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“One of the highlights of this year’s Global Landscapes Forum in Paris was the Dragons Den session, hosted by the Youth in Landscapes Initiative. Young professionals, selected from around the world, worked together as teams to come up with innovative solutions to pressing landscape problems. The teams took part in a four day workshop to build their […]

During the Global Landscapes Forum’s first Pecha Kucha Style Night, seven presenters took the stage to share their stories in a new format. Each presenter could use 20 slides, for 20 seconds each – no breaks, no opportunity to switch between slides. Slides were restricted to images and graphs only, avoiding long texts and endless […]

  “Ones’ destination is never a place but a new way of seeing things” –Henry Miller Arrival It was my first trip to Europe and I was anxious to arrive in Paris to participate in the Youth in Landscapes Initiative. My bags were packed, my travel documents were ready and I was ready to go. […]

Youth Innovators and Mentors Ten youth innovators from ten different countries, with  different academic backgrounds, experience and problem solving skills came together. How easy do  you think it will be for them  to forge a common understanding to produce  an innovative solution which will address the education landscape challenge? Yes, I am talking about the […]

150 young people from across the world applied to join us in Paris in December to solve 5 landscape challenges. You voted for your favourite video and we’re pleased to announce Tamanda Chabvuta, communications officer at the National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi as the winner! Tamanda will receive two leadership coaching sessions with Pamela […]

This year, more than ever, youth were an integral part of the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), with almost one in five delegates aged between 18 and 30 years old. But, for many of these young delegates, a huge forum like the GLF can be a daunting experience. Challenging questions like ‘how can I meet and […]