by Renata Lozano Being a Youth Facilitator in Global Landscapes Forum 2016 was a unique opportunity to engage deeply in my current work -landscapes restoration-, as well as with experts and government officials working on the topic. My role was to facilitate the session on “Policy learning from REDD+ for Zero Deforestation and Restoration Initiatives” […]

By Roy Winkelhuijzen There are various words to explain my experience as a youth facilitator in the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF). Inspiring – to feel the buzz at the event venue and learn about innovative ideas. Instructive – to hear from so many experts in the field and work on my facilitation skills. Yet, the […]

The 2016 Global Landscapes Forum has just closed with an announcement that Germany will host the Forum in Bonn as of next year. Here is what our co-coordinator, Natalia Cisneros had to say in her closing plenary address (video will be available soon).   “Dinesh is a young Nepali agriculturalist. He’s developed an online mentoring program […]

My name is Malika Kassi, and I am from Morocco. I received a bachelor degree in Ouarzazate and then a master degree in Applied Foreign Languages in Marrakech at Cadi Ayyad University. During my studies, I worked as a cultural mediator for Marrakech Biennale Association 6th Edition.  Before being enrolled in the master program, I […]

When you ask 10 people to define a “landscape”, chances are you get 10 different answers. Landscapes can be very diverse and perform varying functions for different people. Even at the Global Landscapes Forum, there is no universally agreed upon definition of a landscape. Is this a problem? I don’t think so. The beauty of […]

I am from Mexico, a country where the vast majority of our forests are considered common property. In the face of this land tenure, the concept of “landscape” doesn’t have the same translation in Spanish. Thus, we use different terms to define a wide variety of territorial mosaics that include crops, plantations, cattle raising, degraded land, […]