GLF-2015

Watch this Discussion Forum on the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. Indonesia’s fires and haze have implications across multiple scales, including regional investment and political relations, as well as international trade and global commodity supply chains. However, it is a challenge that will have to be met […]

Watch this Discussion Forum on the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. Demonstrating and measuring nature‘s values requires a rigorous, evidence-based assessment of business-as-usual and alternative policy scenarios. This session identifies the economic and policy drivers and incentives that influence land-use decisions and management techniques within production systems […]

Watch this Discussion Forum on the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. Investors are motivated to support the development of financial solutions for integrated landscape initiatives. The session presents concrete business cases in conjunction with three financial instrument solutions: Multi-layered investment funds, conservation/environmental performance indexed bonds, and landscape/AFOLU […]

Watch this Discussion Forum on the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. Recent years have seen an expansion of commitments by forest country governments, corporations, donors, and investors to reduce deforestation and land-use emissions. However, these commitments have proven difficult to implement owing to the complex challenges of […]

Watch this high-level session on the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. The session discusses practical options to redesign fiscal instruments to be more conducive to sustainable rural economic development as well as country approaches to make this happen. There are major challenges to meet increased demand for […]

Watch this high-level session on the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. The session discusses the practical requirements for implementing gender-sensitive land restoration; in an effort to get beyond the usual rhetoric on gender issues. The gender dialogue brings diverse and constructive points of view to bear on […]