HYBRID CONFERENCE
GLF Africa 2025: Innovate, Restore, Prosper
How can nature power Africa’s present and future?
Join online from anywhere in the world or in Nairobi, Kenya, and follow the event in English, French, Swahili, Spanish and other languages!
19 June 2025
Online
and Nairobi,
Kenya
#GLFAfrica
Africa holds two-thirds of the world’s arable land.
How can it build an economy that keeps this land healthy for future generations?
Africa’s landscapes are facing a triple crisis: land degradation, biodiversity loss and the climate crisis. Nature is declining, land is struggling to support a growing population, policies are stalling, funding is diminishing, and land rights remain in limbo.
And yet, there are multiple opportunities to turn things around. Africa deserves healthy, resilient and prosperous landscapes, communities and economies – and it can achieve all of these by building a vibrant nature economy with the help of its rich natural capital, science and traditional knowledge, paired with good governance, meaningful partnerships, AI and big data.
Join our annual hybrid event to learn how Africa can build a thriving nature economy grounded in natural capital that works for nature and people. Discover new innovations and opportunities in Africa’s nature economy, and get inspired by like-minded people and thought leaders from across the continent and beyond.
Explore the event themes
Explore high-impact, cost-effective strategies to restore and sustainably manage African landscapes
Defend the land and tree tenure rights of women, youth, local communities and Indigenous Peoples
Discover how the nature economy can underpin climate adaptation across the continent
Learn how to use AI and big data to achieve impact in restoration
Join us online or in Nairobi, Kenya
Join us online from the comfort of your home or in person at the CIFOR-ICRAF Nairobi office, located in the Gigiri area of the Kenyan capital.
MEET SOME OF THE PAST SPEAKERS
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Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany -
Climate activist and Founder, Rise Up
Rise Up -
Executive Secretary, UN Convention on Biological Diversity
UN Environment Programme (UNEP) -
Under-Secretary-General, UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) -
Musician
International Artist and Humanitarian -
President & CEO
ONE Campaign -
Executive Secretary
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) -
IPCC-Vice Chair and Special Advisor for Sustainable Development
IPCC and South Centre -
Africa Managing Director and Global Partnerships
World Resources Institute (WRI) -
Economist and former Minister of Finance
Nigeria -
Lead Environmental Specialist
Global Environment Facility -
Climate Activist & Founder
Climate In Colour -
Land Ambassador
UNCCD -
Associate Research Professor, Africa Program Director
University of Maryland, NASA Harvest -
Honorary Professor and WRI Board Member Director
University of Cape Town; African Union -
Director in the Food Initiative
The Rockefeller Foundation, Africa Regional Office -
Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Madagascar
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Any questions? Get in touch.
General
Amos Amanubo
a.amanubocifor-icraf[dot]org
Communications
Elena Matviichuk
E.Matviichukcifor-icraf[dot]org
Partnerships
Marina Brunale
m.brunalecifor-icraf[dot]org