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Meet the new CEO of CIFOR-ICRAF at our upcoming event

28 Feb 2023

“Every COP that I’ve been to has shaped my thinking, and in a really global kind of way. I’m working in a local context, but it’s always nice to look at what’s happening at the global level and try to translate that to the work I’m doing. I always felt like there was a disconnect between what is happening at the top, which at the highest level is the COP, and on the ground.” Adrian Leitoro 2022 Drylands Restoration Steward and the of Founder, Nature and People as One (NAPO)

What’s next for restoration in 2023?

26 Jan 2023

“The past year has flown by for me, but looking back, my heart is filled with gratitude, joy and hope for the future. Being the GLF’s 2022 Forest Restoration Steward has contributed enormously to these fond memories. Since I was officially announced as a Restoration Steward on the International Day of Forests (21 March) last year 2022 (super timely), my days have been filled with the new opportunities and program activities that came along.” Eva Makandi (Kandi), 2022 Forest Restoration Steward and the Founder of Light on a Hill Organization (LOAH)

Work with us in 2023

20 Dec 2022

“We need to enhance community by building really strong trust with communities and governments that restoration is for our good, and for the good of the environment.” Camille Rivera GLFx Mindanao Chapter Coordinator, 2021 Wetlands Restoration Steward and the Co-founder of Oceanus Conservation

Another Africa is possible. What would it look like?

26 Apr 2022

This month, we sent a small team to Kenya to meet and learn from three young African restoration practitioners. Lanoi, Kandi and Adrian are three Restoration Stewards working to bring their country’s degraded drylands and forests back to prosperity. The team visited Lanoi’s site in the south of Kenya to document the wonders that community-led restoration can bring to both local people and nature through the lenses of Anthony Ochieng, founder of the environmental photography platform TonyWild.

There is no one like you.

29 Mar 2022

For the third year in a row, we’re sharing the stories of 16 Women Restoring the Earth to celebrate International Women’s Day. And to mark International Forest Day, we were proud to welcome an additional Restoration Steward for Forests to the 2022 cohort: Kandi, a young woman from Kenya. In this newsletter, we’ve asked two amazing colleagues and friends to share their leadership advice for all young women navigating the environmental field. Here’s what they had to say!

3 steps toward a planet-saving career

24 Feb 2022

From environmental NGOs to sustainable finance, from forestry to climate science, there are countless opportunities to dedicate your career to creating a better world. If that’s what you’re looking for, look no further: here are some special tips just for you.

Join the GLF Team!

27 Jan 2022

Happy New Year from the whole GLF Youth Team and the Youth in Landscapes Initiative! We’re wishing everyone a year full of health, intention, love and adventure. To kick off 2022, we’ve got a whole host of opportunities to join and work with the GLF team. Plus, all you need to know about climate justice in just 8 minutes.

Join us behind the scenes in 2022

21 Dec 2021

In 2021, GLF and YIL continued to create digital spaces for radically inclusive dialogue. Journeying from the African Sahel to the Amazon rainforest and the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, we made amazing connections and friends along the way. None of these would have been possible without our inspiring and passionate community of volunteers and project teams, speakers, and the 2021 Restoration Stewards. We’d like to send a warm “thank you” to everyone who has been part of this journey!

Work for the GLF as the new YIL intern

30 Nov 2021

Are you self-motivated, resourceful, and energetic? Do you enjoy working with young people and finding creative solutions to change the world? Applications for the Youth in Landscapes Network Intern position are now open – apply by December 12th.

How can we imagine and shape our future, together?

28 Oct 2021

On November 5–7, watch your favorite sessions of GLF Climate: Frontiers of Change, and send us a visual representation of what you learned – this could be a drawing, an infographic, a meme, a video, or something else – by November 14th. Five winners will be chosen, and each will receive a prize of 200 EURO.

Can’t make it to COP26? We’ll bring COP26 to you!

28 Sep 2021

As thousands are planning to march through the streets of Glasgow as part of a global day of action during COP26, questions over the accessibility of the climate summit are growing louder. As young experts and activists are pointing out, youth tokenism cannot be framed as inclusion when many young people from Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Indigenous communities – many of them now experiencing the impacts of the climate crisis first-hand – could be effectively barred

Special Edition – Free tickets to GLF Amazonia: 1,500+ peers, 7 youth-led sessions

16 Sep 2021

Join us next week at the GLF Amazonia Digital Conference: The Tipping Point - Solutions from the Inside Out from 21-23 September. We’ve got 200 tickets to giveaway - first come, first served! Scroll down to find the code. Remember that GLF Amazonia is free for residents of countries in Latin America & Caribbean.

GLF Breaking distance: join the next level of digital conversation

26 Aug 2021

Due to high-demand, we have added one more day to the GLF Amazonia conference! Tickets are now available – and we’re offering free admission to all Latin American and Caribbean residents. On 21–23 September, join GLF Amazonia for a conversation with Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants, local communities, scientists, practitioners, activists, investors and more as we discover ways to restore and conserve Amazonia for people and the planet.

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