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Pop quiz: how much land in developing countries do women own? A: Less than one per cent B: Two to five per cent C: Ten per cent D: I don’t know This was the opening question posed to the group gathered at the high session on gendered perspectives on land rights at this year’s Global […]

Each year, services provided by nature accumulate value in the trillions of dollars. Yet, many investors still tend to focus on unsustainable, short-term goals and strategies which exploits natural resources. As a consequence, the deployed financial capital often damages the environment as well as the economy. Considering the additional decline of natural resources due to […]

Now that I am back to my homeland, it seems to me that having been in Paris was a dream, but a dream come true. All my expectations were fulfilled, since the host country: culture, people, landscape, food; to the entire days advocated to solve the challenge and much more importantly, meet and work with […]

Attending the Global Landscapes Forum, as a part of the 50 youth innovators who were selected from across the globe for the Youth in Landscapes Initiative, was the kind of experience that one stumbles upon and new doors open. The dichotomy of the professional and personal is a faulty one as the passion that may […]

First, and foremost, my time at the Youth in Landscapes Initiative was inspiring, to say the least. With 50 youth innovators from every corner of the globe there was a truly refreshing openness, energy and desire to learn – the extent of which I have never experienced before. As someone who came in with a […]

Equity is a broad term, and can sound like a tall order to fill for initiatives seeking to help communities mitigate and adapt to climate change. It includes land tenure, adequate benefit sharing, equal participation of all stakeholders, distribution of social benefits, open access to information, access to justice, and the protection of the rights […]