7th GLF Investment Case Symposium

How can we raise $200 billion a year for biodiversity and climate?  From 21 October to 1 November 2024, global leaders gathered in Cali, Colombia, for the 2024 UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16), tackling critical issues like ecosystem protection, climate action, and food security. The 7th GLF Investment Case Symposium, the largest sustainable finance event in the Global South, explored how to fund these efforts, including the role of emerging tech like Artificial Intelligence (AI) in finding innovative solutions.

Inspiration Hub: Showcasing Stories of Innovation and Impact (Spanish & English)

Esta conversación se centrará en el potencial de los fondos territoriales para apoyar a las mujeres indígenas y de las comunidades locales en paisajes ricos en biodiversidad. Las ponentes compartirán su experiencia sobre los retos prácticos que plantea la creación y gestión de fondos territoriales para garantizar que satisfacen eficazmente las necesidades de las iniciativas dirigidas por mujeres. El debate también destacará los obstáculos a los que se enfrentan las mujeres a la hora de proteger sus derechos y explorará cómo los fondos territoriales pueden ayudar a superar estos retos.  Las mujeres en puestos de liderazgo son cruciales para cambiar la dinámica de poder. Al situar a las mujeres en el centro de la toma de decisiones -asignando subvenciones y dirigiendo recursos- los fondos territoriales pueden aprovechar la fuerza de unas relaciones sólidas e impulsadas por la comunidad para crear un impacto duradero.

Funding with purpose: Territorial Funds as a Pathway to Enable Women-led Initiatives

This conversation will focus on the potential of territorial funds to support Indigenous and local women in biodiversity-rich landscapes. Panelists will share their expertise on the practical challenges of establishing and managing territorial funds to ensure they effectively meet the needs of women-led initiatives. The discussion will also highlight the barriers women face in protecting their rights and explore how territorial funds can help overcome these challenges.

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About GLF Africa 2024

On 17 September, thousands of participants gathered at ‘GLAF Africa 2024: Greening the African Horizon’ in Nairobi, Kenya, and online for a global conference focused on forging a prosperous and sustainable future for Africa’s land- and seascapes, driven by local solutions.

About Patinaai Osim

Patinaai Osim is a non profit organization that advocates for the rights of Indigenous children, women and youth. This is done by supporting their education on different levels and aspects throughout their lives. Founded in 2010 Patinaai has succeeded in assisting vulnerable women create alternative sources of income, retaining children in school, sponsorship of children from vulnerable backgrounds and sensitization in environmental conservation. Semerian Sankori founded this organization with those aims and tremendous changes have been achieved in improving the lives of many children, women and the youth.

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About GLF Africa 2024

On 17 September, thousands of participants gathered at ‘GLAF Africa 2024: Greening the African Horizon’ in Nairobi, Kenya, and online for a global conference focused on forging a prosperous and sustainable future for Africa’s land- and seascapes, driven by local solutions.

About Deborah Oyugi

Deborah is a seasoned Safeguarding/ PSEAH expert with over a decade of experience in implementation of global safeguarding frameworks, investigations support, and Protection and Rights programming. Deborah volunteers as the English Countries Manager and Safeguarding Lead at YILAA. She also serves as the Global Officer, Safeguarding and Ethics, at the International Justice Mission. A member of the Youth Advisory Group in the International Land Coalition and the Advisory Board at CleanUp Kenya, Deborah is dedicated to creating safe, secure and inclusive environments globally and locally.

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About GLF Africa 2024

On 17 September, thousands of participants gathered at ‘GLF Africa 2024: Greening the African Horizon’ in Nairobi, Kenya, and online for a global conference focused on forging a prosperous and sustainable future for Africa’s land- and seascapes, driven by local solutions.

About this session

Women play a key role in sustainable agriculture and land-based livelihoods, supporting food security and biodiversity. However, they are especially vulnerable to climate change due to their dependence on land resources. Extreme weather events, such as droughts and floods, are making once-productive land barren, fueling conflict and migration.

Gender inequality further limits women’s control over land, leaving those in poverty unable to defend their rights. Secure land rights are essential for climate change mitigation, adaptation, and restoration efforts. Organizations like ILC Africa work to strengthen women’s land tenure rights, building resilience and fostering a sustainable future for all.

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This FOLUR Practical Note summarizes outcomes from a series of virtual events on gender equality hosted by the FOLUR Gender Learning Programme, organized in 2023 and 2024 for the Food and Agricultural Commodity Systems Community in the context of the FOLUR Impact Program. The presented issues resulted from discussions between 178 participants from 58 countries—including 17 countries that were hosting FOLUR projects—and 20 speakers and facilitators in these sessions, which shared global experiences and case studies from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Explore more resources on the GLF-FOLUR Partnership platform.

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The HerVoice Project in Madagascar, a fictional documentary under the broader EcoShe Project led by Ms. Nancy Barisoa, is a powerful narrative shedding light on the often-overlooked experiences of women in conflict zones. Financed by The Maypole Fund, a small grant-giving organization committed to supporting feminist activism against militarism and war.

The documentary is a poignant exploration of the intersection between gender, conflict, and environmental sustainability. Through evocative storytelling and vivid cinematography, the film delves into the struggles, resilience, and agency of women whose lives have been irrevocably altered by conflict, revealing the unique ways in which they navigate and respond to the challenges posed by war and militarization.

By highlighting their stories, the HerVoice Project seeks to amplify the voices of women who are often marginalized in global discourses, ensuring that their perspectives are integral to the conversation on peace and sustainability.

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The briefing identifies three main categories of constraints impacting gender equality within agrifood systems: structural barriers, land tenure, and resource access. Through case studies from Guatemala, Indonesia, and Kenya, it explores initiatives aimed at addressing these issues. The insights gleaned from these studies offer valuable lessons to understand what has worked to drive changes in behavior and practice.

Key messages

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About GLF Nairobi 2023: ‘A new Vision for Earth’

The GLF Nairobi 2023 Hybrid Conference, held on October 11 and 12, convened global thought leaders to set the stage for COP28, the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference. This pivotal event mobilised action on critical issues affecting humanity, biodiversity, and our planet.

The conference featured two focused days: Day 1 centered on “Africa’s Sovereign Solutions,” exploring pathways to a sustainable and prosperous future for the continent. Day 2, dedicated to climate, aimed to craft a “Survival Guide for a Planet in Crisis,” paving the way for a fairer world ahead of COP28.

GLF Nairobi brought together a diverse coalition of influential voices, ranging from scientists, activists, and Indigenous leaders to financiers, women, youth, policymakers, and private sector representatives. As a united front, we collectively championed change and passionately advocated for meaningful action in these pivotal times.

About this session

The G20 Global Land Initiative/UNCCD spreading the Land Restoration Challenge, brought together four youth ecopreneurs, including three from Africa, discussed how they used land restoration as a business to develop successful enterprises and showcased their innovative projects.

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About GLF Nairobi 2023: ‘A new Vision for Earth’

The GLF Nairobi 2023 Hybrid Conference, held on October 11 and 12, convened global thought leaders to set the stage for COP28, the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference. This pivotal event mobilised action on critical issues affecting humanity, biodiversity, and our planet.

The conference featured two focused days: Day 1 centered on “Africa’s Sovereign Solutions,” exploring pathways to a sustainable and prosperous future for the continent. Day 2, dedicated to climate, aimed to craft a “Survival Guide for a Planet in Crisis,” paving the way for a fairer world ahead of COP28.

GLF Nairobi brought together a diverse coalition of influential voices, ranging from scientists, activists, and Indigenous leaders to financiers, women, youth, policymakers, and private sector representatives. As a united front, we collectively championed change and passionately advocated for meaningful action in these pivotal times.

About this session

The side event, co-organized with the Stand 4 Her Land Campaign, GROOTS Kenya, and ILC Africa, brought grassroots women, government and CSO representatives, as well as international development agencies together to: 1) highlight the nexus between land restoration, secure women land rights, and addressing the climate crises; 2) share knowledge and successful practices by women restoring land in highland and rangeland ecosystems; 3) create opportunities for networking and alliance building to advance land restoration goals.

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About GLF Nairobi 2023: ‘A new Vision for Earth’

The GLF Nairobi 2023 Hybrid Conference, held on October 11 and 12, convened global thought leaders to set the stage for COP28, the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference. This pivotal event mobilised action on critical issues affecting humanity, biodiversity, and our planet.

The conference featured two focused days: Day 1 centered on “Africa’s Sovereign Solutions,” exploring pathways to a sustainable and prosperous future for the continent. Day 2, dedicated to climate, aimed to craft a “Survival Guide for a Planet in Crisis,” paving the way for a fairer world ahead of COP28.

GLF Nairobi brought together a diverse coalition of influential voices, ranging from scientists, activists, and Indigenous leaders to financiers, women, youth, policymakers, and private sector representatives. As a united front, we collectively championed change and passionately advocated for meaningful action in these pivotal times.

About Vandana Shiva

For over 50 years,Vandana Shiva has advocated seeing the Earth as a living entity, challenging the prevailing notion of it as inert matter for ceaseless extraction. Shiva calls for a paradigm shift, emphasizing the need to break free from the cycle of relentless exploitation and instead foster a sustainable and respectful relationship with our living planet:

“My vision for Earth today, in the middle of the threatened collapse, is the same of vision with which I started my ecological life 50 years ago. And the vision is that the Earth is living and we need to get out of the illusion that she’s just dead matter for extraction and explotation for the next round and the next round and the next round.”

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