The first-ever digital conference focused entirely on Africa’s drylands will be held by the Global Landscapes Forum just before the official launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
Focused on Africa’s drylands and how integrative restoration practices can see them flourish once again, GLF Africa invites practitioners, farmer organizations, Indigenous Peoples, community leaders, researchers, policymakers, financial investors, the private sector, civil society organizations, youth groups, activists, conservation and development organizations to join and share their insights, experiences and successful practices, to scale up dryland ecosystem restoration.
This event will contribute to:
- Connect local experience with the highest levels of global policy to bridge the distance between actors, sectors, and scales.
- Share existing knowledge on drylands restoration and identify knowledge gaps.
- Learn what tools or practices are needed to effectively reverse the global history of ecosystem degradation, with its high cost for human livelihoods, climate resilience, and regional political stability.
- Act to combat further deterioration, and bend the curve towards net positive restoration across Africa and beyond.
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. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Bank.
