Reaching out across the globe

CIFOR’s knowledge-sharing network continues to grow year on year, bringing more people into the discussion through robust science journalism, media training and world-class events.

Communications Outreach and Engagement

Robust science journalism combined with landmark events are at the heart of CIFOR’s communication strategy, using the power of conversation to translate science into action.

Global Landscapes Forum

Momentum: inspired

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) saw unprecedented growth during the year – moving that much closer to its goal of sparking a movement of 1 billion people around the landscape approach. Just six years after its launch, the GLF has already reached more than 500 million people with its message, making it the world’s largest knowledge-based platform on integrated and sustainable land use.

GLF Bonn 2018 – Connecting for impact: From commitment to action

From its new Secretariat in Bonn, the GLF is quickly becoming the epicenter for sustainability and restoration discussions across all sectors and continents. The second annual GLF conference held at the World Conference Center in Bonn, Germany on 1–2 December, brought together more than 1,000 people in house and 16,000 online in a united effort to move from commitment to action towards reaching sustainable landscapes.

Global Landscapes Forum at COP24 in Katowice, Poland

On 9 December, the GLF brought together some of the world’s leading thinkers and practitioners on climate change in Katowice, Poland, alongside COP24 to connect, learn and share their work and ideas to boost climate action within landscapes. With only 12 years left to act, livestreamed discussions focused on accelerating action to keeping global warming below 2°C.

Global Landscapes Forum Nairobi 2018: Prospects and opportunities for restoration in Africa

Timed to harness the strong political will for forest and landscape restoration in Africa – as shown by the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100), in which 27 African countries have committed to restoring 100 million hectares of degraded forest landscapes by 2030 – GLF Nairobi helped pave the way for the launch of the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, where GLF expects to play a core supporting role. 1,000 people attended GLF Nairobi in house and 14,000 online, with a combined social reach of 48 million, and media reach of 8 million.

The 3rd Global Landscapes Forum Investment Case Symposium – Washington, DC

More than 200 experts gathered at the 2018 GLF Investment Case in Washington, DC to review the ways investing in restoring and sustaining natural landscapes can successfully generate financial returns. Almost 9,000 people followed the online live stream of the Symposium, with about 3.6 million more joining the dialogue via social media.

Communications, outreach and engagement … over the years

CIFOR has transformed its communication strategy over time, going beyond one-way knowledge sharing to foster discussion and analysis of research at global events, creating measurable pathways to impact.