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UNEP’s Executive Director talks about the relevance of GLF in global environment policy. UNEP is among the Forum’s six core partners and has been supporting GLF from the start. The closing plenary featured representatives from the Global Landscapes Forum’s founding and coordinating partners to share and discuss their visions and expectations for the future of […]

Sudan’s Minister of Environment, Rural Development, and Physical Planning, Hassan Hilal, talks about the link between land degradation, resource scarcity and conflict in Sudan. There is now broad recognition of the potential impact of landscape restoration on both mitigation (e.g. on vegetation cover and soil carbon sequestration) and adaptation (e.g. on resilient farming systems and […]

Anne Larson, Principal Scientist at CIFOR, outlines the state of the research and current questions concerning the implementation of global climate goals at the local level. The Discussion Forum addresses, based on CIFOR research in interaction with partners, the challenges and opportunities presented by the full participation of non-state (e.g. private sector) and subnational government […]

The opening plenary of the 2016 Global Landscapes Forum in Marrakesh will bring together leaders from policy, research, civil society and grassroots activism to share their visions for realizing climate solutions – utilizing the landscape approach and identifying key next steps to achieving tangible, implementable action. Speakers will share their hopes for the event and […]

On behalf of the German Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Economic Cooperation, State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth pledged support to the long-term future of GLF at the most recent GLF event – and explained why he sees the Forum at the center of efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals