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By Michelle Kovacevic “When you are young is when you have the energy…that’s when you can multitask. It’s good to be focused and passionate about what you do. Most of the young people from my experience want quick money or quick returns… the key advice I can give you is ‘do the work and the […]

Submitted by Stephen Kibet. Stephen Kibet was one of our inspiring Young Speakers at the Global Landscapes Forum’s youth session in Warsaw 2013. Ahead of the youth activities at December’s Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) in Peru, which will focus on building youth skills and knowledge to become leaders and effectively contribute to discussions, we caught up […]

Submitted by Sithembile Ndema. Sithembile Ndema was the master of ceremony of the Global Landscapes Forum’s youth session in Warsaw 2013. Ahead of the youth activities at December’s Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) in Peru, which will focus on building youth skills and knowledge to become leaders and effectively contribute to discussions, we caught up with Sithembile […]

  Interview with Uta Jungermann, Manager of the Forest Solutions Group of the World Council for Sustainable Development  In the 1990s, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a partner of the Global Landscapes Forum 2014, initiated a Forest Solutions Group (FSG), bringing together over 20 companies with a commitment to sustainable forest management. […]

To foster new thinking, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the Earth Institute of Columbia University issued a challenge to six thought leaders on climate: Tell us your big ideas on how to change the future by challenging the present. The Colloquium on Forests and Climate: New Thinking for Transformational Change was part of New York’s Climate Week […]

Submitted by Otim Joseph, one of our inspiring Young Speakers at the Global Landscapes Forum’s youth session in Warsaw 2013. Ahead of the youth activities at December’s Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) in Peru, which will focus on building young people’s skills and knowledge to effectively contribute to discussions and to become leaders,  we caught up with Otim Joseph to […]