What a day! Celebrating women, forests and water

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CIFOR and ICRAF DGs look to a future of ecosystem restoration

Indigenous women off the charts

Can money grow on trees?

Two heads look to a future of restoration

March gave us plenty of reasons to celebrate, bringing us International Women’s Day, World Water Day and International Day of Forests. To celebrate the latter, CIFOR DG, Robert Nasi and World Agroforestry Center DG, Tony Simons looked at tackling a future of ecosystem restoration, together.

FORESTS NEWS

Indigenous women off the charts

A study in Peru has shown that women draw different maps to men. Leave them out during the titling process, and risk the food security of the entire community.

Can money grow on trees?

Well, no. But oil palm farmers could be lured to switch to the tamanu tree, for its lucrative bioenergy and honey potential.

Are DRC’s community forests working?

A new review in Central Africa unearths doubts that community forests can tackle poverty.

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Looking to landscapes to help halt climate change at GLF Kyoto, 13 May

Register now for the physical event on May 13, or join a free 24-hour livestream of inspiring speakers, discussions, art, panels, Q&As from around the world starting May 12.

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EVENTS

Open Science Meeting 2019 of the Global Land Programme

24 - 26 April 2019, Bern, Switzerland

World Conference on “Forests for Public Health”

8 - 11 May 2019, Athens, Greece

GLF Kyoto 2019: Climate, Landscapes and Lifestyles

13 May 2019, Kyoto, Japan

Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)

17 - 27 June 2019, Bonn, Germany

Explore rights in the landscape at GLF Bonn

Help create a more sustainable future through improving rights at GLF Bonn, held alongside the UNFCCC’s intersessional climate talks

22-23 June 2019, Bonn, Germany

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Gain insights at the 4th GLF Investment Case Luxembourg

Join an international network of financial experts to gain insights on the benefits of financing and investing in ecologically sound landscape-based enterprises.

30 November 2019, Luxembourg

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