Landscapes

Originally published at SIANI The Swedish International Argricultural Network Initiative (SIANI) and EcoAdapt hosted a multi-stakeholder discussion event at the Global Landscapes Forum in Lima. “Moving targets: challenges and opportunities for sustainability in “frontier” landscapes” debate focused on relative success stories of the landscape approach to governance, complemented by the views from mid- and high-level decision makers and […]

By Bruno Vander Velde, originally published at Forests News Global agreements on forests and climate change must safeguard the rights of indigenous peoples, said a Latin American indigenous leader who called for setting clear rules over development initiatives that affect the forests they live in. “At the global level, forests are where indigenous peoples are […]

By Laura Deal, originally published at CIFOR’s Forests News Peter Holmgren, Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), challenged participants at the Global Landscapes Forum in Lima to “think big” and identified three key challenges to scaling up landscapes approaches: rights, finance and knowledge. “For too long we have been stuck in sectorial priority […]

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 […]

By Kate Evans, originally posted at CIFOR’s Forests News Young people in forestry don’t want to be thought of as the ‘future’ but be involved in important discussions and listened to in the present, was the message from a youth session at the Global Landscapes Forum in Lima, Peru. “I’m tired of hearing the young generation are the,” said […]

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 […]