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“Clearing natural ecosystems to establish farms and plantations is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and many areas designated for agricultural commodity production are home to local communities and Indigenous groups, plants and animals, water resources, forests and other ecosystems. This session will introduce an effective and adaptable tool for priority setting in large landscapes and jurisdictions. High Conservation Value (HCV) screening is about understanding what social and environmental values are likely to be present, and how those values are threatened. Screening provides a basis for multi-stakeholder decisions on planning, policymaking, land management, and achieving sustainability targets.

Relevant Resource(s):

• White PaperHCV Screening to Prioritize Conservation and Livelihoods in Production Landscapes
• HCV Screening for Landscapes and Jurisdictions – HCV: https://hcvnetwork.org/library/hcv-screening-guidance/
• HCV Screening – Summary – HCV: https://hcvnetwork.org/library/hcv-screening-summary/
• HCV Screening Course Leaflet – HCV: https://hcvnetwork.org/library/hcv-screening-course-leaflet/

Useful Website(s):

• https://snrd-asia.org/please-welcome-the-sustainability-and-value-added-in-agricultural-supply-chains-in-indonesia-project-sasci/
• https://www.proforest.net/what-we-do/effective-collaboration/landscape-initiatives/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJoHTAym3Ug
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJj_b0_2_O4

The GLF “Climate Talks” segment provides a picture of what is already happening to trigger positive tipping points by bringing the visions, stories, innovations and climate actions from the GLF community to the global stage. Tune in throughout the GLF Climate Hybrid Conference to get inspired by the experts, innovators and business leaders who are disrupting business as usual and driving forward new frontiers in the forest, food and finance sectors.

This session is hosted by TMG, BMZ and IGAD, Swette Center (ASU) and dedicated to the ongoing Desert Locust upsurge and the interconnectedness with the climate crisis. Against all expectations the Desert Locust upsurge is still ongoing. The upsurge continues to profoundly threaten vast regions, especially the Horn of Africa and Western Asia, with livelihoods and food security at peril. Given that climate conditions favoring desert locust outbreaks will likely occur more frequently in the future, the session calls for new governance and innovative Early Warning systems to increase resilience in an interconnected world facing unprecedented events and disasters.

Key messages:

1. There is increasing evidence that weather changes (higher temperatures in the Indian Ocean) due to the climate crisis have played an important role and are responsible for the magnitude of the ongoing desert locust outbreak While numbers are still preliminary, according to the World Bank*, as the upsurge began to fully transpire, “over 23 million severely food-insecure people and over 12 million forcibly displaced were, already in the area”.
2. With climate change likely increasing the frequency and intensity of weather changes and therefore future outbreaks, the status quo is surely no longer tenable – better and more rapid coordination and governance are urgently needed in the name of adaptation and resilience.
3. Prevention and management of transboundary pests and diseases need to be integrated into climate change adaptation and resilience efforts.
4. It is necessary to understand the “true cost” of the campaign, not just the fiscal costs, but also the high costs to the environment and human health caused by the use of highly toxic pesticides. In other words, making the invisible costs visible.
5. An innovative Early Warning system taking into account the new threats caused by climate change, the design of new prevention and early actions, including the use of satellites, precision drones, robotics, modern management and the development of effective bio control and least hazardous control options is essential for the benefit of small holders, vulnerable people and the environment.

Relevant Resource(s):

• Scoping paper
• Building better resilience to desert locust and other transboundary threats amid the climate crisis: A plaidoyer for a paradigm shift on handling crises
• Desert locust and climate change: a call for improved global governance: A response to the latest IPCC climate report
• A locust plague hit East Africa. The pesticide solution may have dire consequences. (nationalgeographic.com)
• Whitepaper: Understanding the interconnectedness: lessons learnt from the ongoing desert locus crisis 2019-2021+
• Presentation

Join Alasdair MacLeod, Executive Chair of the Macdoch Group and Chair of the Macdoch Foundation, in an exploration of how soil carbon capture in productive farming practices can provide a significant nature-based solution to climate change. Alongside representatives from Australian farming, government, and industry, learn how Australia is working to accelerate the pace of change, with profitable, resilient and environmentally responsible farms at the center.

Climate change is putting the livelihoods, health and well-being of millions at stake. Conserving and harnessing our crop diversity, the foundation of agriculture, is the basis for developing crops and farming systems that are resilient to the devastating effects of the climate crisis and ensuring food security and nutrition for those most vulnerable. The Crop Trust and Government of Norway have launched a groundbreaking project, “Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development,” or BOLD to conserve and use seeds from low-income countries to produce climate-resistant varieties to combat the climate emergency. As part of this launchpad we will launch the “Emergency Reserve” to rescue seed collections at great risk.

Relevant Resource(s):

• The Crop Trust Annual Report 2020

Useful Website(s):

• BOLD press release: https://www.croptrust.org/press-release/banking-on-crop-diversity-for-food-security/

The GLF “Climate Talks” segment provides a picture of what is already happening to trigger positive tipping points by bringing the visions, stories, innovations and climate actions from the GLF community to the global stage. Tune in throughout the GLF Climate Hybrid Conference to get inspired by the experts, innovators and business leaders who are disrupting business as usual and driving forward new frontiers in the forest, food and finance sectors.

According to a recent global survey by the University of Bath, the climate crisis is causing distress, anger, anxiety and even guilt among children and young people worldwide, who are pointing to a lack of ambitious action from world leaders.

How can we cope with eco-anxiety and find constructive sources of hope and action?

Join this session together with other GLF Climate participants to share your interests, needs, thoughts and feelings on the climate emergency – without judgement.

Please note: This session is in-person at the Senate Room and the spots are limited to 30 participants. Save your spot now by registering here.

With scientific evidence piling up about the impact of food systems on the climate crisis, many young people are embracing more plant-based foods and including fewer animal products in their diets. However, this is not necessarily a novel practice: from India to Ethiopia, from Ghana to Jamaica, many cultures across the world have been eating heavily plant-based diets for centuries – long before ‘going vegan’ was a trend. Join this Youth Daily Show and take a culinary trip to Ghana and Malaysia to visit two aspiring young vegan chefs. Who knows, we might even learn a new recipe or two!

In September 2021, global representatives gathered for the Food Systems Summit, in the hopes of figuring out the future of food. Five major Action Areas were formulated, each supported by multi-stakeholder commitments around food consumption and food production, including the Food is Never Waste initiative, the Healthy Diets Initiative, the Agroecology Initiative and the Local Food Supply Alliance.
These Action Areas align with the findings of the much-quoted EAT-Lancet Commission report on Food, Planet, Health, a global study that explored the question of how to feed a future population of 10 billion people on a healthy diet and within planetary boundaries. The report concluded that doing so is possible, but only by radically transforming our eating habits, improving food production and reducing food waste. This plenary explores the following questions: which actions are required to launch such radical food system transformation? What constitutes a healthy diet, from a sustainable food system perspective? And who has to lead this change?

Join special guests and partners for the launch of The Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR) Impact Program. The event will be broadcast directly from GLF Climate hosted by the Global Landscapes Forum on the sidelines of COP26 in Glasgow. Led by the World Bank and supported by the Global Environment Facility, FOLUR promotes an integrated approach to reduce the environmental impact of food production through sustainable landscapes and agricultural value chains at scale.
FOLUR targets the production landscapes and value chains of eight commodities in 27 countries, including beef, cocoa, corn, coffee, palm oil, rice, soy and wheat. Collaborators include GLF, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Finance Corporation (IFC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Good Growth Partnership, and the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU).

Follow FOLUR on Twitter @FOLURImpact.

The GLF “Climate Talks” segment provides a picture of what is already happening to trigger positive tipping points by bringing the visions, stories, innovations and climate actions from the GLF community to the global stage. Tune in throughout the GLF Climate Hybrid Conference to get inspired by the experts, innovators and business leaders who are disrupting business as usual and driving forward new frontiers in the forest, food and finance sectors.

Today, we will be announcing the 2022 Restoration Stewards, who will receive funding, mentorship, and training to bring their restoration project to the next level. We will also hear from restoration practitioners about their hopes for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and what is to come in the next few years.

The global food system is responsible for about one third of global human-caused greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), with most of those emissions attributed to agriculture and land use. Through their voice and platforms, food and beverage companies have a critical role to play; 1) to help drive a shift to a more sustainable food system; and 2) to help create a positive feedback loop, supporting governments pushing for the achievement of major climate goals, while underscoring the food system as a major climate driver and an essential part of the climate solution. To make this happen we need governments to step up and give the food sector the attention it deserves. The sector is significantly underrepresented on the agenda at COP 26 and in global efforts to combat climate change. We are calling on both governments and companies to do more.

The GLF “Climate Talks” segment provides a picture of what is already happening to trigger positive tipping points by bringing the visions, stories, innovations and climate actions from the GLF community to the global stage. Tune in throughout the GLF Climate Hybrid Conference to get inspired by the experts, innovators and business leaders who are disrupting business as usual and driving forward new frontiers in the forest, food and finance sectors.

The plenary will link the 13 agroecological principles from the CFS HLPE (2019) report, the CFS policy recommendations on agroecological and other innovative approaches and the coalition on transforming food systems through agroecology emerging from the UN Food Systems Summit with the imperative to reduce the contribution that agriculture makes to global warming while adapting to effects of climate change. The focus will be on prioritizing actions to effect agroecological transitions and ensuring inclusivity and equity of agency amongst all actors in food systems.

Interesting media content

• CIFOR-ICRAF Chief Scientist Fergus Sinclair in conversation about agroecology with Ajay Vir Jakhar on Connecting the Dots on 24 June 2021
• The launch of the Agroecology Transformative Partnership Platform (TPP) on 3 June 2021 #CFS48
• At the launch of the Agroecology Transformative Partnership Platform (TPP), the President of Sri Lanka, HE Gotabaya Rajapaksa, announced resolute policy action banning the import of all artificial fertilizers and agrochemicals in the country

Useful publications

• The game-changing report on Agroecological principles and elements and their implications for transitioning to sustainable food systems by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS HLPE) (2019)
• CFS Policy Recommendations on Agroecology and other innovative approaches (2021)
• Sinclair, F., Wezel, A., Mbow, C., Chomba, C., Robiglio, V., and Harrison, R. (2019). The contribution of agroecological approaches to realizing climate-resilient agriculture. Background Paper. Global Commission on Adaptation. Rotterdam.
• The Agroecology TPP concept note (2019)

Useful Websites

• The Transformative Partnership Platform on Agroecology (TPP)
• The Coalition for the Transformation of Food Systems Through Agroecology
• FTA website
• CIRAD website
• CIFOR-ICRAF website

Due to huge locally based renewable energy potential, Indonesia is aiming for a 23% energy mix from renewables by 2025. The country has an extraordinary range of natural resources that can be harnessed for renewable energy, including unparalleled geothermal, immense local biomass potential, substantial hydro, solar irradiation, wind and even oceanic current flows.

Characteristics that make biomass suitable for substituting diesel power plants in Indonesia include a flexible power plant size and load-follower capabilities. Biomass power generation can also be deployed anywhere where sufficient potential for biomass production exists, including in the rural grids of Timor Island. Moreover, as the biomass in Timor is only applied on degraded/non-forested land using fast-growing leguminous trees that can be harvested through coppice and do not require replanting for 15-20 years, planting trees at scale for biomass production can maintain reduce soil erosion, improve landscape fertility, sequestrate soil carbon, and stabilize hydrological cycles in the mid to long-term.

To enhance the benefits of biomass power plants more significantly, we propose a community-based business scheme, ensuring that the biomass is produced and harvested by local communities and sold to power generation facilities, considerably improving income as the sole biomass feedstock supplier.

Under this approach, biomass power generation can be a catalyst for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels (especially diesel) used in power generation, provide an income for communities supplying feedstock and restore degraded landscapes at scale.

Relevant Resource(s):

• Biomass based microgrid development in Indonesia (watch here)
• Powering the Indonesian Archipelago – White paper – Global Landscapes Forum

Useful Website(s):

• https://www.inbar.int/bamboo-renewable-source-energy-remote-communities/
• https://forestsnews.cifor.org/59908/turning-on-the-lights-in-eastern-indonesia?fnl=en
• https://forestsnews.cifor.org/58778/bamboo-a-sustainable-alternative-for-bioenergy-production-in-indonesia?fnl=

The GLF “Climate Talks” segment provides a picture of what is already happening to trigger positive tipping points by bringing the visions, stories, innovations and climate actions from the GLF community to the global stage. Tune in throughout the GLF Climate Hybrid Conference to get inspired by the experts, innovators and business leaders who are disrupting business as usual and driving forward new frontiers in the forest, food and finance sectors.

The question is not if we move, but if we are able to move quickly enough, and if we are able to move together and create the right alliances,” said Carole Dieschbourg, Luxembourg’s Minister for the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development, in her opening address at the fourth GLF Investment Case Symposium in 2019. ‘Financing green’ and ‘greening finance’ are two sides of the same coin, and they enable us to respond to the above challenge by providing an opportunity for increased coherence and depth in efforts to achieve ecosystem restoration objectives and zero-deforestation value chains while delivering the mitigation and adaptation benefits our planet requires.
As the World Bank defines it, ‘financing green’ refers to the financing of projects that contribute – or intend to contribute – to the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of biodiversity and its services to people. Meanwhile, ‘greening finance’ is centered on directing financial flows away from projects with a negative impact on biodiversity and ecosystems, and towards projects that mitigate the negative impact – or pursue positive environmental impact as a co-benefit. This plenary will examine ways to hasten the move towards the adoption and incorporation of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and sustainable land-use approaches in sustainable finance practices while exploring new opportunities to help increase financing for sustainable land use activities.

The GLF “Climate Talks” segment provides a picture of what is already happening to trigger positive tipping points by bringing the visions, stories, innovations and climate actions from the GLF community to the global stage. Tune in throughout the GLF Climate Hybrid Conference to get inspired by the experts, innovators and business leaders who are disrupting business as usual and driving forward new frontiers in the forest, food and finance sectors.

According to a recent global survey by the University of Bath, the climate crisis is causing distress, anger, anxiety and even guilt among children and young people worldwide, who are pointing to a lack of ambitious action from world leaders. How can we cope with eco-anxiety and find constructive sources of hope and action? Join this session together with other GLF Climate participants to share your interests, needs, thoughts and feelings on the climate emergency – without judgement. Please note: This session is digital and spots are limited to 30 participants. Save your spot now by registering here.

The Global EverGreening Alliance is announcing a partnership that will launch a landmark carbon program to restore landscapes across six African countries as part of its Restore Africa initiative. As pioneers for multi-sector collaboration, we’re driving Natural Capital Investment to support the transition to climate-smart landscapes through the most simple and scalable approaches.

Join Restore Africa representatives for a launchpad event announcing the details of the project, including a video and insights from crucial players in the restoration sector. With the support of the Alliance’s 60+ members, financial institutions are stepping up as global climate leaders to prove what is possible.

In this session, Cultural Survival and the Global Landscapes Forum seek to bring Indigenous women leaders to speak about their leadership in addressing climate change: how we are advocating for this work at the national, regional, and international levels, what we are doing at the community level and share our success stories.

Relevant Resource(s):

• Whitepaper: Indigenous Women in Climate Change Solutions: A holistic and rights-based approach
• Whitepaper Spanish: Las mujeres Indígenas en las Soluciones al Cambio Climático Un enfoque holístico y basado en derechos

Local change agents, youth and small initiatives, working on ecosystem restoration often struggle to attract funding for their innovative projects. In this session with donors and funding partners, we will explore how to bridge the finance gap between small projects and financial flows.

This is an interview with Josephine Becker, a climate activist, movement organizer, and Ph.D. candidate. The conversation explores individual and systematic change, the responsibility for the climate crisis, the importance of sharing stories of those experiencing climate change, and the relationship between personal and systematic change.

Josephine highlights the need to address the underlying issues of the climate crisis. She emphasizes that it is not solely the responsibility of individuals but rather a result of systemic forces that have existed for centuries. She mentions the role of colonialism, industrialization, and the actions of a few significant companies in contributing to the crisis.

The conversation discusses the importance of sharing stories of those directly affected by climate change, as it helps break the narratives of historical erasure and reminds us that everyone deserves safe and thriving conditions. Josephine encourages learning from those on the front lines and supporting their calls to action.

Regarding individual and systematic change, Josephine acknowledges the value of individual actions but emphasizes that they alone cannot solve systemic issues. She argues that individual efforts should be complemented by addressing the larger systems that shape our society, such as education, politics, and economics. She calls for redistributing injustices and dismantling the systems that perpetuate them.

The conversation concludes with a discussion of the relationship between individual and systematic change. Josephine rejects the notion of an either/or approach and argues that both are necessary and should coexist. She highlights the power of community and collective action and the need for individuals to challenge their behaviors and values within the larger systems they are a part of.

Josephine also briefly discusses the podcast she co-hosts called “The Yikes Podcast,” which aims to provide educational tools and facilitate nuanced conversations on activism and social movements. She encourages young people to get involved in their communities, connect with existing groups or start their initiatives, and emphasizes that everyone’s skills and contributions are valuable in the fight against the climate crisis.

The conversation ends with a quote from Wangari Maathai emphasizing the importance of teamwork and the need for collective action to create lasting change.

Overall, The conversation highlights the interconnectedness of individual and systematic change in addressing the climate crisis and emphasizes the power of community and collective action in creating a more just and sustainable future.

To counteract the climate and biodiversity crises it will not be enough to establish deforestation-free supply chains. It will be necessary to develop nature-positive supply chains, which actively support healthy ecosystems. Pioneering projects have showcased that supply chain transformation is possible. Together with project implementers and representatives from private businesses, this session illustrates innovative approaches and examines existing barriers for upscaling. The identified possibilities and barriers will also be discussed in the broader context of a much-needed transformative change of today’s economic and financial systems to address underlying socio-economic drivers.

Relevant Resource(s):

• Rethinking Supply Chains: Transforming Business Practices to Enable Ecosystem Restoration
• Investing in Forests: The Business Case | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)
• Becoming #GenerationRestoration: Ecosystem Restoration for People, Nature and Climate | UNEP – UN Environment Programme
• Science-based ecosystem restoration for the 2020s and beyond (IUCN)

The GLF “Climate Talks” segment provides a picture of what is already happening to trigger positive tipping points by bringing the visions, stories, innovations and climate actions from the GLF community to the global stage. Tune in throughout the GLF Climate Hybrid Conference to get inspired by the experts, innovators and business leaders who are disrupting business as usual and driving forward new frontiers in the forest, food and finance sectors.

Agriculture, forestry, and land use change produce almost a quarter of global GHG emissions, and agriculture, as the largest user of land and water globally, significantly impacts forests, grasslands, wetlands, and biodiversity. Unsustainable food and land use systems currently generate “hidden” environmental, health, and poverty costs estimated at almost $12 trillion per year. Major changes are needed.

Aware of these challenges, governments and private actors across the globe are taking action to slow deforestation, restore degraded lands, and establish sustainable agricultural practices through landscape approaches. Such approaches can help communities recover from the COVID crisis by providing jobs and improving livelihoods while delivering on carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services benefits such as water security and improved agriculture productivity. Financing for landscape programs is fundamental to implementing and scaling up such programs.

This session will highlight how blending finance from different sources (results-based climate finance, grants, loans, public resources and private investments) enables the integrated cross-sectoral approaches needed to deliver such programs and address sustainable landscape management issues at scale. It will highlight programs such as innovative Emissions Reduction Programs (ERPs) that are now disbursing results-based payments, growing interest in financing for nature-based solutions, initiatives to green finance, and the potential to repurpose significant public funding and incentives through subsidy reform. The session will also highlight initial findings from the Financial Task Force for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

Relevant Resource(s):

• World Bank Environment: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/environment
• World Bank Climate Change: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/climatechange
• PROGREEN: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/progreen
• FOLUR: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/agriculture/brief/the-food-systems-land-use-and-restoration-folur-impact-program

Useful Website(s):

• World Bank Environment
• World Bank Climate Change
• FOLUR

The GLF “Climate Talks” segment provides a picture of what is already happening to trigger positive tipping points by bringing the visions, stories, innovations and climate actions from the GLF community to the global stage. Tune in throughout the GLF Climate Hybrid Conference to get inspired by the experts, innovators and business leaders who are disrupting business as usual and driving forward new frontiers in the forest, food and finance sectors.

Less than 2% of all climate finance flows are currently channeled to small-scale farmers (IFAD, 2020). Nature-based solutions (NbS) have the potential to reconcile social, economic and environmental interests. If financed at the level required, they can generate positive impacts for rural populations, including green jobs, long-term provision of ecosystem services, and climate change adaptation and mitigation benefits. This plenary will address possible ways of solving the funding gap for local communities and explore good practices for greening finance and financing green with potential for local impacts at scale. Reflecting on the key messages and proposals discussed during the day, the plenary will lay out concrete actions to be taken by various stakeholders – including the private sector – in order to increase sustainable finance flows for NbS. The session will also highlight lessons learned and good practices on how sustainable value chains and financing mechanisms can improve financing for NbS and benefit-sharing.

We are poised at a critical moment in human and planetary history: the decisive decade to act against climate change and restore our relationship with nature. Over the last three days, we have heard extensively about why forests, food and finance are key to securing a sustainable future.

But what we have been doing is not enough. Transformative change requires radical collaboration and integrated action at speed and scale, across forests, food and finance – as we call them, the ‘frontiers of change’.

At the Closing Plenary of GLF Climate, be inspired and challenged by climate champions from the grassroots to the global. Ordinary citizens, activists, youth, Indigenous Peoples, local communities, business, government and development leaders will join us at the University of Glasgow – and online from around the world – to pave the way for action beyond COP26.

Director: Orlando von Einsiedel
Region: UK
Year: 2022
Duration of the film: 40 minutes
Language: English and Portuguese, with English subtitles

Screening

November 10, 1:00 – 1:40 PM (GTM)
Will be featured in panel 2 with special guests, on November 10
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From Devil’s Breath tells the unlikely story of two remarkable narratives that come crashing together; the extraordinary, inspiring community of survivors of the deadly 2017 wildfires in Portugal, fighting to ensure what they’ve lived through can never happen again; and a revolutionary, world-changing scientific discovery which could help protect us all from the climate emergency.

Take action with From Devil’s Breath 
Help fight the climate crisis by supporting frontline restoration and nature-based solutions at www.restor.eco.
Visit www.fromdevilsbreath.com.

Join “Alternative Nobel Prize” winner Vandana Shiva along with a select group of experts, restoration enthusiasts and producers from the Kiss the Ground film at the second panel of the Generation Restoration Film Festival, moderated by Finian Makepeace. Although the film will be available during the whole festival, you can also watch a pre-panel screening of the documentary here.

Pre-panel live screening: 2:30 – 3:15 PM (GTM)
Panel: 3:15 – 4:00 PM (GMT)

This digital panel is free of charge. Participate in commenting and sending questions on the chatbox.

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Join a select group of award-winning filmmakers, athletes, experts and restoration enthusiasts at the closing panel of the Generation Restoration Film Festival, moderated by Musonda Mumba. Participate in a conversation about the impact of the climate crisis on our emotions and psychology, and hear the panelists talk about the personal experiences that moved them to act for climate and restoration.
This digital panel is free of charge. Participate in commenting and sending questions on the chatbox.

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