UTC+3 (Nairobi, Kenya)

Putting smallholders at the center of deforestation-free value chains in Africa

Oct 11, 2023 | 11:45 - 12:30
Conference Hall

Rural development and green jobs Environmental justice and rights

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This session will look at how to rise to the challenge of the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products: to “avoid that the listed products Europeans buy, use and consume contribute to deforestation and forest degradation in the EU and globally”.

It will also explore how to put smallholder farmers, including women and Indigenous Peoples, at the center of this transition. The panel will examine key actions that must be taken to comply with the new regulations, potential challenges and stumbling blocks that may be specific to Africa’s context, and mechanisms or levers to engage with smallholder farmers.

Speakers

Traore Bakary

Executive Director

Initiatives for Community Development and Forest Conservation

Gillian Kabwe

Associate Professor

School of Natural Resources, Copperbelt University

Peter Minang

Director of Africa

CIFOR-ICRAF

@drpeterminang

Nancy Rapando

WWF Africa’s Food Future Leader

WWF

@WWF_Kenya

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)