Fireside chat with scientists: Synergies of the Rio Conventions

Odyssey Global Media x Global Landscapes Forum Media Partnership

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.

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 livelihoods, landscape restoration, rights, finance and measuring progress. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank and Charter Members.

In the lead up to the 2024 biodiversity, climate and desertification COPs, journalists, scientists and changemakers explored critical topics, key sources and tools to cover these topics effectively. The discussions provided insights into the complexities of financing nature to meet biodiversity goals and prepared participants to maximize the potential of the 7th GLF Investment Case Symposium, held alongside the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16). To access the seminar: bit.ly/GLFMediaSeminar2024

The world is grappling with urgent, interconnected climate, biodiversity, and desertification challenges. How do the Rio Conventions address these issues? What are the key implementations shaping current actions? What financial mechanisms support these frameworks’ goals? Join leading experts for insights on the science behind synergistic solutions under the Conventions. 

Kamanzi Claudine : 2024 Dryland Restoration Steward, Founder of Forest for Life Project and Forest Restoration Steward 2024

Juan Pablo Sarmiento Barletti : Scientist Governance, Equity & Wellbeing

Vincent Gitz : Director of the Programme and Platforms Focal Point, Latin America, Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)

Yoly Gutierrez : Communications Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, CIFOR-ICRAF