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Youth Innovators and Mentors Ten youth innovators from ten different countries, with  different academic backgrounds, experience and problem solving skills came together. How easy do  you think it will be for them  to forge a common understanding to produce  an innovative solution which will address the education landscape challenge? Yes, I am talking about the […]

150 young people from across the world applied to join us in Paris in December to solve 5 landscape challenges. You voted for your favourite video and we’re pleased to announce Tamanda Chabvuta, communications officer at the National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi as the winner! Tamanda will receive two leadership coaching sessions with Pamela […]

This year, more than ever, youth were an integral part of the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), with almost one in five delegates aged between 18 and 30 years old. But, for many of these young delegates, a huge forum like the GLF can be a daunting experience. Challenging questions like ‘how can I meet and […]

The so-called landscapes approach, the unifying theme of the 2015 Global Landscapes Forum in Paris, appears to encompass every conceivable environmental and agricultural activity. The approach attempts to bring together, “multiple land uses in an integrated manner, considering both the natural environment and the human systems that depend on it.” Central to the approach is […]

By John Cannon, originally posted at CIFOR’s Forests News Landscape restoration has long been overshadowed by forest conservation when it comes to ecosystem-based strategies for tackling climate change. But now scientists and climate strategists are calling for greater recognition of the contribution of landscape restoration to climate change mitigation and adaptation. “Let’s stop calling them […]

By Corey Watts What do a Ugandan lawyer, a Mexican engineer, a Nepalese agriculture student, a Canadian policy advisor, and an Italian forest scientist have in common? They are all young, they are all innovators in their field, and they are all passionate about people and their environments. They are also all part of a group […]