IMFN Global Forum 2025

The International Model Forest Network (IMFN) will host a Global Forum in the Eastern Ontario Model Forest in Canada from 26–30 May 2025, which will attract up to 200 delegates representing over 60 Model Forests from around the world.

The IMFN Global Forum is a business, technical, and networking meeting in which members share knowledge, review their accomplishments, address challenges, and agree on Network‐wide and other strategic plans and initiatives for the three‐year period following the Global Forum.

Since its creation, the IMFN has held five Global Forums:

October 23-29^th, 1996 – Chihuahua, Mexico;
September 8-10^th, 1999 – Halifax, Canada;
November 7-11^th, 2005 – Turrialba, Costa Rica (with more than 130 delegates);
June 16-20^th, 2008 – Hinton, Canada (with more than 150 delegates from 31 countries);
March 24-27^th, 2011 – Burgos, Spain (with 225 delegates from 32 countries).

Organized by the Eastern Ontario Model Forest (EOMF) and its lead organization, the Ontario Woodlot Association (OWA), the 2025 IMFN Global Forum will take place on the Kemptville Campus Education and Community Centre. This Centre is an educational and multi-use facility serving the community of North Grenville and surrounding area, located right in the heart of the Eastern Ontario Model Forest, a pioneer member of the IMFN with over 30 years of experience.

Located less than an hour from downtown Ottawa, the Kemptville Campus includes 254 hectares and 17 main buildings, as well as woodlands, cropland, wetland, greenspace, greenhouses, trails, an agroforestry centre and maple bush, among other buildings. The forest of the campus is fully certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), under the Eastern Ontario Model Forest’s certification program.

Functions of the Global Forum are three‐fold:

For the IMFN Assembly to take decisions on specific matters;
To strengthen collaboration and synergies among members;
To strengthen collaboration and visibility for the IMFN among other relevant initiatives and programmes, including international forest policy priorities, in support of IMFN and member goals and objectives.

On 27 May, the GLF will be hosting the Forests, People, Planet: Scaling Local Solutions for Global Impact hybrid event at the IMFN Global Forum. Join us online for free by registering here.

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World Sustainable Development Summit 2025

The 24th edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) will focus on the pivotal role of partnerships in catalyzing transformative action and advancing global sustainability objectives.

Under the theme ‘partnerships for accelerating sustainable development and climate solutions,’ it aims to outline a clear action plan to strengthen partnerships among governments, businesses, civil society, and other key stakeholders to drive meaningful change and lasting impact.

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What if youth led the way? Redefining action for land, culture, and people

From restoring landscapes to preserving heritage and influencing policy, young experts and practitioners around the world are already bridging the worlds of science, traditional knowledge, policy, and practice to drive change in their landscapes and communities. From restoring degraded lands to leading innovative policy campaigns, and from preserving cultural heritage to sparking community-driven solutions, these youth are redefining the boundaries of what’s possible for transformative action. This session will also provide a platform for dialogue, inviting participants to connect, collaborate, and reimagine the role of youth in addressing the pressing challenges of our time.

Join us on 9 December at 12:00 local time (UTC+3) in the Science Pavilion at the UNCCD COP16.

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A Tapestry of Policy: Can Civil Society Unite the Rio Conventions?

The 3rd and last stop of this interactive workshop is in Saudi Arabia. The previous two were held during GLF Africa 2024 (Nairobi, September) and CBD COP16 (Cali, October). The outcomes of the three workshops, as well as learnings from a partner-led session at UNFCCC COP29 (Baku, November) will be consolidated into a short report to publish a small knowledge product and inform strategic decisions about the youth-policy interface work of GLF and YIL on the road to UNFCCC COP30 (Belem, 2025).

Join us on 10 December at 10:00 local time (UTC+3) in the Children & Youth Resilience Hub Pavilion at the UNCCD COP16.

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Trigger Change! Innovative Sustainable Agriculture Solutions for Land Restoration

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the first Southeast Asia “Educators Training” online workshop, scheduled to take place from 25 – 29 November 2024. This four-day workshop will bring together dedicated educators to empower them in teaching innovative university courses about land restoration and sustainability.

The workshop will be led by Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indonesia) in partnership with TH Köln (Germany) and is now open for applications from participants in the Southeast Asia Region and its surrounding countries.

This program is ideal for university educators, researchers, professionals in the fields of agriculture and land management, and those working in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or the private sector within Southeast Asia region and its surrounding countries.

Check here for more information regarding the course materials.

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2025 Social Media Ambassadors Program

The GLF Social Media Ambassadors program unites diverse voices to shape the narrative on sustainable landscapes by creating impactful content and engaging global audiences. With training and connections to leading organizations, these young volunteers receive the skills and mentorship to use their voices for a more sustainable future.

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The New Vision for Earth Film Festival

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Presented by the Global Landscapes Forum in collaboration with

The New Vision for Earth Film Festival unites art, science and traditional knowledge in captivating, thought-provoking films on biodiversity, climate and land rights, highlighting landscape solutions from the Global South and Indigenous peoples.

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How are young visionaries rewriting the future of Africa’s landscapes?

During this event, we heard insights from landscape leaders and local innovators across Africa, showcasing successful restoration stories, pressing challenges, and bold opportunities for transformative change from recent regional consultations.

Report launch: Rooted in restoration: Youth-led transformative change for regreening Africa
The event marked the launch of the report “Rooted in restoration: Youth-led transformative change for regreening Africa“, which highlights shared experiences, challenges, and solutions suggested by several dozen young landscape practitioners and experts across Africa who participated in a series of consultations centered on the restoration of African ecosystems.

Produced in partnership with Regreening Africa, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, FAO, European Union Commission, CIFOR-ICRAF and the Global Landscapes Forum, and co-written by several experts in the field, this report covers gaps and solutions across policy, finance, capacity building, and communication to show how landscape restoration can be scaled for long-term impact on people and the planet.

Check out the report here.

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Food: Where tradition meets climate action

Tired of listening to panel discussions? Let’s try something different.

Join us for an engaging conversation about action in the Global South with passionate experts and local leaders. Also, watch an exclusive screening of our documentary The Invisible Corridor – Where Nature and People Grow and embark on a journey through Colombia’s breathtaking mountains and discover how grassroots initiatives are not just revitalizing ecosystems but sparking a global movement for locally-led sustainable food production and climate resilience.

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Backing Biodiversity: Financing Forests & Trees

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) guides actions worldwide to preserve and protect nature. It was adopted by the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) in December of 2022. This October, at the CBD’s 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) in Cali, Colombia, parties will review the framework’s implementation to date, take stock of each country’s revised and updated National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), further develop its monitoring framework, and mobilize more resources towards this cause.

Under the GBF, the CBD for the first time recognizes the importance of managed lands’ – including agricultural and urban areas’ – contribution to biodiversity conservation and restoration. For the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), such recognition is timely. We have decades of experience working with land users across the Global South to meet climate, biodiversity, economic, and social goals simultaneously, through holistic approaches like agroforestry, sustainable wildlife management, and planting more trees on farms. We’re also deeply committed to protecting the planet’s remaining primary forests, which play particular roles within the biosphere and serve to maximize ecosystem services. We look forward to contributing our expertise to this critical global dialogue, and helping support our partners to reach their biodiversity targets across a range of landscapes, from forests to agriculture.

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