Erik Acanakwo

CIFOR-ICRAF

Scientist and Country Representative, Uganda

Description

Erik is an Ecologist and Natural Resource manager with four years’ experience in savanna ecosystems management and four years’ experience in promotion of agroforestry technologies in displacement settings in northern Uganda. Through his work in the refugee settlements, his team has identified appropriate technologies for refugees and host communities. Erik has published on the effects of large mammalian herbivores and termites on tree communities in the African savanna, and on opportunities for building nutrition sensitive non-wood forest products value chains in northern Uganda.

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12:15 PM EAT - 1:15 PM EAT

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Realizing the full potential of trees for adaptation and resilience

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GLOBAL LANDSCAPES FORUM (GLF)

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: CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, CIRAD, Climate Focus, Conservation International, Crop Trust, Ecoagriculture Partners, The European Forest Institute, Evergreen Agriculture, FAO, FSC, GEF, GIZ, ICIMOD, IFOAM - Organics International, The International Livestock Research Institute, INBAR, IPMG, IUFRO, Rainforest Alliance, Rare, Rights and Resources Initiative, SAN, TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability, UNCCD, UNEP, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation part of Wageningen Research, World Farmer Organization, World Agroforestry, World Bank Group, World Resources Institute, WWF International, Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL)