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The 2016 Global Landscapes Forum has just closed with an announcement that Germany will host the Forum in Bonn as of next year. Here is what our co-coordinator, Natalia Cisneros had to say in her closing plenary address (video will be available soon).   “Dinesh is a young Nepali agriculturalist. He’s developed an online mentoring program […]

Mark Burrows, Vice Chairman at Credit Suisse, IFPRI’s Director General Shenggen Fan and CIAT’s Director General Ruben Echeverria give their endorsement to the long-term future of the Global Landscapes Forum. Through scientific input, capacity-building programs, online engagement, thematic symposiums and global events, GLF aspires to introduce one billion people by 2020 to the landscape approach […]

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 […]

By Peter Holmgren, CIFOR. Originally published on Thomson Reuters Foundation It’s time to look at the bigger picture and bring people and sustainability goals together If we are to find sustainable solutions to climate change, we have to look at the bigger picture. And in that picture climate change – and carbon emissions – aren’t […]

By Susan Macmillan, originally published on ILRI Take a 3-minute break from the political news cycles this weekend and watch this little video hot out of the oven. It reminds us why helping Africa’s food producers adapt to climate change are big matters. It tells us of stuff already being done to lessen Africa’s greenhouse […]

MEDIA ADVISORY The 2016 Global Landscapes Forum: Climate Action for Sustainable Development will take place on 16 November at the Kenzi Club Agdal Medina in Marrakesh, Morocco. Speeches and project launches at every previous Forum have made headlines around the world, and the event in Marrakesh will be no different. At the closing plenary, there […]