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Restoration

Restoration

Meet the content creators shaping the conversation on sustainable landscapes

Meet the 2024 GLF Social Media Ambassadors: 42 influencers from 27 countries shaping the conversation on sustainable landscapes in 15 languages.

 

2024’s Restoration Stewards: 7 young people changing the world

Meet the seven young environmentalists joining GLF this year as part of the 2024 Restoration Stewards program.

 

The sound of mountain restoration: a five-day adventure in Colombia

Six Restoration Stewards, five days and one of the most biodiverse mountain regions in the world

 

Bring back the bees: How farmers are restoring Peru’s pollinators

In the Peruvian Andes, local farmers have long lost touch with their ancestral wisdom. One project aims to reconnect them for resilience.

 

Forest gardens in Madagascar: Oases of hope

In the Menabe region of Madagascar, a local community is building resilience by embracing agroforestry and farmer-managed natural regeneration.

 

Reviving Kenya’s mangroves: A locally-led renaissance

Mangroves play a crucial role in keeping coastal ecosystems healthy. But in Kenya, they’ve come under threat – until young leaders stepped in.

 
Libreville

Green Gabon: The West African nation leading the world in biodiversity protection

As Gabon closes in on a $500 million debt-for-nature swap, here’s how the West African nation is leading the world in biodiversity conservation.

 
Nigeria cattle

4 community-based organizations building food sovereignty in Africa

At the GLFx Africa Chapter Summit, we asked four local chapters how they’re building a greener food future for their communities.

 

How is African leadership transforming landscapes?

GLF Live with Éliane Ubalijoro

 
Avenue of the Baobabs

Madagascar is open for investment in people and nature

An announcement from Africa’s largest biodiversity trust fund

 
Benin

How Benin is tackling the climate crisis

In Benin, climate change is causing drought, floods and rising sea levels. Here’s how local people are taking control of their own fate.

 
Everyone has a story

Stories as enablers for ‘deepscaling’ forest restoration 

By Rina Tsubaki Originally published on the Resilience Blog. Science is the key to the future of our forests. Without it, we cannot restore and make forests resilient to climate change. But is science really all we need? What about the role stories play in forest restoration and, thinking even bigger, in systems change? If […]

 
Continental Bridge, Puerto Maldonado

‘We believe that the forests can be restored’

The Peruvian Amazon is increasingly under threat from climate change and deforestation. Meet the local non-profit working to restore it.

 

River songs: why waterways matter for climate, creatures and communities

Rivers are a crucial climate change solution, but they don’t get the attention they deserve. Here are some ways to fix that.

 
Waladuna Mosque in Muara Baru, North Jakarta

Humanity’s last chance? New climate report fires final warning shot

“A rapidly closing window of opportunity” to tackle climate change: here’s what we learned from the latest IPCC Synthesis Report.

 
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