to talk about safeguarding forests. The event will outline the next decade of action by focusing on:  

  • Forest policies: Protecting forest ecosystems at COP30 and beyond.  
  • Nature and climate finance: Unlocking innovative and underutilized finance mechanisms, carbon markets and locally-led financing schemes. 
  • Rights and a just transition: Co-creating a sustainable forest future for all and championing Indigenous Peoples, Afro-Descendants, local communities, women and youth.   
  • Food, fibers, fuels: Sowing a thriving forest bioeconomy for sustainable energy, food, carbon storage and conservation.    
  • AI and technology: Showcasing the latest AI-driven conservation solutions, community-led tech innovations and tools to bridge the global digital divide.  

Experts from across the world will redefine the role of forest ecosystems as a cornerstone of mitigation and adaptation, catalysts for equitable and sustainable development and an integral part of human health and well-being.  

Some highlighted speakers at GLF Forests 2025:   

  • Alice de Moraes Amorim Vogas, Head of the Extraordinary Advisory Unit for COP30 at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Brazil.  
  • André Guimarães, Executive Director of IPAM Amazonia.  
  • Eliane Ubalijoro, CEO of CIFOR-ICRAF and Director General of ICRAF.  
  • Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.  
  • Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo, Director, Secretariat of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)  
  • Leonard Chibwana, Stakeholder Engagement Officer at the Center for Applied Systems Analysis (CASA), Malawi and representative of GLFx Lilongwe.  
  • Subhra Bhattacharjee, Director General of FSC International and one of the 8 women with a new vision for Earth 2025.  

Did you know? Forests…  

  • Cover 31% of the planet, but we’re losing 10 million hectares each year.  
  • Shelter 80% of Earth’s land-based biodiversity.  
  • Support agriculture and food production globally.   
  • Provide livelihoods for 1.6 billion people and food for 800 million.  
  • Are essential carbon sinks and biodiversity reservoirs. 

Learn more at bit.ly/GLFForests2025   

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NOTES TO EDITORS 

  • If you will be in Bonn, Germany on 24–25 April, apply for an onsite media pass here  
  • Join GLF Forests 2025 online as media and receive all press updates, registering here  
  • Stay tuned to the conference updates and access additional information at our newsroom  
  • For more information, feel free to contact Kelly Quintero (k.quintero@cifor-icraf.org) in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese  

ABOUT THE GLF 

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, connecting people with a shared vision to create productive, profitable, equitable and resilient landscapes. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank, and its charter members. Learn more at www.globallandscapesforum.org. 

 

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