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Benki Piyãko, an Indigenous leader from the Amazon, sang in his native language to close the two-day digital event on biodiversity and planetary health. Pilar Valbuena, GLF
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NEW RELEASE: OUTCOME OF 2020’S LARGEST BIODIVERSITY CONFERENCE
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As countries grapple with ripples and resurgences of the zoonotic COVID-19 virus, the global community is taking stock of its failures to prevent mass biodiversity loss and extinction and setting a better agenda for the coming decade.
GLF’s Biodiversity Digital Conference centered biodiversity in global, national, regional and community-level efforts, bringing together top experts from human, animal and ecological health to discuss ways to ‘build back better’. The event attracted 5,000 participants from 148 countries. The messages shared reached 35 million people through social media.
So what are the pathways for transformative change? Read the newly released Outcome Statement.
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You can also access the GLF Biodiversity Donor and Partner Report here.
Up next: A host of exciting events are on the horizon for 2021, including a new Investment Case Symposium, GLF Africa: Drylands, GLF Amazon, GLF Glasgow alongside COP26, and the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
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GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONS ISSUE COMPREHENSIVE SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESTORING THE EARTH’S ECOSYSTEMS
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GLF Biodiversity 2020 was the platform for the release of 15 white papers from global organizations, issuing a comprehensive set of recommendations for restoring the Earth’s ecosystems to reverse the climate and biodiversity crises. These will serve to advise negotiations and decision making at the 2021 UN Convention on Biological Diversity meeting and IUCN World Conservation Congress.
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RERUN: BIODIVERSITY TALKS AND NEWS ON POLICY, HEALTH, NEXT STEPS
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Missed something at GLF Biodiversity? All plenaries and sessions can be re-watched on your own schedule here.
Looking for quotable content? Check out the event’s press releases and media advisories on our Press Center page.
For a thorough event rundown, Landscape News has you covered:
To access even more resources, browse the post-event page here.
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GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR INNOVATORS TO JOIN DISRUPTIVE TECH CHALLENGE FOR RESTORING LANDSCAPES IN THE ARAL SEA REGION
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The World Bank, with support from the Global Landscapes Forum, Plug and Play and Kazakh-German University, are calling for proposals from innovators around the world to submit economic and sustainable development solutions for Central Asia in the Global Disruptive Tech Challenge 2021: Restoring Landscapes in the Aral Sea Region. Get more information on the challenge here.
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GLFX LAUNCH: LOCAL LEADERS JOIN THE GLF MOVEMENT WITH ACTION IN THEIR LOCAL LANDSCAPES
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GLFx is officially up and running! This global movement of independently-organized local chapters of the GLF offers members exclusive access to leading scientists, virtual knowledge resources, and both local and digital events.
Existing chapters represent a wide range of objectives, identities and areas – from a women-only collective in Veracruz, Mexico to a youth-led restoration platform in Nairobi, Kenya. Read more about GLFx chapters here.
To join the movement or start your own chapter, sign up here to connect with changemakers for sustainable landscapes.
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Eucalyptus trees, right, cleared for tree plantations in Kenya's Mau Forest area, where trees are crucial for protecting the water supply for 3 million people. Patrick Shepherd, CIFOR
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The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. The Forum takes a holistic approach to create sustainable landscapes that are productive, prosperous, equitable and resilient and considers five cohesive themes of food and livelihoods, landscape restoration, rights, finance and measuring progress. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank and Charter Members.
Charter Members: CIRAD, CIFOR, Climate Focus, Conservation International, Ecoagriculture Partners, The European Forest Institute, Evergreen Agriculture, FSC, GEF, GIZ, IPMG, CIAT, ICIMOD, IFOAM - Organics International, INBAR, IUFRO, Rainforest Alliance, Rare, Rights and Resources Initiative, SAN, The Crop Trust, UNEP, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation part of Wageningen Research, World Agroforestry, World Farmers' Organisation, World Resources Institute, WWF International, Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL), World Bank Group. |
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