It’s not often you get to talk about GIS, facebook, and MTV all at once. But then, it’s not often that youth get to kick-off a conference. But Saturday was a morning of not-oftens. Not least of which entailed Bruce Campbell, Program Director of CCAFS, calling out for youth to revolt. ‘You’ve been negotiating all […]

Recorded live at the Youth:The Future of Sustainable Landscapes session held at the Global Landscapes Forum on 16 Nov 2013 in Warsaw. These speeches and discussions had the goal of bringing together youth and those working with youth in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, conservation, development, industry and/or climate change to highlight issues and possible solutions in […]

Approximately 85% of youth in Asia, Africa and Latin America depend on agriculture for food security and their livelihoods. Technology and the spread of social media have empowered youth to become social activists, entrepreneurs, and to develop connections with not only their local communities but also the rest of the world. Technology somehow seems to […]

From oyster farming to Uganda’s post-war forests: Eleven young entrepreneurs to kickstart the Global Landscapes Forum Youth: The Future of Sustainable Landscapes 09:00 CET on November 16 Old Library, University of Warsaw, Poland Confirm your attendance by emailing: m.kovacevic[at]cgiar.org Watch it live at archive.globallandscapesforum.org/live-stream Join the discussion on Twitter: @GlobalLF #GLFCOP19 To request media interviews, contact: […]

One month ago, Courtney and I reflected on the four recurring issues raised over and over again in events and activities with youth involved in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, conservation, development: (1) the lack for finance, (2) unattractiveness of the sector among the youth, (3) mismatch between the education system’s deliveries and the needs of the […]

Here is the last batch of submissions for “thought leaders”. Reading through them, you will realize these submissions not only span the globe, but also that young people work on a large and wide diversity of projects. A selection of these submissions will get a chance to speak at our youth session, part of the […]