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Under the theme “Accelerating global climate solutions: Financing for Africa’s resilient and green development”, the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) provides a platform for stakeholders to advance Africa’s climate agenda and sustainable development priorities. Convened by the African Union and the Ethiopian Government, ACS-2 will highlight proven Africa-led climate solutions and bold efforts to re-green African landscapes.

CIFOR-ICRAF agenda | 8 September

This side event will highlight how Regreening Africa’s large-scale land restoration strengthens food security, advances climate adaptation and mitigation, and contributes to the implementation of the African Union Climate Strategy and the Great Green Wall (GGW) 2030 vision.

Through high-level dialogue with policymakers, researchers, grassroots voices, and technical experts, this event will explore tools to unlock scalable and equitable restoration for climate, biodiversity and resilient livelihoods – through investing in high-quality native tree seed and seedling systems, supporting locally driven restoration, channeling climate finance to grassroots actors, and fostering inclusive governance.

Array ( [0] => Africa/Addis_Ababa )

In this interactive cross-learning event, we tackle one of the world’s most urgent challenges: land degradation, which affects 30% of global land and 3.2 billion people – with Africa’s productive land among the hardest hit.

Together, we’ll explore Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) – a proven, low-cost, and scalable approach that revitalizes landscapes by harnessing the natural regrowth of trees, existing root systems, or seed banks. FMNR combines simple, farmer-led techniques with transformative shifts in land management and mindset.

Join a dynamic exchange with landscape practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and community leaders from multiple African countries across the Great Green Wall. This event blends expert insights with peer-to-peer learning through engaging breakout sessions and rich dialogue.

💡 Why This Event Matters

Despite proven effectiveness of FMNR, it remains underutilized within the Great Green Wall. Greater awareness is needed to strengthen its value proposition, inform policy frameworks, and scale up its implementation. Similarly, building technical capacity and promoting behaviour change are all critical to mainstreaming FMNR.

As a farmer and community-led approach, FMNR’s success depends on understanding the local context, costs, effectiveness, opportunities, constraints, and most importantly farmers’ needs and aspirations. Equally important is identifying complementary practices and innovations that can enhance FMNR’s effectiveness, accelerating both regeneration and adoption.

Note: This is an online event with French – English simultaneous translation.

🔍 What to Expect

By the end of this interactive gathering, participants will:

• Acquire and deepen their understanding of FMNR and its contribution to land restoration within the Great Green Wall.
• Obtain practical knowledge on FMNR technical implementation and strategies to enhance natural regeneration.
• Learn how to adapt and introduce FMNR in diverse contexts, aligning interventions with the priorities and aspirations of stakeholders.
• Exchange experiences and identify lessons, best practices, and opportunities for scaling up FMNR.
• Strengthen networks and foster collaboration among stakeholders engaged in FMNR, agroforestry, and related restoration approaches

👥 Who Should Attend

• Agroforestry and restoration scientists
• Policymakers and government agencies
• NGOs and development practitioners
• Farmer organizations and community leaders
• Donors and international development partners

Array ( [0] => Africa/Nairobi )

The 11th FLARE Annual Meeting will be held October 23-27, 2025 in Lima, Peru. This year’s meeting will convene under the theme of forests and transformative change and will examine and assess the role of forests and those who rely on them for achieving transformative change.

Array ( [0] => America/Lima )

Tropentag 2025 will explore how agricultural systems can adapt to global challenges while ensuring sus-tainable land use. Discussions will focus on balancing productivity and conservation, improving soil and water management, and integrating livestock, crops, and agroforestry into resilient farming landscapes. The conference will also examine the role of policies, market mechanisms, and knowledge transfer in fostering land-use systems that support both human and planetary health.

 

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This September, Climate Week NYC returns to the City of New York.

It will bring together inspiring heads of government and leaders from the world of business, tech, academia, and civil society. Together, they’ll share ideas, challenge, create, collaborate, and energize.

The world is changing – and so is the way we talk about the action we need to take, the investments that are needed. These are incredibly important discussions to have.

Climate Week NYC 2025 will be a platform where some of the big challenges of our time are being discussed. How to stay competitive in a changing world, how to reduce costs and swiftly unlock barriers, where to spot opportunities, and the investments in clean tech that are powering shifts.

Array ( [0] => America/New_York )

In this 90-minute cross-learning event, restoration practitioners, policymakers, and researchers will come together to explore the role and potential of restoration in promoting peace, resilience and stability—and how to undertake restoration in conflict-sensitive settings.

Participants will engage with both research insights and practical case studies and will be encouraged to contribute to collective thinking on the topic.

Note: This is an online event with French – English simultaneous translation.

🔍 What to Expect

• Strengthen understanding of the land–peace nexus through expert insights, addressing knowledge gaps, and sharing best practices
• Share knowledge about different sources of conflict affecting land and ecosystems, such as mining, disputes over resource access and illegal land use
• Present field-based insights on how ecosystem restoration fosters peace, using compelling stories and case studies
• Showcase collaboration between actors for restoration with peace-positive outcomes, using conflict-sensitive approaches
• Co-create a practice-oriented roadmap for context-specific restoration strategies that support peacebuilding

💡 Why This Event Matters

Earth’s natural systems are essential to human wellbeing, supporting over three billion people globally (IPBES, 2019). With $44 trillion in global revenue tied to healthy ecosystems (WEF, 2023), their degradation—now affecting 20–40% of land (UNCCD, 2024)—poses serious risks to peace and stability.

Environmental decline intersects with social, economic, and governance challenges, weakening resilience and fueling insecurity. In fragile contexts, instability further accelerates degradation as communities shift to immediate needs over long-term sustainability.

While restoration offers environmental and livelihood benefits (UNCCD, 2024), achieving peace outcomes requires deeper understanding and sensitive design. In some areas, restored lands become contested, as armed groups seek control of natural assets—highlighting the urgent need for context-aware strategies.

👥 Who Should Attend

• Restoration practitioners working at ground level on project implementation
• Regional actors focused on programme design and coordination
• Policy developers and advisers shaping rural development and cohesion strategies
• Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) professionals

📌To join the session:

REGISTER HERE

Array ( [0] => UTC )

CIFOR-ICRAF is taking part in the inaugural CGIAR Science Week! This conference will engage the community of global leaders in research, policy, and development working for a food, nutrition, and climate secure future in active dialogue during plenary sessions focused on harnessing and scaling science and innovation. CIFOR-ICRAF will offer the opportunity to see, first-hand, its transformative innovations improving the lives of communities and to visit its cutting-edge labs to see science in action.

Array ( [0] => Africa/Nairobi )

This new course, developed over six months by a team of university professors and sustainable agriculture experts from around the world, serves as a comprehensive resource for educators. In line with the ambitious goals set by the G20 Leaders’ Declaration in November 2020 to reduce land degradation, it forms part of the Global Initiative on Reducing Land Degradation and Enhancing Conservation of Terrestrial Habitats.

Released in April, 2024 this course targets university students and training institution participants worldwide enrolled in agriculture and related programs. With a focus on sustainable agriculture and innovation, it aims to equip a new generation of land restorers and ecopreneurs.

Professors, lecturers and training instructors can receive course materials and implement this course to empower their students in addressing the challenges of land degradation and promoting sustainable development.

Format: 3.5 hours daily of interactive learning, virtual trips, and region-specific tools.

Who should attend: Educators, researchers, academics, and agricultural professionals dedicated to advancing sustainable practices in the Arab States.

Don’t miss this opportunity to drive meaningful change for land restoration.

REGISTER HERE.

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