GLF Nairobi 2023

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Our Sessions

Interactive session

Sowing the seeds: Policy strategies for agroecology in Africa

Women as agents of change: Securing land rights for sustainable forest landscape restoration

Gambura Ganta Mengesha (Biodiversity Conservation Team Leader, Gamo Zone - Forest, Environment and Development Office)Workwoha Mekonnen (Landesa on Women Land Right in Ethiopia, Gender Specialist, Part-time consultant)Marie Wichmann (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Policy officer for food security in international organisations and land rights)Ousseny Zalifa Georgette (Rural Commune of Sadjoavato, Mayor)

Linking agroecology and ecosystem-based adaptation for climate-resilient landscapes

Mario Elie Ratovonirina (GIZ ProSoil Madagascar)Beatrace Ndisha (WWF Kenya)Oliver Oliveros (Agroecology Coalition)Geppert Sabrina (GIZ Costa Rica)

CompensACTION: Mobilizing finance through innovative payment for ecosystem services schemes

Ma. Eliza J. Villarino (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Research Fellow)Aaron Munzaa (Soil-Carbon Certification Services (SCCS), Strategy and Finance Director)Wiebe Smit (Clim-EAT, Policy and Impact Innovator)

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)