GLF Africa offers a unique chance to connect with participants from all corners of Africa and beyond. We will be hosting thematic networking tables to ensure that different topics are touched on. During the networking at GLF Africa you can expect to find: Thematic tables with GLFx chapters, Thematic table on Indigenous communities and agroecology Expert table with Rewilding Community of Practice. We’ll do our best to support you to learn from others and find valuable new contacts, see you there!
Array ( )Event Region: Africa
Speaking with one voice: Growing an alliance of Kenyan urbanites to create regenerative urban food systems
We are farmers and gardeners, chefs, suppliers, musicians, artists, researchers, and trainers; we are running businesses, CBOs and NGOs. We believe and experience the power of regenerative urban agriculture to transform our food systems in Kenya. We are exploring ways to connect like-minded urbanites and provide opportunities to take action: advocacy, knowledge sharing and education, producer-consumer communications etc. We believe feeling connected to others is key to creating more just and regenerative food systems and societies. We would like to share our ideas and experience with you and hear your feedback and recommendations. We are looking to build relationships and grow our network in every corner of Kenya and elsewhere.
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Array ( )Voices of the landscape: The role of Cameroon’s traditional rulers in restoration
Africa’s cultural and political identity cannot exist without its traditional rulers. For centuries, traditional rulers, some known as “chieftaincies,” “Igwes,” or “queen mothers,” have been key in maintaining peace, preserving customary laws & in helping to ensure the legitimacy of post-colonial politicians/leaders. Their influence in maintaining Africa’s cultural anchoring was and is still key. Now, they are working to tackle climate change in a fight to preserve their ways of life. This session will explore the critical role traditional rulers have played in community-led restoration projects in Nkambe Cameroon and will feature the stories of Chiefs from GLFx Nkambe, Cameroon, Chapter.
This session has been made possible through the generous support of the Robert Bosch Foundation
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Networking | Speed dating
GLF Africa offers a unique chance to connect with participants from all corners of Africa and beyond. During this morning networking session, you will have the chance to meet many participants thanks to the speed dating format. Here are some guiding questions to kickstart your discussions:
Briefly introduce yourself
Discuss your connection and interest to the conference thematics
What are some promising trends or a source of inspiration you see in your field of work or in your practice related to building equitable and resident food systems?
Opening Plenary: Painting a resilient and equitable food future
Africa has played a minimal role in causing the climate crisis, yet its people are already paying a heavy price. With droughts, floods, and the war in Ukraine sparking a global food crisis, Africa’s woes are more apparent than ever. At the same time, the continent is taking charge of finding its own solutions. This plenary will bring together key African and global thought leaders to present pathways to solve these interconnected crises. We will hear success stories for achieving an inclusive, resilient and safe food systems transition in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area, the African Adaptation Initiative and the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative.
Array ( )Land, Food and Climate: African solutions for food and climate resilience
Large parts of Africa are facing a monumental food crisis, with some 22 million people are at risk of starvation in the drought-hit Horn of Africa alone. In this plenary, we will examine pathways to build the continent’s food and climate resilience and secure a just transition to a decarbonized economy, particularly nature-based solutions such as the restoration of forests and other ecosystems. We will also explore some key tools to power this transition, including financing for farmers, capacity building, community mobilization, and new narratives around African food sovereignty.
Useful Websites
- GIZ InDesign-Vorlage für Publikationen – Factsheets DIN A4 (Securing Women Land Rights -Transforming Power Relations)
- Women of Land Ethiopia Responsible Land Policy in Uganda: A Case Story of two Widows Land Rights Matter – Global Programme Responsible Land Policy
- The Global Programme Responsible Land Policy (GPRLP) | Land Portal
Land tenure rights: A reality check
Land rights are a common topic in academic circles–but what does it mean in practice?
In this session, we will examine how inequitable land tenure arrangements affect the daily lives of local people and how different communities have approached the issue. We will also cover examples of existing collaborations that ensure landscape rights for everyone.
This session has been made possible through the generous support of the Robert Bosch Foundation
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Realizing the full potential of trees for adaptation and resilience
As food, fuel and fertilizer prices surge, the world is rapidly entering into a prolonged hunger crisis that is disproportionately affecting Africa. Trees and forests are a key nature-based solution that can provide inclusive, resilient and safe food systems for all. In this session, we will showcase a selection of solutions to boost the climate adaptation and resilience of farming communities in Africa. These pilots will focus on solutions to overcome adoption barriers for agroecological intensification with trees in different African land use systems. This session is hosted by CIFOR and ICRAF, both CGIAR Centers, which were merged in 2019 to bring together 700 applied researchers working in transdisciplinary teams to deliver solutions for productive and resilient landscapes.
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Transforming food systems with trees and forests
Agroforestry with refugees in Uganda: overwhelming demand and a huge desire to plant
Food trees for diversified diets, improved nutrition, and better livelihoods for smallholders in East Africa
Developing Smallholder Strategies for Fall Armyworm (FAW) Management in Southern Africa: Examining the Effectiveness of Ecological Control Options
Shrubs for Change Project
Collaborative Learning for Climate Smart Cocoa (CLCSC)
Resilient communities through tree-based value chains in Sub-Saharan Africa
Forest landscapes and their services are critical to the well-being of smallholder farmers, local populations and Indigenous communities. However, global food systems are under pressure, with climate change further driving land degradation and declining crop yields. This session aims to show the potential of Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) for food security and the resilience building of local communities. Collaborating in different African countries, GIZ’s Forests4Future (F4F) and the FAO Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) enhance agroforestry systems and business activities by linking producers and their organizations with processing enterprises, thus professionalizing tree-based value chains. The projects work with farmer and women organizations, which are crucial agents of change as they enable large networks, raise awareness and function as multiplicators of restoration implementation. The session shall draw from practical experiences in FFF’s and F4F’s partner countries, Madagascar and Togo.
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Resilient communities through tree-based value chains in sub-Saharan Africa
Array ( )Restoration Education Summit
As the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration drives opportunities to address restoration from new perspectives, The Global Landscapes Forum, International Union Forest Research Organizations, Wagenging Centre for Development, and Wageningen University and Research, along with numerous partner universities across the African continent, come together to transform how restoration is taught. Through the development of transdisciplinary, practice- and competence-based blended courses and curricula, an opportunity is presented to kick-start the development of Restoration Education as a new professional and educational domain.
Restoration Education Concept Note
Restoration Education Call to Collective Action
Building a Successful Forestry Career in Africa: Inspirational Stories and Opportunities
Réussir sa carrière dans le domaine de la foresterie en Afrique
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