GLF Climate 2021

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Irene Ojuok

Global EverGreening Alliance

Ambassador

Description

Irene Ojuok in an Environmentalist with over 10 years’ experience working with rural communities in Kenya. She holds a bachelor’s in environmental studies, master’s in project planning and Management and recently has commenced her Doctoral research in Land Degradation and Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) in Kenya at the Right Livelihood College (RLC) Campus Bonn, University of Bonn at the Center for Development Research ZEF. Irene has vast experience in, project design & implementation, capacity building, advocacy & policy influence, private sector partnerships and engagements, gender mainstreaming and documentation mainly in sustainable land management practices, climate change and community driven development models. She is passionate in transforming lives and landscapes through sustainable land restoration and livelihoods strengthening efforts notably FMNR which have seen her honored as Global Evergreening Ambassador, Tree Ambassador by Total Eco Challenge Kenya in 2016 and Global FMNR champion through FMNR Hub. She believes in Mahatma Ghandi quote “I am the source of change I want to become”.

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9:00 AM GMT - 9:45 AM GMT

Interactive sessions

The Film-maker meets the Forest-maker - The story behind FMNR and its role for restoration of...

12:30 PM GMT - 1:15 PM GMT

Hybrid: Bute Hall

Restore Africa: Connecting Community-Led Solutions to the Carbon Market

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)

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