GLF Nairobi 2023

G20 Global Land Initiative (UNCCD)

https://www.unccd.int/

Our Sessions

Exploring the intersection of land and business

Lawrence Afere (Springboard, Founder and CEO)Apoorva Bose (G20 Global Initiative, UNCCD, Programme Coordinator)Mawuse Christina (Sommalife, Co-founder)Max Fontaine (Social Entrepreneur)Mashrur Hossaon Shurid (Ipage Global Inc, Bangladesh, President & CEO)Joann Lee (UNCCD, Programme Officer)Mmakwena Moesi (Viva Organica, Co-founder & Managing Director)Monica Yator (Indigenous Women and Girls Initiative, Founder)

Youth workshop: Creating a land of opportunities for future generations (registration required)

Introducing the Land Restoration Challenge

Ann-Kathrin Neurether (UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, UN ENvironment Program (UNEP), Communications Manager)

Why women’s land ownership matters in land restoration

Godfrey Eliseus Massay (Landesa, Country Program Director, Tanzania)Nardos Eshetu (Stand For Her Land, Project Manager)Jamila Gamashana (Kangalika Women Self-Help Group, Grassroots Leader)Audace Kubwimana (ILC, Africa Regional Coordinator)Joann Lee (UNCCD, Programme Officer)Esther Mwaura-Muiru (Stand for Her Land (S4HL) Campaign, Global Advocacy Director)Julia Nyambura Auma Sharon (Grassroots Land Activist)Rebekah Shirley (WRI Africa, Deputy Director)

Stewarding visions of justice and restoration

Gloria Amor Paredes (Salumayag Youth Collective for Forests, Co-founder)Apoorva Bose (G20 Global Initiative, UNCCD, Programme Coordinator)David Chapoloko (UNCCD, Land Hero)Mashrur Hossaon Shurid (Ipage Global Inc, Bangladesh, President & CEO)Joann Lee (UNCCD, Programme Officer)Clemencia Pinasco Ferreyros (GLFx Amazonia Peruana chapter, Communication Coordinator)Tahina Roland (Taniala Regenerative Camp, Founder)

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)