More than 3000 people came together at the 2015 Global Landscapes Forum in Paris in December to forge solutions to the planet’s greatest climate and development challenges through sustainable land use. Read on for videos of speeches and sessions, news and photos, as coverage and analysis from Paris continues.
DONOR ANDWe already know that we need you. We need your wisdom, your guidance, your investment. But I’m here to tell you, you may not know it, but you also need us too.
Head, International Processes Commission, IFSA
You cannot protect the forests from Paris, Oslo, New York, London. Only those of us who are protecting them already can continue to do so.
Secretary General, Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN) and representative of the International Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC)
“The people that I represent are the people that will ultimately make the difference.”
Managing Director and Vice Chairman, Global Investment Banking Credit Suisse
The solution exists. But the issue is to bring all actors together in a partnership that can really deliver on these solutions.
Economist and former Minister of Finance, Nigeria
Poverty, food security, decent jobs, energy, water, equity, ecosystems: They all depend on how we realize opportunities in the world’s landscapes.
Director General, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
