Film screening: Paved Paradise

Sep 14, 2023 - Sep 16, 2023

Please note you need to register for the GLF Nairobi 2023 Hybrid Conference to watch the films and join the panel discussion. It’s completely free and only takes two minutes to sign up. Register here by selecting “General Online Pass”. To watch a film, simply head to the film webpage and click the play button. Enjoy!

Description

Other screenings: During GLF Nairobi on 11 and 12 October 2023
Q&A: Friday, 15 September

Director: Karsten de Vreugd
Year: 2023
Country: The Netherlands
Duration: 92 min
Language: Dutch, English and Spanish, with subtitles in English

What if everything you thought you knew about sustainable agriculture turned out to be wrong? How can extensive agriculture have such a positive image in terms of sustainability, and why does the idea of land-sparing never leave academia? To find these much-needed answers, filmmaker Karsten de Vreugd and biologist Hidde Boersma go on a worldwide quest to find out what the most sustainable food production looks like and what radical choices the world will have to make to provide everybody on this planet with a healthy and sufficient diet and a prospering environment.

The two friends meet scientists and other experts, including environmental activist George Monbiot, professor Andrew Balmford, Costa Rica's former minister of energy and environment Alvaro Umaña Quesada, the parents of Hidde, and many others. They learn that we need a new strategy to reconcile food production and biodiversity.
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Learn more about the production company Sugar Rush Film on Instagram.

Organizations

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)