GLF Nairobi 2023

UTC+3 (Nairobi, Kenya)

Filmmaker panel: Storytelling for Earth

Oct 11, 2023 | 19:45 - 20:40
Digital

Environmental justice and rights Youth

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In this panel, leading filmmakers from around the globe will discuss the intersection of storytelling and environmental restoration. Hear storytellers reflect on why it’s so crucial to listen to voices from the frontline of community and global challenges. How do films document and create memory while contributing to environmental action? What is the role of aesthetics in storytelling about a world in crisis? How do outside storytellers and communities work together to tell local stories? Tune in to find out.

Speakers

Samuel Ekomol

Producer

Between the Rains film

Natasha Kimani

Head of Partnerships and Research

Africa No Filter

Juma Majanga

Producer

Eco-Warriors of Africa film

Anthony Ochieng

Conservation Photographer and Filmmaker

TonyWild Foundation

Prince Papa

Programs manager, Africa

Laudato Si’ Movement

Edilma Prada Céspedes

Director

Agenda Propia

Organizations

Relevant Booth

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)