Robert Nasi – The social tipping points needed to achieve a resilient and equitable food future in Africa
Hear from CIFOR’s Director General on how forests and trees protection can provide integrated solutions against the global climate, food and biodiversity crises, as well as CIFOR-ICRAF’s approach to addressing these challenges.
Cécile Bibiane Ndjebet – Women, land and food
Join this talk to learn about the work of the African Women’s Network for Community Management of Forests and the much-needed change they hope to achieve. Learn about the progress that has been over the decades for women in forestry and how an expert views the future.
Adrian Leitoro – Youth in Ecosystem Restoration
In this talk, Adrian will discuss his passion for dryland ecosystems and what he is hoping to achieve in his role as the GLF’s Drylands Restoration Steward.
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Transforming agri-food systems to combat climate change, halt and reverse natural resources degradation and feed a growing population puts land a focus of interest. The pressure on land is growing and comes with a magnitude of implications. The intersectionality of climate change, population dynamics, and external shocks like the pandemic constitute a major challenge. The session will address the potential and challenges of inclusive land governance as a lever to enhance local resilience and maintain a healthy and productive environment. Practical examples from African countries will be presented and discussed to inspire action for sustainable landscapes that “leave no one behind.” Different marginalized population groups like women, refugees, pastoralists and IPLC will be at the center of the discussion.
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Joshua Omonuk – Voices from pastoralist areas in Uganda
Learn how climate change is affecting pastoralist communities and why their knowledge and voices must be heard to ensure climate justice is delivered.
Fatmata Binta – Cooking traditional nomadic food
This talk will discuss the role of nomadic food in the Fulani community of West Africa and the importance of connecting with traditional cuisines. Chef Fatmata will share stories and transport us to the Fulani culinary world.
Eva Makandi – Youth in ecosystem restoration
The GLF’s 2022 Forest Restoration Steward will discuss her journey in ecosystem restoration and share insights for young people interested in getting involved.
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The session will contribute to GLF Africa’s, GLFx Nairobi’s and the International land coalition Africa (ILC Africa) key objective of identifying best practices, blueprints, and successful models for accelerating youth and women leadership in restoration and theme on landscape rights by showcasing success stories of individual to collective women and youth leadership in restoration that can be replicated or scaled from Kenya and beyond sub-Saharan Africa. This includes their leadership in decision-making around the governance of resources (e.g., land and trees), knowledge (including indigenous knowledge), and innovations in restoration implementation.
ILC Africa video
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Taking a round table approach this session will bring together financiers and commercial sector, livestock value chain and rangeland restoration actors to discuss how the linkages between sustainable livestock value chains and rangeland restoration can be strengthened, and investment in rangeland restoration improved. Jointly organized by ILRI, IUCN and GLF’s Sustainable Finance Team the session will combine discussions and hard talking with films and presentations of good practice. It is anticipated that this session will kick-start new partnerships for rangeland restoration through sustainable value chain development.
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All too often, the stories we hear about the Africa continent are not told by Africans, leading to misconceptions and negative stereotypes. How can Africa take control of its own narrative?
In the words of Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: “Stories have been used to dispossess and malign. But stories can also be used to empower and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people. But stories can also repair that broken dignity.”
Join this session to discover new narratives around the peoples, cultures, and landscapes of the African continent, as told by young storytellers from across the continent.
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The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration promotes an inclusive restoration approach and biodiverse ecosystems, while also incrementing human well-being. Yet, implementation on the ground often reveals the conflict between the economic and ecological aspects of restoration. The forest landscape restoration (FLR) approaches and the development of sustainable value chains can only be successful in the long term if they are embedded in an enabling policy environment. Thus, transformative change is needed which allows for the integration of biodiversity’s value in prevailing economic and financial systems. This session aims to explore how environmental policy instruments can trigger this transformative change and hence solve this conflict in ecosystem restoration.
White Paper
Valuing biodiversity to restore resilient landscapes
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Elizabeth Mrema – The post-2020 global biodiversity framework in Africa
Elizabeth Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), will provide insights on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework and its implications for Africa, as well as what it means to work equitably with Indigenous peoples and local communities and why biodiversity is a cornerstone of resilient food systems.
Chika Ezeanya Esiobu – Why African traditional and indigenous knowledge is key for agricultural development
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Africa is losing an alarming 3.9 million hectares of forest ecosystems each year. How can the continent prevent these losses while also providing its population with healthy diets and livelihoods? In this session, we will explore ways to boost financing for sustainable agriculture in Africa, including challenges and opportunities facing African agribusinesses, as well as good practices for impact investing in green commodities value chains.
White Paper
Mobilizing finance at scale to boost sustainable agriculture in Africa
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Achieving resilient, regenerative landscapes to address food and nutrition insecurity requires integrated approaches across sectors and involvement from stakeholders at all levels. Effective, consistent and programmatic knowledge management plays a key role in ensuring these goals are met in a strategic manner. This side event, organized under the general context of the FAO-led GEF-7 Sustainable Forest Management Impact Program on Dryland Sustainable Landscapes, will bring together executing agencies from four Global Environment Facility (GEF) Impact Programmes to present, compare and discuss how effective knowledge sharing is a catalytic tool for assuring greater results on the ground, even after the lifespan of the project. Concrete, innovative and replicable knowledge sharing approaches and lessons learned will be presented and discussed with country-level testimonials. The aim is to learn and inspire replication allowing for past experiences to harness future goals and ambitions of transformative Impact Programmes.
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The State of the World’s Forests 2022 | FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Family Farming Development Programme
Mainstreaming ecosystem-based approaches to climate-resilient rural livelihoods in vulnerable rural areas through the Farmer Field School methodology
Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in dry ecosystems to guarantee the follow of ecosystem services and to mitigate the processes of deforestation and desertification
Integrated approach to management of forests in Turkey, with demonstration in high conservation value forests in the Mediterranean region
Amazon Sustainable Landscape Program
Participatory Natural Resource Management and Rural Development Project (NEER-TAMBA Project)
Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program
Strengthening Management of Protected and Productive Landscapes in Surinamese Amazon
Amazon Youth Playing a Hands-on Role in Forest Protection
Honoring women’s contributions to their communities on Indigenous Peoples Day
Announcing: The Amazon Sustainable Landscapes (ASL) Interactive Data Portal
Emerging lessons from the resilient food systems program
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Promoting sustainable land and water use in the Amazon (also in español and português)
En español
Amazonía sostenible para la Paz
Paisajes Productivos Sostenibles
Corazón de la Amazonía
Asegurando el futuro de las áreas protegidas del Perú – PdP
Corredores de Conectividad en dos Paisajes Prioritarios en la Región Amazónica Ecuatoriana
Securing a living Amazon through Landscape Connectivity in Central Guyana
Construyendo bienestar humano y resiliencia en bosques amazónicos
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Family Farming Development Programme
Mainstreaming ecosystem-based approaches to climate-resilient rural livelihoods in vulnerable rural areas through the Farmer Field School methodology
Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in dry ecosystems to guarantee the follow of ecosystem services and to mitigate the processes of deforestation and desertification
Integrated approach to management of forests in Turkey, with demonstration in high conservation value forests in the Mediterranean region
Amazon Sustainable Landscape Program
Participatory Natural Resource Management and Rural Development Project (NEER-TAMBA Project)
Amazon Sustainable Landscapes ProgramStrengthening Management of Protected and Productive Landscapes in Surinamese AmazonAmazon Youth Playing a Hands-on Role in Forest ProtectionHonoring women’s contributions to their communities on Indigenous Peoples DayAnnouncing: The Amazon Sustainable Landscapes (ASL) Interactive Data PortalEmerging lessons from the resilient food systems program
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Promoting sustainable land and water use in the Amazon (also in español and português)
En español
Amazonía sostenible para la Paz
Paisajes Productivos Sostenibles
Corazón de la Amazonía
Asegurando el futuro de las áreas protegidas del Perú – PdP
Corredores de Conectividad en dos Paisajes Prioritarios en la Región Amazónica Ecuatoriana
Securing a living Amazon through Landscape Connectivity in Central Guyana
Construyendo bienestar humano y resiliencia en bosques amazónicos
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