AGENDA
- Day 1: Tuesday, 19 December
- 14:00-15:30
Wetland Products, University of East Anglia, Bioversity International
RECORDED
SUMMARY
Find reasons for optimism in Iceland’s forests and Bangladesh’s wetlands or face up to the challenge of overpopulation and agriculture with speakers from Bioversity International, Wetland Products and the universities of Brunei Darussalam and East Anglia among others.
TALKS
Restoring NW European peatlands through sustainable building material
Aldert van WeerenPerformance of land use intensification for poverty eradication in forest-frontier locations
Adrian MartinMangroves and Wetlands Ecosystem Management in Bangladesh
Shafi Noor IslamCrop diversity for a hot and crowded planet
Hannes DempewolfAfforesting Iceland – A cause for optimism
Ewa Hermanowicz
HOSTS
Speakers
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Aldert van Weeren
Cattail Farmer
Wetland Products -
Adrian Martin
Professor of Environment and Development
School of Economic Development, University of East Anglia -
Shafi Noor Islam
Assistant Professor
Universiti Brunei Darussalam -
Hannes Dempewolf
Head of Global Initiatives
The Crop Trust -
Ewa Hermanowicz
Communications Specialist
European Forest Institute/EUFORGEN
HOW ARE YOU INVOLVED?
In the months preceding the GLF, participating organizations and individuals will connect, share, learn and act around five themes:
Organizations are welcome and encourage to host and facilitate side meeting before and during the GLF event, and then bring their results and recommendations to the Forum. A GLF secretariat will be on hand to identify and reserve appropriate Bonn venues. Webinars, engaging social media campaigns, competitions and pre-event discussions will generate momentum and interest in key issue areas to ensure that the GLF accelerates long-term action for sustainable landscapes.
The GLF will have a small secretariat in Bonn, Germany to coordinate all of the above, operated by CIFOR.