Creating healthy, regenerative, resilient and productive landscapes for resilient and sustainable communities and ecosystems #landscapes#climate#livelihoods
🗓️Mark your calendars for tomorrow 17 Sept.
Join us in-person at Nairobi or online for #GLFAfrica to discuss and share about positioning locally-led landscape level solutions across Africa for synergies across🦋biodiversity,🌍climate, & 🏝️land degradation neutrality while building secure, resilient, and prosperous livelihoods for the communities!
📌Get your free ticket for online participation here: https://t.co/BbM8ZcBqwc
#landscapes #thinklandscapes #biodiversity #climateaction #Africa
We have wonderful speakers including @CLNakalembe & @CharletteDesire to discuss opportunities AI presents to revolutionise agri-food systems in Africa. From facilitating data-driven insights, to boosting productivity, addressing challenges, & climate resilience. #AgriTech
🚨Hey network! Only 5 days to #GLFAfrica! Be part of conversations shaping sustainability transitions across 🌍#Africa's shifting landscapes, & learn about interesting topics including,🥘food systems,🌳restoration,🤖AI & digital tech.
Register for free now https://t.co/fPvS5tUbFO
🧐Kalangala island became our oil palm🌴'garden', but there is hardly any scrutiny or public debate about the ecological and social sustainability implications.
➡️Here's a great article on public discourses around oil palm production https://t.co/aZUb20OSm3
💰Economics & finance of restoring land indicates every dollar invested in restoring degraded land provides $7-$30 in economic benefits📈including carbon sequestration, water quality, & food production—a win for businesses focused on long-term resilience, profitability, & growth.
On Jan 8 join IFPRI, @ILRI, @kilimoKE and the @CGIAR#NPSinitiative at 8:30AM EST / 4:30PM EAT for a hybrid book launch event in Nairobi: “Food Systems Transformation in Kenya: Lessons from the Past and Policy Options for the Future.”
🎫 Register here: https://t.co/Bu57op5TRk
1/8 As #COP28 approaches, it is time we abandon the pretence around Africa’s #sustainabilitytransitions and engage in candid discussions that truly align our development priorities and needs with the contemporary sustainability transitions (in environmental, sociotechnical...
1/8⏳Two days ago, @KagutaMuseveni of @GovUganda issued an executive order banning charcoal burning and trade. Much as with good intentions i.e., reducing deforestation in the country – such a drastic and radical move without a backup plan for the 94% Ugandans...
1/7 Fake seeds and fertilizers: The erosion of #foodsovereignty, and seed/food systems monopoly in guise of promoting food security.
Recently I spent a couple of days in my countryside home in Ayivu, Arua (Uganda). I made quite some unpleasant realizations concerning our local...
"We must continue to restore forests and peatlands, which are crucial for carbon storage, while scaling up renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Offset schemes can be a tool, but they must not become a pretext for continuing business as usual".
https://t.co/VROmxqbCBh
How can the young workforce of the African continent be equipped to navigate the policies and regulations designed to support the development of sustainable economies?
#SaveTheDate and join us for this event.
🚨3 Days to Go!
Are you an #earlycareerprofessional or #studenteager to build a career in Africa's sustainability sector? Join us in this event to discuss career pathways and opportunities for Africa’s upcoming sustainability professionals.
Register here: https://t.co/gm1L2IZLJN
If you are an established/senior professional, what kind of support would have made your journey more fulfilling? How can young people be better supported and positioned to proactively build careers in sustainability? Come share with us!
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How can we ensure that young people in Africa are equipped to address the complex & interconnected sustainability challenges facing the continent, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequality?
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➡ How can Africa develop a pipeline of talent for the sustainability sector, and identifying and supporting young people with an interest in sustainability?
➡ How we attract and retain young people in the sustainability sector, and encourage the private sector to invest...
🚨Save the date! 8 days to go!
Join us for the this event to discuss career pathways and opportunities for Africa’s upcoming sustainability professionals.
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#sustainabilitycareer#youth#Africa
Are you eager to build a #career in the sustainability sector? Join us on 14 April for the African Sustainability Career Expo to discuss career pathways and opportunities for Africa’s upcoming sustainability professionals.
More details https://t.co/OcXzGgmPLo