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This two-day event, held on the sidelines of the UN climate change negotiations as part of the Conference of the Parties (COP19) in Warsaw, was attended by over 1,200 landscape, agriculture and forestry scientific experts, policymakers, and stakeholders. The Forum was designed to inform the global climate development frameworks about the opportunities of a holistic landscape approach to development.
The Initiative itself was launched during the 2014 Global Landscapes Forum, alongside the 20th Conference of the Parties (COP20) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It aims restore 20 million hectares of land by 2020.
The event was coordinated by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) together with the European Investment Bank, UNEP, the World Bank and PROFOR. More than 20 organizations and companies — among them OECD, UNCCD, Unilever and the Climate Bonds Initiative — shaped the agenda as session co-hosts. Participants included high-level representatives from Credit Suisse, Danone, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Willis Ltd.
Paris, France
Paris, France
London, England
Marrakesh, Morocco
The 2016 GLF in Marrakesh, a thematic event convened by a cross-sectoral consortium of international organizations, encouraged the exchange of the latest climate and sustainable development knowledge and research that will enable the transition from global commitment to local action. The 12 dDiscussion fForums, two plenaries, six launchpads and multiple networking and side events provided the more than 500 participants with ample opportunity to connect and confront pressing climate and development challenges.
More than 5,500 people from 95 countries connected in person and online at the 2016 Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) in Marrakesh to forge solutions to the planet’s greatest climate and development challenges through sustainable land use. In the closing plenary, the German government and GLF partners committed their support to the long-term future of the Forum and its vision of reaching one billion people.
The initiative was launched at an important moment in the development of the palm oil industry in the region, as it is on the verge of becoming a net exporter. High-level representatives of the nine governments met in Marrakesh to sign the pledge, which aims to be a sustainable driver of long-term, low-carbon development in a manner that is socially beneficial and protects tropical forests. The countries concerned are: Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone.
The APOI was the first major initiative of the Tropical Forest Alliance, a global public-private partnership set up in 2012 that aims to reduce deforestation linked to key global commodities.
The Global Peatlands Initiative, launched at the Forum in Marrakesh, is a new UN Environment- led multi-partner effort to save one of the world’s largest carbon stocks.
The Global Peatlands Initiative aims to scale up the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of peatlands in countries with significant peat deposits delivering benefits for agriculture, bio-diversity and the climate.
Jakarta, Indonesia
The day was led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) together with coordinating partners UN Environment and the World Bank, and executed with support from Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, CGIAR and the Asia-Pacific Rainforest Partnership. Science and breakout session hosts also included the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and the International Forestry Students Association (IFSA). In addition to organizational representation, grassroots representation from across myriad distinct communities in Indonesia, Southeast Asia and the globe were the central focus of activities and discussions.
The event saw a committed effort across the spectrum of GLF stakeholders to ground discussions around peatlands use and management in local-level experiences, challenges, aspirations and expectations. The opening session was led by grassroots leaders from across Indonesia setting the stage for the day, with the second plenary highlighting local experiences from peatlands leaders sharing experiences from Peru, the Congo, Indonesia and more. Community-based perspectives provided a foundation upon which the day’s science sessions, global knowledge exchanges, national-level dialogues and more committed to implementing tangible, context-specific actions and solutions.
