GGM

Gambura Ganta Mengesha

Gamo Zone - Forest, Environment and Development Office

Biodiversity Conservation Team Leader

Description

Gambura Ganta Mengesha is 48 years old and holds a BA Degree from Haramaya University, Ethiopia. He has been working as an expert and Biodiversity Conservation (Ecosystem Conservation) team leader for the government office, the Gamo zone Forest, Environment and Development Office since 2016. He also acts as the focal person of the implementing partner for GIZ’s Forests4Future Project in the Lake Chamo Catchment Forest Landscape Restoration Program.

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)