In his keynote address to the Global Landscape Forum on investment in London, James Cameron, Chairman of the Overseas Development Institute and an investor in sustainable farming in Tanzania himself, said the facts – “reason” – were not enough to achieve transformative change in land use. Language that resonates with all stakholders – “love” – […]
Peter Wheeler, Executive Vice President of The Nature Conservancy, moderated the opening session of the Global Landscape Forum on investment in London on June 10, 2015 with Leslie L. Durschinger, Managing Director of Terra Global, Mark Burrows, Vice Chairman for Global Investment Banking at Credit Suisse, Bernard Giraud who moved from Danone to become President […]
A former vice-president at Groupe Danone, Bernard Giraud now heads Livelihoods Venture, an organisation that manages investment funds on behalf of corporations intent on making their supply chains more sustainable – all the way to the farm level.
Helena Viñes Fiestas, head of sustainability research at BNP Paribas Investment Partners, talks about the steps her bank is taking to investigate sourcing and land use practices in its portfolio.
James Cameron, chairman of the Overseas Development Institute, says his experience in both the investment and social and environmental development sectors has taught him that you cannot success in one without the other.
CIFOR’s director for forests and governance research, Steven Lawry, speaks on the side of the Global Landscape Forum on investment in London. He says corporate leaders have got the message that social and environmental degradation threatens their bottom line – yet much work remains to be done.
David Pitt-Watson is Executive Fellow at the London Business School and Chair of the UNEP Finance Initiative. After chairing the closing session of the Global Landscapes Forum on investment in London, he says there is now potential for finance to play its essential role and take money from where it is to where it is […]
Andy White is Coordinator of the Rights and Resources Initiative, an umbrella group of 14 non-profit organisations promoting forest and land use policy reform. Speaking from the Global Landscapes Forum on investment, he says settings such as the Interlaken Group now allow NGOs to engage directly with the private sector.
In this presentation, Cora van Oosten (CDI) introduces the landscape approach. Main topics are: – Novel approaches to regional development and food security – A detailed overview of the landscape approach – Major challenges for implementing a landscape approach By Centre for Development Innovation, Wageningen UR.
Investment bankers and fund managers met with agriculture and forestry researchers, representatives from advocacy groups and government agencies at the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case event held in London on June 10.
PlantNation is an on-line community website by the New Generation Plantations (NGP) – created to provide exposure to new voices in the plantation debate, where fictional stories complemented by interviews, give the starting point for creative quest for answers.
The Tropical Landscapes Summit in Jakarta concentrated on sustainable development. Bringing together government, private sector and NGOs the summit discussed economic action that needs to be taken in the fight against climate change.
The ‘youth in landscapes’ initiative is a world-first project uniting top young forestry and agriculture innovators (aged 18 – 35) to tackle global land use challenges and create solutions using innovation tools, leadership development and intercultural skills. To get involved in 2015 activities, contact Michelle at m.kovacevic[at]cgiar.org or sign up to our mailing list: www.landscapes.org/youth […]
CIFOR principal scientist Anne Larson speaks about the need to consider how climate change might affect men and women differently, and to incorporate gender into studies of both mitigation and adaptation. “If we don’t take a gendered approach, we’re likely to do more harm than good for women…In the REDD+ context, if the status quo […]
In this video, Robert Nasi, Deputy Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), speaks about bushmeat and food security. Protein from wildlife (including fish) is crucial to food security, nutrition and health across the tropics. The harvest of duikers, antelopes, pigs, primates, rodents, birds, reptiles and fish provides invaluable benefits to local […]
