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Originally published at World Resources Institute At the 2015 Global Landscapes Forum, countries, states, and financial and civil society institutions have announced new restoration pledges for Latin American and Caribbean through Initiative 20×20, a country-led effort to bring degraded and deforested land into restoration by 2020. The new commitments bring the total area to be restored […]

On the eve of the Global Landscapes Forum, kicking off on Saturday in Paris, our speakers are active in the blogosphere, promoting key topics to a wider audience. In the Huffington Post, Johan Rockström, Director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University, draws attention to The Carbon Budget For the Rest of Humanity’s Time on Earth. Together […]

By Thomas Hubert, originally posted at CIFOR’s Forests News With land use and livelihoods receiving unprecedented attention at the UNFCCC COP21 in Paris, proponents of an integrated approach to managing land use might well be feeling endorsed. But, as speakers at the 2015 Global Landscapes Forum in Paris warned today, achieving such sustainable land-use management […]

By Paula Caballero, originally published at World Bank blogs Playing out this week and next in Paris is a high-stakes match between science and political will. The science part is quite clear: 2015 is set to be the hottest year on record – a full degree over pre-industrial averages. Climate change is already taking a […]

The newspaper The Australian has acknowledged the importance of landscapes for the mitigation of climate change and the 2015 Global Landscapes Forum: The major event this weekend will be the third Global Landscapes Forum being held at the Palais des Congres in Paris. Journalist  Graham Lloyd follows Australia’s Environment Minister Greg Hunt, a speaker at GLF, who is […]