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Webinar on the Global Disruptive Tech Challenge 2021: Restoring Landscapes in the Aral Sea Region

How can disruptive technology transform the Aral Sea region?

The Aral Sea in Central Asia, once the world’s fourth-largest inland water body, has almost disappeared due to the overuse of its resources and the climate crisis, endangering the livelihoods of 40 million people who live in the region.

The Global Disruptive Tech Challenge 2021 aims to identify and support disruptive technologies and innovative approaches to landscape restoration in the Aral Sea region and Central Asia. The Challenge asks innovators from around the world to submit their ideas and help change the lives of millions of people.

The webinar, held on 11 January, 20:00 UTC+6, is an opportunity to learn more about the Challenge and the Aral Sea region, connect with world leading institutions and regional organizations and universities, and get your questions on the Challenge answered.

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Как прорывные технологии могут помочь региону Аральского моря?
Вебинар о Всемирном конкурсе прорывных технологий 2021: Восстановление земель в регионе Аральского моря

ральское море, расположенное на территории Центральной Азии, когда-то четвертое среди крупнейших внутренних водоемов, сегодня почти исчезло из-за чрезмерного использования его ресурсов и изменения климата, поставив под угрозу благосостояние 40 миллионов человек, проживающих в этом регионе.

Всемирный конкурс прорывных технологий 2021 направлен на выявление и поддержку прорывных технологий и инновационных подходов в сфере восстановления земель в регионе Аральского моря и на территории Центральной Азии. Конкурс приглашает новаторов со всего мира предложить идею и помочь изменить жизнь миллионов людей.

Вебинар, который пройдет 11 января в 20:00 по алматинскому времени (UTC+6) – это возможность не только узнать больше о Конкурсе и регионе Аральского моря и получить ответы на интересующие Вас вопросы, но и наладить связь с ведущими мировыми институтами и региональными организациями и университетами.

Find out more about the Challenge here.

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Carbon Forestry: The course for future project developers and land use experts

In cooperation with renowned partner organizations active in the land-use sector, such as UNIQUE Forestry and Land Use and Solidaridad, the Chair of Silviculture at Freiburg University offers this 3-week online course in Carbon Forestry. Highlights of the course include ecological, social, economic & technical aspects of carbon forestry in theory and practice. The course is taught by experienced academics, project developers and auditors, and offers technical basics of developing and evaluating climate change mitigation projects, analysis and validation of project design documents of different types of land-use based carbon projects (REDD, Afforestation/Reforestation, Smart Climate Agriculture, Improved Forest Management etc.). Furthermore, by using a local case study, participants will measure biomass on a local afforestation site or at home and quantify the carbon contents in the lab.

Additionally, participants are trained in established methodologies of specific standards, esp. Afforestation/Reforestation projects, such as under the CDM, Verra/VCS or Gold Standard. The course fee is 750€ (partial scholarships available).

For more information please follow the headline link or send an email to: carbon.forestry@waldbau.uni-freiburg.de.

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Webinar on Restoring Landscapes in the Aral Sea

Join us for a webinar that will feature a panel discussion with corporations and representatives from Kazakhstan government and Kazakh-German University.

The webinar will be the launch of the Disruptive Technology and Innovation Challenge in the Aral Sea, and will feature a panel discussion with corporations and representatives from the Kazakhstan government and Kazakh-German University.

About the Disruptive Technology and Innovation Challenge in the Aral Sea:
This challenge will connect innovation with impact-driven solutions. Four individual or organizational innovators from around the world will receive awards to further their disruptive and innovative solutions to landscape restoration issues in the Aral Sea region. The challenge will focus on proposals regarding agriculture and land management, sustainable forestry, socio-economic development, and information and knowledge.

Agenda

06:00 – 06:10 pm:  Plug and Play Opening Remarks: Mike Zayonc, Vice President at Plug and Play
06:10 – 06:15 pm:  World Bank Opening Remarks: Lilia Burunciuc, Regional Director for Central Asia at World Bank
06:15 – 06:30 pm:  Keynote Presentation: Sulton Rkhimzoda, Chairman, Executive Committee of International Fund for saving the Aral Sea (IFAS)
06:30 – 06:50 pm:  Startup Presentations and Q&A
06:50 – 07:25 pm:  Panel Discussion

- Magzhan Madiyev, CEO at Astana Hub
- Paola Agostini, Lead Natural Resource Management Specialist at World Bank
- Barbara Janusz-Pawletta, Vice Rector for International Cooperation at Kazakh-German University (DKU)
- Azamat Abdraimov, Consul General of Kazakhstan in San Francisco
- John Colmey, Managing Director at Global Landscapes Forum (GLF)

07:25 – 07:30 pm:  Closing Remarks

Find out more about the Challenge here.

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Global Disruptive Tech Challenge 2021: Q&A Session

The Q&A session, held on 21 December, at 6 p.m. Almaty time (UTC+6), is an opportunity to learn more about the Challenge, connect with world leading institutions and regional organizations and universities, and get your questions on the Challenge answered.

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Всемирный конкурс прорывных технологий 2021

Аральское море, расположенное на территории Центральной Азии, когда-то четвертое среди крупнейших внутренних водоемов, сегодня почти исчезло из-за чрезмерного использования его ресурсов и изменения климата, поставив под угрозу жизнеобеспечение 40 миллионов человек, проживающих в этом регионе.

Всемирный конкурс прорывных технологий 2021 направлен на выявление и поддержку прорывных технологий и инновационных подходов в сфере восстановления земель в регионе Аральского моря и на территории Центральной Азии. Конкурс приглашает инноваторов со всего мира предложить идею и помочь изменить жизнь миллионов людей.

Сессия “Вопросов и ответов”, которая пройдет 21 декабря в 18:00 по алматинскому времени (UTC+6) – это возможность не только узнать больше о Конкурсе и получить ответы на интересующие Вас вопросы, но и наладить связь с ведущими мировыми институтами и региональными организациями и университетами.

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How are street artists shaping our relationship with the planet?

GLF Live with Federico “Iena Cruz” Massa and Stephen Donofrio

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Investments in Innovation: Research to reduce post-harvest loss and deliver healthy food

Content will examine “Finance & Investment” of global food systems. Discussion panelists will address vulnerabilities and the need for high-risk, long-term research efforts and innovative technology investments. Key research studies and resulting social, economic, and environmental impacts will be presented and discussed in the context of what has been done and what is needed to support future ventures that successfully meet development goals. Particular attention will be directed toward impacts of the COVID-19 experience and how finance and investment can strengthen food systems resilience.

The event will be organized by the Consortium for Innovation in Post-Harvest Loss and Food Waste Reduction. The Consortium is composed of leading institutions in the Americas (Iowa State University, University of Maryland, Zamorano Pan-American Agricultural School, University of São Paulo), Europe (Wageningen University and Research), Middle East (Volcani Center), and Africa (University of Nairobi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Stellenbosch University). Academic partners are leveraging knowledge, expertise, motivation, and vision to conduct research that improves storage and distribution, develops tracking and monitoring, minimizes spoilage through pre-and post-harvest innovation, and changes behavior to reduce post-harvest loss and food waste reduction (PHL-FW). Together with funding partners, The Rockefeller Foundation and Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, the Consortium is focused on how finance and investment are leading to the sustainable reduction of PHL-FW.

Panelists

Dr. Sally Rockey – Executive Director at the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research

Dr. Dirk Maier – Director of the Consortium for Innovation in Post-Harvest Loss and Food Waste Reduction and Professor at Iowa State University

Dr. Jane Ambuko – Professor University of Nairobi – Horticulture Specialist

Dr. José Caixeta – Professor University of São Paulo and D

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Live Webinar – Landscape Valuation Publication

It is beyond question that the world’s landscapes and ecosystems are degrading at an unprecedented pace. A long-term and systemic approach to landscape restoration can generate monetary value for multiple stakeholders at the same time. Commonland introduces a new publication which introduces a comprehensive method to calculate the value of financial, natural, social and inspirational returns (4 Returns) of landscape restoration and sustainable landscape management.

Commonland is an international scale-up committed to transform 100 million hectares of degraded land into thriving ecosystems and communities by 2040 via our 4 Returns framework. Read the publication here.

We invite you to join a live webinar to discuss this report on October 20 from 4:30 – 5:30 PM CET (10:30 – 11:30 AM ET).

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Bamboo and Environmental Management (thematic webinar series)

INBAR’s themed online webinar series brings bamboo and rattan experts from all over the world together to educate, inspire and discuss, without the need for travel. Click the links below to learn more, join events remotely, or to catch up on webinars that have already happened

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GLF Live with Tony Simons, Charlotte Lusty, Lava Kumar and Vania Azevedo

Q&A on deforestation and COVID-19

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Barriers to inclusive sustainable finance in a landscape context

Agriculture, forestry and other land uses are central to the implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). They may also contribute up to 20% of emission reductions needed to achieve the Paris mitigation target. Notably, nearly 60% of food production is produced by smallholders (<20 ha) who are undoubtedly the most vulnerable to climate change. The CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA), together with Tropenbos International have organized a series of events aiming to enrich our discussion on barriers to inclusive sustainable finance and we reach the most vulnerable and marginalized.

After a set of interviews conducted at the beginning of 2019, a Digital Summit was organized, then followed by an e-dialogue to enrich an ongoing study via on-line discussion (the current state of the study is summarized in this white paper). Finally the discussion went live on Saturday, 30 November 2019 at the GLF Luxembourg in the prestigious European Convention Center. The outstanding panel discussions brought together many voices and different perspectives from the various stakeholders in landscape finance.

Rounding off the consultation phase of our study we will talk to three practitioners in the field of inclusive finance through an open-access Digital Summit. These are people who have been dealing with financial barriers from the receiver point of view: women groups in Ghana, indigenous people in Peru and people designing payment for ecosystem services in Kenya.

Join this open-access Digital Summit to follow the discussions and share you own experiences in dealing with barriers to finance your sustainable land use practices. You will be able to follow the event live and also pose questions via a chat box – don’t miss this opportunity!

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