Climate change

By Diji Chandrasekharan Behr, originally published at World Bank Voices The energy at the Global Landscapes Forum held alongside the UNFCCC climate negotiations in Lima was electric—charged by the enthusiasm of the scientists, practitioners, indigenous peoples, investors, policy makers, youth and government negotiators who came together to share their latest innovations, tools and ideas for tackling climate […]

Este blog sobre la sesión de Foro Global sobre Paisajes REDD+ como un medio para lograr un desarrollo verde en la región de Madre de Dios, Perú fue publicado originalmente en el sitio web del WWF Perú La región de Madre de Dios es la capital de la biodiversidad del Perú; que alberga una gran riqueza cultural, […]

  By Susan Onyango, originally posted at the Agroforestry World Blog The world’s population is expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050. For some countries, this will double. FAO estimates that global agricultural production will have to increase by 60% to meet increased demand, driven by population growth and diet changes. On the other hand, […]

By Stefan Knights, originally published at UNEP On Saturday 6th December, most of the fascinating and thought-provoking activities were happening outside of the venue. I attended the Global Landscapes Forum which runs from 6-7 December, 2014. The first Global Landscapes Forum was held in Warsaw, Poland. The discussions at this forum focused on the linkages between land use sectors […]

publicado originalmente en COP20 Bajo el lema “de aquí a París: Fortalecer nuestros paisajes para la acción climática”, el ministro del ambiente y presidente de la COP20 Manuel Pulgar-Vidal dio cierre al Global Landscapes Forum 2014, uno de los side events más grandes celebrados en el marco de la Vigésima Conferencia de las Partes (COP20). El […]

  In two blogs from the Global Landscapes Forum in Lima, the Justin Catanoso from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting featured the event in the National Geographic, portraying Unilever CEO Paul Polman and human rights activist Bianca Jagger. Catanoso praises Polman as “one of the greenest CEOs” who understands the challenges of climate change and […]