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:
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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 indigenous peoples use landscapes approaches to conserve forests: Good practices and challenges for food security and livelihoods”. The panel focused on the roles and contributions of indigenous women in forest management. Also, experiences from REDD+ in Asia were shared, linking REDD+ with the land use of indigenous peoples.
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Conservation and Recovery of Native Seeds resistant to the Effects of Climate Change for Food Security
This presentation by Maria Josée Artist was given during the session “Ensuring free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) in REDD+”. She aimed to analyze the existing FPIC guidelines for REDD+ projects and the challenges of extending them to aid organizations and private businesses that are interested in REDD+.
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Assessment of Options for land use in a post-2020 world
This presentation was given the session “Assessment of options for land use in a post-2020 world“ and it took stock of recent publications on land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF), REDD+ and land-related CDM discussions in the UNFCCC. The presentation showed potential options for how the land sector might be included in a post-2020 ADP agreement, highlighting the relative strengths and weaknesses of those options.
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Large-scale land restoration: Creating the conditions for success
This collaborative presentation was given at a session of the same name which identified the technical, social and institutional conditions for developing successful long-term initiatives and explored how they can be sustained at regional and national levels. The findings and discussion will be used to further develop an emerging focus on land degradation of WLE and CIAT – and others that join.
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Ensuring Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) in REDD+
This presentation by Grace Balawag was also given at the session “Ensuring free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) in REDD+” that aimed to analyze the existing FPIC guidelines for REDD+ projects and the challenges of extending them to aid organizations and private businesses that are interested in REDD+.
