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Coffee, climate change, forest rights and a new chapter for the Global Landscapes Forum
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GLF BONN 2017
More than 1,000 people from 104 countries joined the launch of the new five-year phase of the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) from 19-20 December 2017 in Bonn, Germany. More than 51,000 people from 114 countries engaged online, with an audience of over 38 million people connected through social media channels – the largest online participation in any event of its kind in the history of CGIAR. Closing its fifth year, the GLF in Bonn embarked on a new chapter with the launch of its 2018-2022 program, supported by core funding from the German Government, with the aim of sparking a global movement of one billion people to build sustainable landscapes and contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement.
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COMING SOON IN 2018
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| GLF: The Investment Case
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Washington, DC, USA – 29 May, 2018 |
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| GLF: Restoring Africa’s Degraded Lands
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Nairobi, Kenya –
September 2018
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| GLF Bonn 2018
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Bonn, Germany –
1-2 December 2018 |
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| GLF @ COP24
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Katowice, Poland –
3-14 December 2018 |
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JOIN THE GLF MOVEMENT
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| In 2018, we’ll carry out global summits, national dialogues, and learning and youth programs, ensuring that key learning, knowledge and actions discussed during all GLF activities are creating an impact with communities within landscapes. |
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True to our focus on community, on 19 February in Rome, Italy, the GLF will facilitate a workshop to train 50 young leaders from across sectors to be “restoration ready”. Keep an eye out for our online photo and video competitions, as well as Digital Summits, hosting key discussions around GLF themes. Stay connected to GLF social media channels for more information.
The Global Landscapes Forum is much more than a sum of its events. And we have only just begun. |
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FORESTS NEWS
Scientists find good coffee needs trees – and bees |
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| As climate change affects coffee crops, a new study finds that nearby forests and the bees they host could help safeguard productivity. Photo by Flickr user fredo |
A changing global climate could stir up the coffee world as temperature and rainfall patterns shift, affecting crops. But there’s another climate connection keeping the buzz in your morning cup of joe: bees from nearby forests. In CIFOR’s most popular publication of 2017, scientists examined the connections between climate change, coffee crops and forest bees, whose role as pollinators is helping to keep the good bean going.
“At a time when agricultural production is threatened by climate change, the ecosystem services provided by forests—in this case, pollination—can help farmers cope and adapt,” says Bruno Locatelli, study co-author and an expert on ecosystem services and climate change adaptation at CIFOR. Read on to find out what forests and bees are doing for your morning brew.
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| UPCOMING EVENTS
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| World Symposium on Climate Change Communication
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| 7 - 9 February 2018, Graz, Austria. |
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| International Conference Working across Sectors to Halt Deforestation and Increase Forest Area – from Aspiration to Action
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| 20 - 22 February 2018, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy.
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| Cities & Climate Change Science Conference
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| 5 March 2018, Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Canada. |
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| World Ocean Summit 2018
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| 7 - 9 March 2018, Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen, Mexico. |
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