CIFOR Bonn interacts with landscape-related research and policy in Germany and Europe. It also hosts the Secretariat for the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF).

The 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 livelihood initiatives, 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.

Christopher Martius

Bonn Hub Leader & Managing Director of Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Germany gGmbH

What is the landscape approach

The Landscape Approach is about balancing competing land use demands in a way that is best for human well-being and the environment. It means creating solutions that consider food and livelihoods, finance, rights, restoration and progress towards climate and development goals.

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Global Landscapes Forum

We are here to connect, share, learn and act.

We are the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on sustainable land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. We have connected 4,900 organizations and 190,000 participants at our gatherings in Warsaw, Lima, London, Paris, Marrakech, Jakarta, Bonn, Washington D.C., Nairobi, Katowice, Kyoto, New York, Accra and Luxembourg – and reached 770 million from 185 countries.

Contact details

Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Germany gGmbH
Charles-de-Gaulle-Strasse 5
53113 Bonn
Phone +49 (0) 0228 9716 0032

Managing Directors: Kumar Tumuluru, Dr. Christopher Martius | Register: Amtsgericht Bonn HRB 23672 | Umsatzsteuer-ID (Tax ID): DE81 5805 221