About the Global Landscapes Forum

The 2015 Global Landscapes Forum will be held from 5-6 December in Paris. With 100+ organizations hosting discussions and 2000+ participants expected to join in Paris, the Forum will be the largest event at the sidelines of the UNFCCC COP21. This year’s Forum explores the potential for large-scale restoration, the future of REDD+ in the context of land use change, solutions to close the finance gap, the central role of land tenure, and innovative ways to measure progress towards climate and development goals.

Facts about the Forum

• More than 250 speakers involved. See high-level and plenary speakers:

• More than 30 sessions scheduled; see full forum agenda:

• 20-40 Ministers expected; see confirmed Ministers

• Landscapes Laboratories: More than 10 landscape lab stations will showcase the newest technological and web-based tools for making sustainable landscapes a reality
• Launchpads: High-level launches targeted at international media and all Forum participants will introduce newest research findings and initiatives.
• Thematic Pavilions: 7 thematic pavilions bring together more than 40 organizations around priority topics such as The Future of REDD+, Food Security and Livelihoods and Achieving SDGs through landscapes

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Learn more on how a landscapes approach can balance competing resource demands, reverse land degradation, enhance food security and nutrition, and support climate change resilience.

World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) at the Global Landscapes Forum 2015              

Saturday, 5 December    15.30 - 17.00 Odds and ends for restoring landscapes through agroforestry

Saturday, 5 December    15.30 - 17.00 Fueling a debate: Sustainable wood energy as restoration option?