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Of all the engaging videos from the 2014 Global Landscapes Forum, five were viewed more than others, first of all the round-up of the event in our final documentation. The views were counted before 24 December 2014. Invitation video to the 2014 Global Landscapes Forum, 6-7 December in Lima 446 views 2014 Global Landscapes Forum: […]

Of the many interesting presentations given at the 2014 Global Landscapes Forum, five were especially successful among our audience, four of which were given at civil society sessions: 691 views Shifting cultivation and forest landscapes in the Amazon This presentation by Lars Løvold from the Rainforest Foundation Norway was given at a session titled “How […]

This photo loop on the different functions of landscapes was shown during the two days of the 2014 Global Landscapes Forum in Lima, on the sidelines of the UN climate change negotiations. The photos are part of this year’s photo competition for which more than 250 photos related to landscapes, sustainability, biodiversity, food and people were submitted. […]

Global forum hears that current funding is “not enough for humanity’s biggest challenge” Experts have urged governments, business and investors to act faster and think bigger in fighting climate change and promoting sustainable development – and they name finance, human rights and sustainable landscapes as the necessary artillery. “We’re not yet acting at either the […]

By Peter Holmgren, Director General of CIFOR, originally published at the DG’s Blog The UNFCCC COP20 in Lima is around the corner, and expectations are mounting again on how far the world’s countries are prepared to go in handling causes and effects of climate change. Lima is the last main stop en route to a new climate deal […]

The Global Landscapes Forum 2014 is now carbon-neutral. The Swiss-based company South Pole Carbon has agreed to support an offset project for reforestation in Colombia to make up for the Forum’s CO2 emissions – for example from energy consumption at the event site in Lima or from participants’ flights. According to the Voluntary Carbon Market Survey 2014, South Pole Carbon is the […]