GLF-2015

The term landscape has become dominant in conversations about land use and sustainability. This was especially true at the Global Landscapes Forum, a weekend full of experts and attendees talking and thinking about landscapes. But what are we exactly talking about, what does the term include, where does it come from, and what is the […]

A value chain is what turns a plant into your latte. Value chains represent the transformation of raw materials into final products available on your grocery store shelves, and detail the value added at each stage in the production process. Visualize the journey of traditional ‘farm-to-fork’ agricultural items; for example, taking an Indian-grown mango and […]

What are ecosystem services? The concept can be explained using a simple example. If you go and buy a wooden chair for 60 Euros, you’re agreeing that it is worth the 60 Euro price set both by the vendor and the market. Ecosystem services deal with nature’s services such as watershed maintenance or carbon sequestration from which […]

Small-scale, yet confident, baby steps at home can lead to larger-scale sustainable climate action. Sub-national authorities’—regions, states, provinces and municipalities—actions to address the impacts of climate change and implement their own INDCs (Intended Nationally Determined Contributions) in many countries can be models of change from which national governments could learn. Local actors and local-level planning […]

Former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks at the high-level opening plenary session from the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. The session explores the investments into sustainable landscapes that countries and private actors have already committed to – as well as the areas in which we need to scale […]

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius delivered a video address to the high-level opening plenary session at the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. The session explores the investments into sustainable landscapes that countries and private actors have already committed to – as well as the areas in which we need […]