Kyoto 2019 Digital Edition

An Online Forum for Global Landscapes Solutions

What is the Digital Edition?

It's a chance to join a global discussion forging new ways to slash emissions and create climate-smart futures – all while staying home and keeping your own carbon footprint firmly in check. Besides broadcasting the GLF Kyoto conference in real time, the Digital Edition will also share a selection of crowd-sourced videos and take viewers on a virtual world tour to hear from communities and experts on the frontlines of change.

Join thousands online for a series of interactive webinars exploring landscape solutions:

24h

Live broadcast around the globe

7

Countries streaming live

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Inspiring video addresses

Don't miss the opportunity to go deep into some of the most pressing issues of our time with such leading lights as climate justice campaigner Mary Robinson, who formerly served as president of Ireland, alongside a host of other thought-leaders across the globe.

Program

Kyoto 2019 Digital Edition: An Online Gathering for Climate and Landscapes. Join thousands in our online series of video addresses, live discussions and creative talents for landscape solutions. See the agenda below.

12 MAY
13 MAY
14 MAY
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Bonn
Kyoto
Bogor
Nairobi
Wageningen
Vancouver
Rio
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Video series from inspiring leaders aimed at sparking conversation and action. Four segments, on climate, landscapes, lifestyles and rights, each followed by live Q+A with special guests.

ACT 1
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GLF Kyoto 2019 broadcast live from the conference venue

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Discussion forums broadcast live from around the world

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Time based on Kyoto time (GMT+9)

Kyoto now:

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Kyoto (GMT+9) ACT 1

Sun, May 12, 2019

22:00

Climate segment LIVE NOW

Join this around-the-world journey to learn more about the connections between climate change challenges.

23:00

Climate Live Q&A LIVE NOW

23:30

Landscape segment LIVE NOW

The whims of weather patterns are often used as a barometer to determine the scale of climate change, but the solutions lie firmly on the ground.

Mon, May 13, 2019

00:30

Landscape Live Q&A LIVE NOW

01:00

Lifestyle segment LIVE NOW

From fashion to plastic, food, architecture, health, economics, and education — take a look through a critical lens at the impact that overconsumption is having on the planet and on our wellbeing. Click here for full description.

02:00

Lifestyle Live Q&A LIVE NOW

02:30

Rights segment LIVE NOW

The contributions made by Indigenous Peoples, women, youth, local and rural communities, is essential to achieving change and reaching our collective climate goals.

03:30

Rights Live Q&A LIVE NOW

04:00

Re-Run Video address from Climate, Landscapes, Lifestyle and Rights segments LIVE NOW

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Meet some of our speakers

Daisaku Kadokawa

Mayor of Kyoto

Peg Putt

Coordinator of the Forests, Climate and Biomass Energy working group of the Environmental Paper Network

Constance Okollet

Chairperson

Kanako Morita

Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI)

Gerhard Dieterle

International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)

Mary Robinson

Republic of Ireland

Janene Yazzie

Indigenous Peoples Major Group on Sustainable Development

Yasuko Inoue

Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI)

Steve Trent

Environmental Justice Foundation

Mie Asaoka

Kiko Network, attorney at Law, NPO法人気候ネットワーク代表・弁護士

Komal Kumar

GLF Kyoto 2019

"The next generation will have nothing if we do not act now. Forums like GLF are very important in taking that action and bringing about that change."

Sadhguru
Mystic and visionary

"At the Global Landscapes Forum I really learned that if we do it together, it’s going to be a fantastic world – not only for our kids and the next generation, but for our generation."

Lina Pohl
El Salvador Minister of Environment and Natural Resources

"The Global Landscapes Forum addresses how land-use is central to global challenges that are more interconnected than many of us realize."

Deutsche Welle

What's on the agenda?

GLF Kyoto offers an opportunity to review the latest science, launch new initiatives and pitch innovative ideas for climate solutions across a myriad of landscapes. Conversations will zero in on how changes in patterns of human consumption can make a difference, in areas like nutrition, fashion, mobility, plastic and food waste. We'll also explore innovative financial initiatives that benefit landscapes while contributing to the climate solutions.

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Practical approaches to implementing U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change pathways to 1.5 degrees Celsius, focused on land-based solutions

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Restoration opportunities for accelerating climate change mitigation and adaptation action

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Innovative financial instruments to fund restoration and sustainable land use; strengthening the role of certification

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Innovative legal reforms in tenure and land-based investments that safeguard the rights of women, youth and local and indigenous peoples

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Ways of balancing food security with biodiversity, forest conservation and climate mitigation and adaptation

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Latest knowledge and instruments to measure progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement

Organizations that engage with GLF

Ways to participate

DESTINATION

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MEANINGFUL CHANGE

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We believe it's not too late to take meaningful action on climate change, and we're ready to hash out how to do that. Will you join us?

Sign up for the digital edition and share your expertise in an online discussion forum or digital summit. Or, come to Kyoto to host a plenary discussion or tabletop exhibition alongside 350+ stakeholders. Come help shape the conversation!

Contact

GENERAL INQUIRIES

Kamal Prawiranegara

GLF Global Coordinator

k.prawiranegara@cgiar.org

Judith Marie Sonneck

GLF Assistant Coordinator

j.sonneck@cgiar.org

NETWORKING & PARTNERSHIPS

John Colmey

GLF Managing Director

j.colmey@cgiar.org