Hyginus Laari

Global Landscapes Forum

Youth Communications Officer

Description

Hyginus Laari, a passionate environmental health advocate, is the Youth Communications Officer at the Global Landscapes Forum. Prior to joining the GLF, he had received national and international recognitions owing to his consistent advocacy for the planet's sustainability through the Sustainable Development Goals 6 and 13, including being an African finalist in the 2018 UN Environment Program Young Champions of the Earth Prize, being one of 100 Young African Landscape Leaders during the “Restoring Africa’s Landscape Campaign” prior to the GLF Nairobi event in 2018, and receiving the Millennium Excellence Foundation President's Youth Prize for environmental excellence, among others. Currently at the GLF, he manages the GLF Youth communications and outreach needs across all regions, including the Youth in Landscape Initiative social media accounts. He sees advocacy as a medium that can foster positive environmental change in Ghana, Africa and the world at large. He is inspired by hard work, and hence inspires others to reach their full potential.

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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)