As part of AFR100 Annual Partnership Meeting in Niamey, Niger, all participants was went to a field trip, visiting two village in Niger, to meet the community and hear they voice on the success story on restoration program.
During AFR100 Second Annual Partnership Meeting in Niamey, Niger, the GLF team had an chat with Bernhard Worm, Senior Policy Officer at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
During AFR100 Annual meeting in Niamey, Niger, the GLF team had a chat with Dr. Horst Freiberg, Head of Division of the Forest Division of German Ministry of Environment (BMUB).
Interview with Cameroon focal point for AFR100, Christophe Bring and Anicet Ngomin. And also with Madagascar focal point for AFR100, Julien Noël Rakotoarisoa.
Interview with Elvis Paul Tangem, at the AFR100 Second Annual Partnership Meeting. He is a coordinator for Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel Initiative.
“This is the perfect land—flat, fertile—all we need to do is drain it,” a farmer thinks upon approaching a peat forest. Draining the area turns waterlogged, carbon-rich soil into arable land, but in the process releases tons of carbon into the atmosphere. Only 15% of peatlands worldwide have been drained, but this alone is responsible […]
The Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case in London on 6 June 2016 brought together experts from the financial services industry with leaders from the corporate sector, government and academia to take investments into sustainable landscapes to the next level. This second edition of the event offered a unique platform for experts to explore the […]
The replanting of forests – when considering local livelihoods and national growth – can play a major role in achieving the climate objectives that were agreed in Paris. It is now time for investors to make a move and the ‘Forests for the Future, New Forests for Africa’ initiative has received the support of H.E. […]
“…the capabilities and knowledge of locals is a fundamental part of any landscape restoration initiative, and must be factored into sustainable landscape initiatives moving forward.” Read more about local inclusion efforts here.
The concept of the commons is both old and new, pervasive and endangered, effective at restoring landscapes and under threat of disappearing. So were the views represented on 5 December at the Global Landscapes Forum in a panel titled Commons tenure for a common future that gathered tenure experts from Oxfam International, the Center for […]
