GLF Nairobi 2023

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Our Sessions

Opening plenary (Day 1): Transforming food systems and restoring landscapes through African-led...

Jenice Achieng (YPARD, Kenya Country Representative)Jochen Flasbarth (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany, State Secretary)Betty Kibaara (The Rockefeller Foundation, Africa Regional Office, Director in the Food Initiative)Daniel M. M'Mailutha (Kenya National Farmers’ Federation (KENAFF), CEO)Peter Minang (CIFOR-ICRAF, Director of Africa)Philis Njane (Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Kenya, Deputy director of Research and Innovation and an Agricultural Economist)Janice Nkoyato Mutui (White Mountain)Ibrahim Thiaw (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Executive Secretary)Éliane Ubalijoro (CIFOR-ICRAF, Chief Executive Officer of CIFOR-ICRAF and Director General of ICRAF)Nabalayo Wattimah (Music-maker and Illustrator)

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)

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)