MPBB

Michael Philippe Bessike Balinga

Description

Michael Balinga is Team Lead for Combatting Wildlife Trafficking in USAID’s West Africa Biodiversity and Low Emissions Development (WABiLED) Program. He has 22 years of experience in ecological, forest livelihoods and forest governance research conducted in the Congo Basin and Upper Guinea Rainforests, as well as in the West African Sahel. He has strong experience in regional and global environmental policy processes especially with implementation of the CITES and UNCCC. He hails from Bokito in Cameroon and has a Forestry and Wildlife Engineering degree from the University of Dschang.

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9:00 AM GMT - 10:30 AM GMT

Hybrid: Bute Hall

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Leveraging the Power of Forests and Trees for Climate Resilience

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GLF GLOBAL LANDSCAPES FORUM

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, 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, 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)