On September 23rd 2014 at the United Nations summit on Climate change in New York, governments, companies and campaigners made a pledge to halt the loss of the world’s natural forests by 2030, halve the rate of deforestation by the end of this decade and to restore hundreds of millions of acres of degraded land.
Video Archive
Pick a forest monitoring system by December, Daniel Nepstad urges Peru
Daniel Nepstad, the Executive Director of the Earth Innovation Institute, speaking to CIFOR on the sidelines of the Colloquium on Forests and Climate in New York about the new partnership between Peru, Germany and Norway.
Cheryl Palm: Action must be local
Cheryl Palm, Director of Research, Agriculture and Food Security Center, Columbia University, shares her thoughts on the key ideas to emerge from the Colloquium on Forests and Climate.
Eduardo Brondizio: An exciting research agenda
Eduardo Brondízio, Professor of Anthropology, Indiana University Bloomington discusses a new research agenda that emerged from the Colloquium on Forests and Climate in New York City.
Carlos Nobre: A new economy for forests
Carlos Nobre, Brazil’s National Secretary for R&D Policies, Ministry of Science and Technology (MCTI) speaks about the main messages that emerged from last week’s Colloquium on Forests and Climate in New York City, and responds to a question from the floor that there was not time to answer during the session.
Pushpam Kumar: Green economy is not optional
Pushpam Kumar, Chief of the Ecosystem Services Economics Unit at UNEP, on the key ideas emerging at the Colloquium on Forests and Climate in New York – and he’s honest about what he will be reporting back to UNEP.
Colloquium on Forests & Climate: Lisa Goddard’s opening address
Watch Lisa Goddard (Director, IRI, Earth Institute, Columbia University) speaking at the Colloquium on Forests & Climate.
For more information go to: https://www2.cifor.org/colloquium-on-forests-and-climate/
Colloquium on Forests & Climate: Peter Holmgren’s opening address
Watch Peter Holmgren (Director General, CIFOR) speaking at the Colloquium on Forests & Climate.
For more information go to: https://www2.cifor.org/colloquium-on-forests-and-climate/
Colloquium on Forests & Climate: John Holdren on energy supply for sustainable landscapes
Watch John Holdren (US President Obama’s Science Advisor) speaking at the Colloquium on Forests & Climate.
For more information go to: https://www2.cifor.org/colloquium-on-forests-and-climate/
Colloquium on Forests & Climate: Carlos Nobre on climate variability & sustainable landscapes
Watch Carlos Nobre (National Secretary for R&D Policies, MCTI, Brazil) speaking at the Colloquium on Forests & Climate.
For more information go to: https://www2.cifor.org/colloquium-on-forests-and-climate/
Colloquium on Forests & Climate: Cheryl Palm on the agriculture-forestry nexus
Watch Cheryl Palm (Director of Research, Agriculture and Food Security Center, Columbia University) speaking at the Colloquium on Forests & Climate.
For more information go to: https://www2.cifor.org/colloquium-on-forests-and-climate/
Colloquium on Forests & Climate: Pushpam Kumar on green economy for rural prosperity
Watch Pushpam Kumar (Chief, Ecosystem Services Economics Unit, UNEP) speaking at the Colloquium on Forests & Climate.
For more information go to: https://www2.cifor.org/colloquium-on-forests-and-climate/
Colloquium on Forests & Climate: Eduardo Brondizio on evolutionary governance for land stewardship
Watch Eduardo Brondizio (Professor of Anthropology, Indiana University Bloomington) speaking at the Colloquium on Forests & Climate.
For more information go to: https://www2.cifor.org/colloquium-on-forests-and-climate/
Colloquium on Forests & Climate: Daniel Nepstad on environmental & social integrity
Watch Daniel Nepstad (Executive Director, Earth Innovation Institute) speaking at the Colloquium on Forests & Climate.
For more information go to: https://www2.cifor.org/colloquium-on-forests-and-climate/
Colloquium on Forests & Climate: Discussion on Forests & Climate
Watch this panel discuss fresh ideas and debate the future direction of climate research, from the Colloquium on Forests & Climate.
For more information go to: https://www2.cifor.org/colloquium-on-forests-and-climate/
Colloquium on Forests & Climate: Lisa Goddard and Peter Holmgren’s closing address
Watch Lisa Goddard (Director, IRI, Earth Institute, Columbia University) and Peter Holmgren (Director General, CIFOR) speaking at the Colloquium on Forests & Climate.
For more information go to: https://www2.cifor.org/colloquium-on-forests-and-climate/


