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Ma. Eliza J. Villarino

Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

Research Fellow

@MaElizaJV

Description

Ma. Eliza J. Villarino is a research fellow at the Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture and the engagement lead of the CGIAR Initiative on Low-Emission Food Systems. A Ph.D. candidate at the University of Copenhagen, Eliza focuses her research on the role of institutions in environmental upgrading in agrifood value chains. She explores the relationship between incentives and zero-deforestation commodity production and is developing a framework on how non-market approaches can contribute to the development of low-emission food systems. Eliza comes from a strong policy, journalism and science communication background.

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CompensACTION: Mobilizing finance through innovative payment for ecosystem services schemes

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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)