GLF Africa 2024: Speakers

Chief Executive Officer
CIFOR-ICRAF

Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)

President & CEO
ONE Campaign

Director of Vital Landscapes
World Resources Institute (WRI)

Principal Scientist
CIFOR-ICRAF

Film Director & Make Up Artist

Climate Change and GEF Technical Specialist
FAO

Head of Partnerships
Pikala Bikes Association

Founder and CEO
Narropil Honey Enterprises Ltd, Kenya

Spoken Word Artist

Youth Program Coordinator
Global Landscapes Forum/Youth in Landscapes Initiative

Engagement with Restoration Evidence and Regreening Africa lead
CIFOR-ICRAF

Senior Forest and Land Use Specialist
Green Climate Fund (GCF)

Senior Director for East and Southern Africa
Rainforest Alliance

FOLUR Coordination, Integration and Capacity Development Specialist
FAO

Scientist
CIFOR-ICRAF

Fine Artist, Composer & Actor

Team Leader, Trees Genetic Resources and Biodiversity
CIFOR-ICRAF

Europe Director
Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)

Director of Business & Partnerships
DEN

Partner, East Africa
Clarmondial AG

Business Strategy Analyst and Independent Consultant

Head of Ecological Restoration and Tree Conservation
Botanical Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)

Country Director, Kenya & Tanzania
Rainforest Alliance

Strategic Facilitator and Stakeholder Engagement Specialist
GLF

Data Solutions and Ecosystem
AMINI

Global Lead Thriving Landscapes
Rainforest Alliance

Senior Advisor on Conservation Finance
Conservation International

Regional Coordinator for West and Central Africa
AFR100

Senior Consultant, Climate Department
Unique Land Use

Programme Manager
EU LEAN, LLF Ghana

Youth in Landscape Initiative Intern for Africa
GLF

Acting Secretary for Forest Conservation
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry, Kenya

Co-founder
Tanzania Conservation and Community Empowerment Initiative (TACCEI) & GLFx Maasai Steppe

Advocacy & Campaigns Manager
International Land Coalition

Manager
Kenya Forestry Seed Centre, Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI)

National Coordinator
Biodiversity Finance Initiative, UNDP

Project Officer
CIFOR-ICRAF

Programmes Officer for East Africa
Futurelect

Programme Manager for Environment of Natural Resource Management, GEF/FFF and AFR100 focal point
FAO, Kenya

Smallholder Farmer and Treasurer
Bunabudde Organic Cooperative Society

English Countries Manager and Safeguarding Lead
Youth Initiative for Land in Africa (Yilaa)

Senior Manager, Youth Leadership Program
African Wildlife Foundation

Research Associate, Africa Directorate
Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)

Co-founder
Kenyan Youth Biodiversity Network

Founder
Bangs Circular and Nature for Mangroves

Country Representative
CIFOR-ICRAF, Uganda

Senior Programme Officer
African Forest Forum (AFF)

Community and Action Communications Officer
GLF

Coordinator
UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, UNEP

Poet

Agriculturalist, social entrepreneur and technology optimist

Senior Research Scientist and Cashew Breeder
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organizations (KARLO)

Deputy Director
Forestry Division, FAO

Director in the Food Initiative
The Rockefeller Foundation, Africa Regional Office

Forest Expert
FAO, Burkina Faso

Eco-activist, writer, and researcher

Maasai woman & founder
Patinaai Osim

Lead, Nature Finance & TNFD
FSD Africa

GLFx Africa Hub Officer
GLF

Founder and CEO
Ecosystem Restoration Alliance of Kenya (KERA)

Director General
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany

Programs Director
Dufatanye Organization & GLFx Nyanza

National Coordinator
Trees on Farm for Biodiversity (TonF) Project, CIFOR-ICRAF, Uganda Country Office

Executive Director
Lungujja Community Health Organization (LUCOHECO)

Chief of Staff to CEO
CIFOR-ICRAF

Founder and Director
Women in Conservation (WINCO)

GLFx Coordinator
Global Landscapes Forum

Media Coordinator
Women in Nature Conservation (WINCO), Nigeria

Executive Director
Samburu Women Trust

Climate Journalist and a Storyteller

International and Strategic Relations, Project Manager
European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Food

Director for Africa & Global Coordinator
CIFOR-ICRAF

Founder
Indigenous Women and Girls Initiative

Executive Director
Policy Action Initiative

Biodiversity Conservator & Volunteer
Biodiversity Rescue Club (BRC), Nigeria.

Country Director Uganda
Trees for the Future

Communication Manager, East & Southern Africa
Rainforest Alliance

National Technical Specialist
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO Kenya)

Coordinator & President
Rights and Resources Initiative / Group

Director and Regional Representative
UNEP Africa Office

Founder
Ceriops Research Environmental Organization and GLFx Mombasa coordinator

Writer, Activist, Researcher & Poet

Postdoctoral Fellow and Researcher
CIFOR-ICRAF

Lead, Thriving Landscapes, Mount Kenya
Rainforest Alliance

Singer/songwriter & Multi-instrumentalist

Stakeholder Engagement with Evidence Associate
CIFOR-ICRAF

Associate Research Professor, Africa Program Director
University of Maryland, NASA Harvest

Project Lead
Ondiri Wetland Botanic Garden

Marine Conservationist & Founder

Section Head Participatory Forest Management
Kenya Forest Service

Senior Associate Advocacy East & Southern Africa
Rainforest Alliance

Sound Engineer and Technical Specialist

Principal Scientist and Leader
CIFOR-ICRAF

IPCC-Vice Chair and Special Advisor for Sustainable Development
IPCC and South Centre

2024 Dryland Restoration Steward,
Founder of Forest for Life Project and Forest Restoration Steward 2024

Senior Scientist in Cropping Systems Agronomy/Climate Change
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Head of Projects Development and Sustainability Manager
Coffee Management Services Ltd (CMS) and member Mt. Kenya Landscape Management Board (ILM)

Policy officer for food security in international organisations and land rights
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Eclectic Artist