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Step into the world of blended finance, where public, private, and philanthropic funds unite to drive nature-based solutions forward. The Global, Green Fund of Funds Strategy, supported by the Luxembourg Ministry of Finance and powered by BlueOrchard, is leading the way.

This unique model brings together diverse sources of capital, making projects appealing to investors passionate about sustainable development in emerging markets. Dive into the infographic co-produced by the Global Landscapes Forum in collaboration with BlueOrchard to see how this approach empowers everyday investors to make a positive impact on our planet through nature-based financing.

Explore the Luxembourg-GLF Finance for Nature Platform and uncover opportunities for sustainable impact.

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About the 2023 Landscape Leadership Workshop

On 9 and 10 October, the 2023 Landscape Leadership Workshop was held in Nairobi, Kenya, to set the scene for the GLF Nairobi 2023 Hybrid Conference: A New Vision for Earth. Co-designed by the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), the Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL), and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), the workshop brought together 45 brilliant young minds from Africa and around the world selected from over 700 applicants to drive impactful and transformative change.

Together, we brainstormed out of the box to find landscape solutions to the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, social injustices and other major challenges. We held hands while sharing our feelings about the world. We harnessed the power of art to challenge dominant narratives. We will forever cherish the memories we made, and we will continue to nourish these new relationships with care.

Landscape approaches and landscape leadership

This presentation explores the concept of landscapes and collaborative governance. It urges participants to consider the meaning of „landscape“ in their language. It then delves into the landscape approach, discussing the ideal size, personal perceptions, and the aim of this approach.

The presentation emphasizes that landscapes can be any size, support various activities, and contribute to broader area-based development. It introduces the notion of landscape leadership, defining key characteristics and their role in fostering awareness and understanding. The presentation concludes by sharing key resources, including videos on landscapes in different languages and the landscape approach. Overall, it aims to engage participants in thinking about and leading within landscapes for sustainable development.

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About the 2023 Landscape Leadership Workshop

On 9 and 10 October, the 2023 Landscape Leadership Workshop was held in Nairobi, Kenya, to set the scene for the GLF Nairobi 2023 Hybrid Conference: A New Vision for Earth. Co-designed by the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), the Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL), and the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), the workshop brought together 45 brilliant young minds from Africa and around the world selected from over 700 applicants to drive impactful and transformative change.

Together, we brainstormed out of the box to find landscape solutions to the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, social injustices and other major challenges. We held hands while sharing our feelings about the world. We harnessed the power of art to challenge dominant narratives. We will forever cherish the memories we made, and we will continue to nourish these new relationships with care.

Exploring human-nature futures

This presentation by The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), explores the importance of considering the future and understanding the factors that shape it. It emphasizes the distinction between forecasting and foresight, urging the audience to go beyond predicting outcomes and instead focus on comprehending how change unfolds. The presentation advocates for foresight as a capacity to anticipate and plan for various possible futures, enabling better decision-making in the present.

Explore collaborative governance through futures thinking—a participative approach shaping actions and decisions. This inclusive process values diverse worldviews, empowering stakeholders, fostering innovation, stimulating social learning, managing conflicts, and enhancing governance with varied knowledge types. Open to everyone, futures literacy becomes a tool for collective influence.

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Fall armyworm is an invasive pest from the Americas that arrived in Africa in 2016. Since its arrival, regional governments have spent huge sums of money on pesticide donations, including many highly toxic chemicals, as an emergency measure.

Over 15 parasitoid species and many predators — including spiders, beetles, ants and social wasps — attack fall armyworm in Africa. These natural enemies are abundant in most smallholders’ fields and data indicate that they provide effective control of fall armyworm in most situations.

What is Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for armyworm?

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an approach that prioritizes preventative measures and minimizes the use of chemical pesticides as a last resort. It involves agro-ecological approaches to enhance natural enemies’ diversity and efficacy, as well as measures to promote plant health through integrated soil fertility management and biological control.

The infographics are designed to be printed as foldable cards that farmers can carry in their pocket for easy reference. The graphics provide an overview of fall armyworm natural enemies as well as action pathways to IPM.

The graphics were developed with the support of the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad).

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About the Fall Armyworm Project (FAW)

Agro-ecological approaches to pest management are based on three strategies:

1. Soil fertility management to support healthy plants, including practices such as crop rotation, minimum tillage, mulching and composting.
2. Enhancing biodiversity in the fields and in the landscape through intercropping, diversifying crop types, agroforestry and protecting forests and other natural habitats
3. Identifying specific interventions that encourage natural enemies, for example, providing nest sites for predatory insects or providing bat roosts.

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When farmers practice agroforestry on their land, the benefits spread far and wide. Crops are better protected from the elements, diversifying yield and income after an initial investment. But trees have more benefits: soil retention makes communities less vulnerable to natural disasters.

Learn how to join Acorn and the payment conditions

Acorn – Agroforestry CRUs for the Organic Restoration of Nature – is an agroforestry program that unlocks the international voluntary carbon market for smallholder farmers. Acorn’s mission is to combat climate change, land degradation, and food insecurity with an inclusive agroforestry solution. This solution balances competing land use demands in a way that benefits both human well-being and the environment. This means land use that has a positive impact on food supply and livelihoods, the economy, environmental restoration, climate targets, and development goals.

Acorn has developed its own tailor-made approach for a more scalable and inclusive certification process directed at small-scale agroforestry projects. Acorn’s certification approach and the requirements projects must adhere to, are described in the Acorn Framework.

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