GLF-2015

“…the capabilities and knowledge of locals is a fundamental part of any landscape restoration initiative, and must be factored into sustainable landscape initiatives moving forward.” Read more about local inclusion efforts here.

By 2050, the world’s population is expected to reach 9.7 billion. With population and income growth driving food demand—and climate change threatening to reduce crop yields worldwide—what can governments and civil society organizations do to fight hunger? One favorable approach is a thorough use of accurate data and information and communication technologies (ICT). On Saturday, […]

The concept of the commons is both old and new, pervasive and endangered, effective at restoring landscapes and under threat of disappearing. So were the views represented on 5 December at the Global Landscapes Forum in a panel titled Commons tenure for a common future that gathered tenure experts from Oxfam International, the Center for […]

In the launchpad of the Global Landscapes Forum in Paris, held alongside the UNFCCC COP 21, Seth Shames, Director of the Policy Program of EcoAgriculture Partners, and his colleagues released the Little Sustainable Landscapes book. This book represents the fruit of collaboration between major organizations—such as Global Canopy Programme, EcoAgriculture Partners, IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative, The Nature […]

Seven billion people live on the planet. As populations grow our increasing need for food, goods, and services leads to deforestation on a scale difficult to comprehend. What’s the cost? In December, at the 2015 Global Landscapes Forum held in Paris alongside the UNFCCC COP 21, I attended a session entitled: industrial agriculture, ape conservation […]

At the UNFCCC COP 21 climate talks held in Paris in December 2015, it was announced that Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom discussed the great potential of the REDD+ program in achieving the two degree Celsius (2°C) limit on climate change and made an agreement to give US$5 billion over the next six years. The […]