Originally published at CIFOR’s Forests News Youth speaker Salina Abraham had the crowd on their feet last night in the closing ceremony of the 2015 Global Landscapes Forum. Well, a sizeable proportion of them stood anyway – when she invited all those aged 30 or below to rise to their feet to be seen. “These here are […]

Day 4 of the Youth in Landscapes initiative’s workshop, Global Landscapes Forum, Paris The youth innovators dedicated most of the workshop’s final day to fine-tuning their pitch and identifying the pitcher(s) for Sunday’s dragons den. It was also the last chance to get ready for the Global Landscapes Forum beyond the youth session, with the […]

Day 3 of the Youth in Landscapes initiative’s workshop, Global Landscapes Forum, Paris On Day 3 of the youth workshop, it was high time for participants to get their hands dirty in the task of developing solutions to their specific landscapes challenges. The teams brainstormed a range of solutions and then assessed them against a […]

Day 2 of the Youth in Landscapes initiative’s workshop, Global Landscapes Forum, Paris After bonding as a team during day 1 of the workshop, on day 2 the 50 youth innovators were ready to embark on a learning and practising process to prepare themselves for meaningful participation at Global Landscapes Forum. Building skills for youth leadership […]

Day 1 of the Youth in Landscapes initiative’s workshop, Global Landscapes Forum, Paris It’s official – the 2015 Youth in Landscapes Initiative has begun! 50 young innovators are working together to solve rights and tenure, finance, landscape restoration, education and water management challenges developed with our partner organisations. From 1-4 December, our workshop is designed […]

By Gabrielle Schittecatte, Youth in Landscapes capacity development co-leader Leaning on the podium in front of the class a little excessively with slick palms, wondering if students, like wild animals, can somehow sense uncertainty and fear. That’s what I remember from the start of the first lecture I gave to a university level class. I […]