Agenda

Director: Khawla Hwiji
Year: 2022
Country: Tunisia
Duration: 10 min
Language: silent (credits in English)

In a world where climate change has profoundly disrupted the ecological balance, farmers are facing an unprecedented crisis. “Vision Floue” immerses the audience in the daily lives of these farmers who invest their heart and soul in their lands despite the difficulties. Exhausted by the depletion of water resources and soil salinization, they must face a heart-wrenching choice: to continue working for their land or to give up in the face of the consequences of climate change. “Vision Floue” offers a profound reflection on the impact of climate change on the agricultural world and invites the public to become aware of the urgency to act in order to preserve our environment.

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Join us on a private tour of the beautiful Karura Forest, located right next to the conference venue! The tour will start at the GLF Pavilion.

There are limited spots available, so all guests are required to pre-register.

Ecosystem-based adaptation and agroecology are two crucial tools for building climate-resilient landscapes. In this session, we will present a GIZ study on agroecology and ecosystem-based adaptation, supported by the German government, as well as a policy brief. In five practical steps, we will illustrate how the two approaches can be aligned and showcase three projects that demonstrate practical examples at the local level.

First, a representative from GIZ ProSoil project in Madagascar will elaborate on the lessons learned from improving farming systems through agroecological practices, showing its potentials and barriers for climate change adaptation and food security.

Next, WWF Kenya will illustrate its focus on capacity building of farmers in Taita Teveta County in Kenya for applied ecosystem-based adaptation.

Lastly, a GIZ project working in Ecuador, Costa Rica and Guatemala will demonstrate how ecosystem-based adaptation can be scaled up in Latin America to create more resilient rural landscapes.

The session aims to enhance linkages between ecosystem-based adaptation and agroecology, in line with creating synergies between the three Rio Conventions. On behalf of the Agroecology Coalition, Oliver Oliveros will wrap up the discussion and provide a closing statement.

Useful links:

• Agroecology, making ecosystem-based adaptation work in agricultural landscapes;
• Resilient landscapes – Five key messages on how to implement agroecology as a systemic adaptation response;
• Living Adaptation – Pathways to climate resilient agri-food systems

GLF Nairobi offers a unique opportunity to meet and connect with people from all over the world working towards a sustainable future. During this networking session, you will be randomly matched with other participants and have the chance to chat for a few minutes. After that, the platform will automatically assign you another participant so you can start another interesting conversation. Always make sure to briefly introduce yourself and start by explaining why you’re interested in the conference themes and how they relate to your work.

As the climate crisis accelerates, scientists, civil society, grassroots organizations and some policymakers are calling for urgent action to phase out fossil fuels, improve energy efficiency and promote sustainable land use alongside renewables. But millions of people are already dealing with the effects of climate disasters, biodiversity loss, severe food and water insecurity, and social inequalities.

It’s time for a new vision for Earth – one that will trigger a system-wide transformation to benefit humanity across the board and build both sovereignty and stewardship in landscapes. Join world leaders, activists and experts in this opening plenary to highlight the latest scientific insights, novel policy instruments and bold new ideas to build a new vision for earth – one that keeps us within planetary boundaries and ensures the well-being of people and our planet.

In this plenary, you’ll hear from investment-ready projects working on nature-based solutions and sustainable landscapes. These projects will pitch their work to investors, who will ask questions and share feedback in a Dragons’ Den format.

This session will examine the potential of jurisdictional approaches as a pathway to address challenges on the ground, focusing on case studies in Indonesia. Jurisdictional approaches promote multistakeholder collaboration, create incentives or value proportions and connect the dots between different types of initiatives across level or sector.
They have been implemented to improve forest conservation and sustainable commodity development in Indonesia, including in the oil palm sector.

Useful links:
Project flyer (Bahasa)

The G20 Global Land Initiative/UNCCD, which is leading the Land Restoration Challenge, will highlight upcoming activities under the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Speakers will also showcase other activities under the Decade, as well as other restoration challenges.

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Join us in celebrating a decade of the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), a journey marked by impactful dialogues and transformative visions from speakers worldwide. Over the years, thousands of voices have converged, each contributing to the collective mission of co-creating the landscape approach. Today, we honor some of our finest speakers, whose inspiring words continue to resonate and guide our path towards a better future. Tune in to be inspired by their insights and passion for positive change.

Hear Inger Andersen unveil her visionary perspective for Earth, which compels us to rewrite the narrative on Africa, follow its leadership and join forces with Generation Restoration to forge a brighter future of ecological renewal.

Inger Andersen is the executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme, appointed in 2019 by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. With a career spanning over 30 years in international development economics, environmental sustainability, and policymaking, she has a profound dedication to conservation and sustainable development. Before her role at UNEP, Andersen served as the Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Her extensive experience includes leadership positions at the World Bank and the United Nations, focusing on water, environment, and sustainable development, particularly in Africa and the Middle East. Andersen’s educational background comprises a BA from London Metropolitan University North and an MA degree in development economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.

Dive into the world of Rodrigo Medellín as he unveils his vision for Earth, urging us all to engage and ‘talk to your neighbor’ for a sustainable and interconnected future.

Rodrigo Medellín, a prominent figure in Mexican mammal ecology and conservation, has dedicated over 30 years to studying and safeguarding his home country’s diverse wildlife, with a particular focus on bats. With a multidisciplinary approach integrating community ecology, plant-animal interactions, population biology and molecular ecology, he has earned a PhD from the University of Florida after graduating from UNAM.

Medellín holds key academic positions, including adjunct professor at Columbia University and the University of Arizona. He has been a pivotal figure in various national and international conservation organizations, notably serving as President of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB). As a prolific author and researcher, Medellín has published over 170 works, including scientific articles and books on bat ecology, mammal conservation, and diversity. He is the founder and director of the Program for Conservation of Bats of Mexico, and his impactful contributions have been recognized through numerous awards and honors.

Join us on an inspiring journey with Zizipho, youth engagement manager at the Climate Development and Knowledge Network (CDKN) and a project manager at SouthSouthNorth in Cape Town, South Africa.

Zizi works to create platforms for knowledge exchange, capacity building workshops and innovative projects that amplify youth voices within decision-making processes. Her commitment to fostering inclusive dialogue has brought her to numerous international conferences and events on sustainable development. Through these platforms, they have facilitated discussions between policymakers, experts, and young leaders from various backgrounds to promote cross-sector collaboration towards achieving climate resilience.

This session will take stock of progress towards land restoration and what needs to be done to eliminate land degradation and move further towards restoration and regeneration. Through a food systems lens, it will examine how land use for food production needs to change in the decades ahead.

Greener.land is a free online tool that helps you choose the most suitable method for restoring your landscape whilst contributing to enhancing biodiversity, livelihoods, and resilience to climate change. Using filters such as aridity, land slope, and budget, you can identify suitable interventions for your own landscape that can help to revitalise the health of your lands, soils, and local ecosystems.

Greener.land is developed by Justdiggit, Nature^Squared and SamSamWater.

Embark on an enlightening journey with Otto Scharmer as he guides us through a system thinking-based reality meditation. Otto, a senior lecturer at MIT and the founding chair of the Presencing Institute, has spent two decades empowering leaders to embrace transformative cross-sector systems.

Pioneering the ‘presencing’ concept through bestselling books like Theory U and Presence, Otto brings us closer to learning from the emerging future. His vision, shaped by early experiences on a family farm in Germany, emphasizes nurturing the social field as the core condition for visible transformations.

Join us in delving into Otto’s profound insights on regenerative leadership and the transformative shift from ego to eco, an essential stride towards a better world.

If you could draw your vision for Earth, what would that look like? Join us on a visual journey as we unravel Emília Santos’ unique vision for Earth through her artistry. Emília, a Brazilian visual artist armed with a master’s degree in multimedia, delves into the depths of imagination, seamlessly blending materials and genres to bring her creations to life. From adorning magazine covers to collaborating on compelling projects like ‘Afrodisíaca,’ her artistic prowess knows no bounds.

This film tells the story of rattan harvesting in the village of Lelekaa, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, where communities have been involved in this tradition for decades. Although rattan is abundant, there are numerous challenges involved in producing high-quality rattan-based products and maintaining competitive prices. Government assistance and training can be a solution.

The film also shows how rattan has benefited the people of Lelekaa, helping them educate their children and an important source of income. This is a brief story about the beauty of nature and how the people of Lelekaa live closely with rattan.

Explore the powerful visions of young Earth advocates, Monica Yator and Bulimo Peter. Monica, a resilient climate change activist and founder of the Indigenous Women and Girls Initiative, inspires empowerment in the face of climate challenges. On the other hand, Bulimo Peter, an environmentalist at the nature-climate-justice nexus and Project Co-Coordinator for Youth4Nature’s INUKA Project, harnesses youth expertise to drive forward nature-based solutions and amplify restoration efforts. Join us in this journey of hope and action for a different future.

Delve into the inspiring vision for Earth with Dr. Solange Bandiaky-Badji, coordinator and president of the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), a global coalition advocating for the rights of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and Afro-descendant Peoples.

Driven by her dedication, Dr. Bandiaky-Badji spearheads initiatives addressing tenure rights reform and gender justice, shaping a strategic understanding of issues in Africa. With a strong academic background and experience in environmental sciences, philosophy, and gender studies, she brings a unique perspective to the global discourse on natural resource management, climate solutions, and peacebuilding. Join us as we explore her impactful journey towards a more inclusive and sustainable world.

Mariz Osbina is a marine biologist working on mangrove restoration in the Philippines. She is also a program officer at Oceanus Conservation, a local youth-led NGO, where she focuses on ocean literacy and advocacy, citizen science for seagrass monitoring, biodiversity assessment, and communications. She is also the communications coordinator at GLFx Mindanao.

Throughout her career, she has aimed to promote marine education for youth, collaborate with local communities, and make a positive impact on marine conservation in the Philippines.

The session will showcase the CompensACTION initiative, which was launched under the German G7 presidency in 2022 and aims to give agricultural producers adequate compensation for their work. It especially seeks to help smallholders in developing countries earn a living income by selling their produce and being paid for the ecosystem services they provide.

The session will present evidence from pilot projects, share experiences from partners on payment for ecosystem services schemes, and showcase opportunities for new partnerships.

Useful links:

• Rethinking inorganic fertiliser subsidies;
• Compensating farmers for ecosystem services

This side event, co-organized with the Stand 4 Her Land Campaign, GROOTS Kenya, and ILC Africa, will bring grassroots women, government and CSO representatives as well as international development agencies together to highlight the nexus between land restoration, secure women land rights and addressing the climate crisis.

It will also disseminate knowledge around successful practices by women restoring land in highland and rangeland ecosystems and create networking opportunities to advance land restoration goals.

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How can storytelling ignite environmental and social action? How can you amplify your message by telling “solution stories” – and what does that look like in journalism, filmmaking and other areas?

Get the answers from two filmmakers presenting their work at the New Vision from Earth Film Festival. This conversation will bring together a journalist and outreach program manager at Pulitzer Center and a community changemaker to explore “solution stories” featuring real, local changemakers as protagonists, and how these stories can impact communities.

Two short films will be at the center of this conversation, and everyone registered for the GLF Nairobi 2023 Hybrid Conference can watch them now for free at the New Vision for Earth Film Festival: Eco-Warriors of Africa and The Forest Guardian.

Join us for an enlightening session with the new CEO of CIFOR-ICRAF, Éliane Ubalijoro, as she details a new vision for Earth catalyzed by trees, forests and agroforestry. By laying out a pathway and real-world solutions to restore biodiversity and build climate resilience and sustainable food systems, participants will gain new insights into the innovative tools, science, practice and technology that can transform our world.

Join us on a journey through landscapes from Latin America and the Caribbean, and watch our community of actors at work on the ground. From the GLFx Plan de Amayo seedbed in El Salvador, to the mountainous ecosystems of El Higuerón, San Francisco de Asis peasant community in the Salas district in Lambayeque, Peru, we’ll look at how the GLF’s Restoration Stewards and Chapters are working to create sustainable landscapes.

This interactive session will delve deep into the challenges and opportunities to catalyze climate finance for nature-based solutions, especially in the Global South, featuring solutions from Luxembourg. It will emphasize the importance of climate finance for nature-based solutions and discuss strategies to ensure that financing reaches local communities.

Tune in to discover solutions from Luxembourg organizations and institutions on climate adaptation and mitigation financing, as well as form new collaborations for sustainable finance, ecosystem restoration and biodiversity conservation ahead of the UNFCCC COP28 climate summit.

Otto Scharmer prepared a special video on his approach to systems based reality meditation for GLF Nairobi. It starts with the current state of the system, then tunes into emerging future possibilities. He also kindly provided a guided exercise for us to lead at the conference. Come and join for this collective inquiry into the future possibilities our hearts desire!

Embark on a transformative journey as Wanjira Mathai, the managing director for Africa and Global Partnerships at the World Resources Institute, unveils her visionary perspective amidst the biodiversity and climate crises.

Wanjira Mathai is a remarkable leader with over two decades of experience advocating for profound social and environmental change on both local and international stages. Currently serving as the managing director for Africa and global partnerships at WRI, her impactful journey has included roles as VP & regional director for Africa and co-chair of WRI’s Global Restoration Council. Wanjira is also the Chair of the Wangari Maathai Foundation, honoring the legacy of her mother, Wangari Maathai, a 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and founder of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya.

Recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential African Women in 2018, 2020 and 2021, Wanjira’s commitment to sustainable change is underpinned by her strategic advocacy and invaluable contributions to the realms of climate change, youth leadership, sustainable energy, and landscape restoration. Join us as we delve into the wisdom and insights of this extraordinary advocate for positive change.

Enjoy and reflect on stories from the New Vision for Earth Film Festival. Produced in the Colombian Amazonia and the forests of Uganda, these two films inspire action while instilling commitment and admiration toward local communities taking care of Mother Earth and, in turn, helping everybody’s existence on the planet.

Capacity development and education are the latest addition to the CIFOR-ICRAF palette of science in action. This session is for CIFOR-ICRAF staff and partners to exchange existing experience with capacity development and education and co-create a sound strategy for collaborative action.

Together, we will explore how best to create a model for translocal and glocal learning and make strategic use of digital edu-technology to achieve its aim. As an example, we will present the Digital Campus, an extension of the Landscape Academy that aims to provide space for learning and exploration through blended learning. It harbors vibrant communities of learners and educators and offers all the tools that are needed to create meaningful learning experiences. We will walk through the Digital Campus and its features, and you will learn how to use it in your own work.

Well managed carbon markets can provide opportunities for nature, communities and the economy. However, the introduction and implementation of carbon credit schemes also comes with serious risks: people with insecure tenure rights risk being excluded from benefit sharing and decision making and could even being forced off their land.

This session will discuss the risks of carbon markets to local communities without tenure rights, as well as ways to address them and allow community members to become active stakeholders in carbon markets and reap the benefits.

Useful links:
Safeguards for Carbon Markets – Prioritizing Local Communities’ Tenure Rights

Most of the extreme weather events and impacts of the climate crisis are hitting the most vulnerable communities and landscapes. According to article 8 of the 2015 Paris Agreement, “parties recognise the importance of averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change including extreme weather events and slow onset events.” But is recognition of these realities the best we can do as humanity?

Without tangible solutions at COP 26, heads of states of the majority world and young activists in the Global South managed to include “loss and damage” in the final outcome of COP 27. But what is next? For this Youth Daily Show, we are sitting down with activists from the frontlines of the climate crisis to shine a light on what these issues really mean for the world today and tomorrow.

This session will present an evidence-based approach to finding low-cost, accessible and straightforward options that will allow countries in the Global South to meet their nationally determined commitments to the Paris Agreement. With our country partners, we will discuss and share insights from this approach in Colombia, Kenya and Vietnam.

Join us on a journey through landscapes from Asia and the Pacific region and witness the on-the-ground field activities of our community of actors. From the Salumayag Youth Collective for Forests initiative in Mindanao, the Philippines, to the School Meet the Reef conservation initiative in Mirissa, Sri Lanka, and the Pongo Ranger community in Kalimantan, Indonesia, we will look at how the GLF’s Restoration Stewards and Chapters are working to build sustainable landscapes.

Lynn Hernandez is young Guatemalan woman committed to forest restoration and conservation linked to communities. She applies her expertise in agricultural engineering in renewable natural resources at the Private Institute for Climate Change Research and at the GLFx South Guatemala chapter.

She holds extensive experience in research development focused on sustainability, production unit diversification, community organization processes, academic interlinking of transdisciplinary groups and more. Her experience and academic network span both Guatemala and Mexico.
She also helped create an advisory platform for groups of vulnerable sectors, small producers, communities, and institutions on restoration and landscape management. Lynn’s work has leveraged inter-institutional spaces and mid-scale actions that strengthen territorial governance.

Isabelle Dela Paz is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Forestry at the University of the Philippines, Los Baños (UPLB), specializing in Urban Forestry because of her interest in urban agroforestry and climate change mitigation. She currently works as a Communications Associate at CIFOR-ICRAF Philippines and as the current President of the International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA). From 2021 to 2023, Isabelle served as IFSA’s Internal Councilor. She was also the former Vice President of the Association of Filipino Forestry Students, which is a duly recognized academic-environmental organization in the Philippines.

This introduces biological corridors as an important element for the success of large-scale ecosystem restoration. It is crucial to ensure connectivity across landscapes to allow ecosystem restoration to contribute to climate adaptation, human well-being and biodiversity conservation.

This session presents examples of successful implementation from three different organizations: the NGO Pro Eco Azuero on the Azuero Peninsula in Panama, the Environmental Investment Fund of El Salvador (FIAES) and the National System of Conservation Areas of Costa Rica (SINAC), and discusses how governments can design supportive policies. It asks: how can we make the benefits of biological corridors more evident to different stakeholders, and how can we scale up successful approaches?

Conectar paisajes – creando corredores biológicos para la restauración de ecosistemas
La sesión presenta los corredores biológicos como un elemento importante para el éxito de la restauración de ecosistemas a gran escala, ya que, logrando la conectividad a través del paisaje es fundamental para que la restauración de los ecosistemas contribuya a la adaptación al clima, el bienestar humano y la conservación de la biodiversidad. La sesión presenta ejemplos de aplicación con éxito por parte de la ONG Pro Eco Azuero en la Península de Azuero en Panamá y analiza el Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación de Costa Rica (SINAC) y cómo los gobiernos pueden diseñar políticas de apoyo. La sesión se pregunta ¿Cómo podemos hacer que los beneficios de los corredores biológicos sean más evidentes para las diferentes partes interesadas y cómo podemos ampliar los enfoques exitosos?

Useful links:

• PARQUES NACIONALES, UN PRIVILEGIO PARA EL PAÍS
• Estrategia Nacional de Restauración Costa Rica 2021
• Caso de éxito – Los Santos (negocios verdes en Corredores Biológicos)
• Pro Eco Azuero UNETE a nuestro movimiento!

The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been hailed as a “survival guide for humanity.” We learned that global warming is “more likely than not” to reach 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in the near future, resulting in “increasingly irreversible losses” and triggering critical climate ‘tipping points’.

What is stopping us from phasing out fossil fuels, protecting ecosystems and reducing deforestation? What will it take to get governments and business to take real, meaningful climate action?

There is still hope for a just transition to a decarbonized world, but we must act now: every fraction of a degree matters. In the closing plenary of GLF Nairobi, join us in crafting a survival guide for humanity.

This year, the GLF turns 10 years old, with CIFOR-ICRAF turning 30, and you’re invited to join us for a special celebration. Don’t miss our night of music with local act Akoth Jumadi, supported by spoken-word artist Stom Wambuko and hosted by Natasha Elkington. Food and drinks will be provided.

This celebration will be co-hosted with FLARE to kick off their 2023 Annual Meeting, which takes place in Nairobi from 12–16 October.