Duncan Okowa

Landscape Policy Accelerator

Research Associate

Description

Duncan Okowa is a Research Associate at the World Resources Institute (WRI). He is Africa lead for the Landscape Policy Accelerator program, a peer-to-peer capacity development and co-creation program for policymakers looking to improve existing policies or design new policies or incentive mechanisms to accelerate landscape restoration. Prior to joining WRI, he was the Senior Programme Officer at the Institute for Law and Environmental Governance (ILEG), leading the design and execution of research, capacity building and advocacy projects around forests, natural resources and climate change governance. Duncan holds an M.A in Environmental Policy from the University of Nairobi in Kenya.

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How land restoration can heal the planet

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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)