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  • Research for a green, healthy and resilient future with forests and trees

Research for a green, healthy and resilient future with forests and trees
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  • Promoting green economy growth in natural rubber systems and beyond

Promoting green economy growth in natural rubber systems and beyond
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  • Asia-Pacific Forest Sector Outlook: Roadmaps for primary forest conservation and innovative forest technologies

Asia-Pacific Forest Sector Outlook: Roadmaps for primary forest conservation and innovative forest technologies
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  • Youth proposals for innovative technologies in the Asia-Pacific forestry sector

Youth proposals for innovative technologies in the Asia-Pacific forestry sector
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  • The Economics of Ecosystem Restoration (TEER) initiative

The Economics of Ecosystem Restoration (TEER) initiative
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  • Building forward better: Pathways to resilience

Building forward better: Pathways to resilience
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CGIAR COVID-19 Hub – pathways to resilience – WG4 final event – programmeDownload
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1400 to 1410 Opening, setting the stage

1400Opening by Vincent Gitz Director, CGIAR Research program on Forests, Trees and
Agroforestry (FTA), and coordinator of the CGIAR COVID-19 Hub Working Group on Addressing Food Systems’ Fragilities and Building Back Better.
1405Setting the stage

1410 – 1430 Understanding impacts and vulnerabilities

1410Presentation by Chris Bene (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT) of the study on Impacts of COVID-19 on people’s food security: Foundations for a more resilient food system.
1420Discussion moderated by Vincent Gitz

1430 to 1530 Building forward better: Pathways to resilience
Presentation of the findings and recommendations of the six 2021 studies of the CGIAR COVID-
19 Hub Working Group on Addressing Food Systems’ Fragilities and Building Back Better.

1430Delia Randolph and Alma Dogra (ILRI)
One health : the role of surveillance and incentives.
1440Chris Bene (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT)
COVID-19 and food systems: building resilience within the food environment.
1450Bart de Steenhuijsen Piters (Wageningen Economic Research)
The role of diversification of production and consumer markets in building food system.
1500Ezra Berkhout (Wageningen University and Research)
The role of urban-rural relations in building food system resilience, with special attention for
buffering employment.
1510Marjolein Selten (Wageningen University and Research)
The role of governance, management and decision-making mechanisms in explaining food
systems outcomes during the COVID-19 outbreak.
1520Gideon Kruseman (CIMMYT)
The role of foresight: preparing for the unexpected in complex dynamic agri-food systems.


1530 to 1555 Back to business-as-usual or shifting cards?
Panel discussion: Back to business-as-usual or shifting cards? Will covid lead to new priorities
for research and development?
Panel moderated by John McDermott, Director, CGIAR Research on Agriculture for Nutrition
and Health (A4NH) and Leader, CGIAR COVID-19 Hub.

  • Frank Place, PIM director and Coordinator of the CGIAR COVID-19 Hub Working Group
    on Addressing value chain fractures.
  • Jo Lines, LSHTM, Coordinator of CGIAR COVID-19 Hub Working Group on Integrating a One Health approach to COVID-19 responses.
  • Oluchi Ezekannagha, Coordinator of the CGIAR COVID-19 Hub Working Group on Supporting country COVID-19 responses.
  • Andy Jarvis, Deputy Director General of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT.
  • Representative of NL DGIS, tbc.


1555 Closure by John McDermott


1600 End of event

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  • Final FTA Event: 10 years of FTA research for people and the planet

Final FTA Event: 10 years of FTA research for people and the planet
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Book your calendars!

We are happy to invite you to FTA’s final event, to be held on the 9th of December on Zoom, 1-4pm CET.

The occasion is unique: we will be wrapping up 10 years of research and presenting our newly launched series “FTA Highlights of a Decade”  as well as some pioneering integrated impact assessment studies. 

We will show how forests, trees and agroforestry, when effectively used, managed and governed, do improve production systems, enhance food security, support livelihoods, advance equity, as well as provide key solutions for landscapes, climate change and biodiversity challenges. We will also reveal key numbers on the tangible influence of the FTA program, spaning over millions of hectares (either preserved from deforestation, restored, or more sustainably managed) and across millions of people worldwide who are now more food and nutrition secure, or with improved means of livelihoods.

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  • From a decade of research to a decade of impact!

From a decade of research to a decade of impact!
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Presenting the FTA Highlights at GLF Glasgow

The CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry is wrapping-up a decade of research 2011-2021, and looking for the future. This means both looking at new research and new knowledge needed, but also how to bring it to action on the ground. This also requires new partnerships. A push for action does not mean that the research period is over, but that research needs to be embedded into action.

The session will showcase emblematic examples from a decade of research under the FTA program, showing how these have been brought to action and impact, focusing on links to climate, food, biodiversity agendas. It will then feature a discussion of stakeholders at national and international level, on the role they see for research to help them achieve their own objectives, and how they see in practice this role going forward in the 9 years up to 2030, putting findings for action at scale, in landscapes, to address climate, biodiversity and food systems challenge, and at the same time learning and increasing our knowledge. This includes a reflection on how research, innovations from technical solutions to social and institutional innovations around forests and trees and how they can be better managed, can contribute in practice to the climate, biodiversity and food agendas and immediate action. While it is recognized that time is short until 2030 and the urgency in these 3 agendas (climate, food, biodiversity) is to act, it is also urgent to do it mobilizing top-edge current knowledge, as well as, in the path forward, embedding research, further learning and knowledge generation into action.

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  • FTA at GLF - Innovative forestry for a sustainable future

FTA at GLF – Innovative forestry for a sustainable future
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Youth Contributions at GLF Glasgow!

This event is part of the preparation by FAO and FTA of a roadmap on innovative technologies for sustainable forestry.

According to the Third Asia-Pacific Forest Sector Outlook Study (FAO, 2019), the uptake and scaling-up of innovative forest technologies in the Asia-Pacific region has been slow and uneven. Young people have a key role to play in amending this condition. As technology enthusiasts and forest managers of the future, they are the individuals and cohorts to take leadership and generate momentum through collaboration and social media, transform rigid institutions from within, and participate in the uptake and upscaling of innovative technologies in the forest sector of the region. This is why FAO and FTA organized a call for youth contributions. The event will show case the results of this call and present a collection of papers that illustrate, in various contexts, the potential of innovative technologies to advance sustainable forestry and sustainable forest management.

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  • Research Agroecology: Current strength and innovative future for sustainable food systems

Research Agroecology: Current strength and innovative future for sustainable food systems
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On 27 October at 12:00-14:00 UTC (14:00-16.00 CEST), the Agroecology TPP is hosting an online event on Research on Agroecology: Current strengths and innovative futures for sustainable food systems. 

This event is free and is open to everyone to attend online – feel free to register!

The topic of agroecological transformation of agrifood systems and its link to the SDGs was one of the most prevalent at this year’s UN World Food Systems Summit in New York. Clearly, there is a perceived urgency for such transformation to occur.

Divided into three parts, this interactive 2-hour session will help you gain first-hand knowledge of the linkage between sustainable intensification and agroecological transformation.

  • Part 1 will provide an introduction to the Agropolis Dossier released this last September. It will give an overview of the extensive research conducted by more than 500 researchers from over 100 universities and research organizations spread around the globe – illustrating the strong commitment of France and CGIAR to promoting the agroecological transition.
  • Part 2 will address the demand and the need for research in the area of agroecology. It will look at current knowledge gaps, new research questions and the emerging need to conduct research differently.
  • Part 3 will talk about how research in agroecology can provide answers to the current global challenges. Experts overview of a variety of ongoing projects and initiatives in the field, such as the Agroecology Coalition, a Million Voices initiative and many more linked to the Agroecology TPP. 

The event will allow ample space for audience interaction with the scientists.

We very much look forward to seeing you online on 27 October to discuss a new global food system based on ecology, equity and participation.

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  • Million voices initiative

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The transformative partnership platform on agroecology (TPP) wishes to launch a bold citizen science campaign to involve smallholder farmers, farm workers and food consumers in generating knowledge to accelerate and document agroecological transitions. This has an initial 18 month time frame supported by SDC, starting with a launch at a UNFSS side event on 24th September 2021 followed up by a series of national and regional events in the ensuing six months to democratically decide what the focus of the citizen science initiative should be and then to implement activities over the following year that will engage at least a million people in generating new knowledge in support of agroecological transitions.

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EDT (UTC-4)

09:00-09:05 AM

Welcome and introduction

Michel Evequoz, SDC (Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation)

09:05-09:30 AM

Section 1  Showcasing citizen science in agroecology

09:30-09:45 AM

Section 2  Critique of big data

  • Presentation of a critique on the use of big data in agriculture – political economy perspective
    Anna-Verena Nosthoff and Felix  Maschewski at the Data Politics Lab at Humboldt University in Berlin
  • Comment on issues raised by these presentations for taking a citizen science initaitve forward to address agroecological transitions
    Yodit Kebede, Post Doctoral Researcher at IRD (French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development)

09:45-09:55 AM

Section 3  The way forward

  • Series of facilitated audience interactions to shape priorities for what might be included in the Million voices initiative
    Mieke Bourne, Engagement Process Specialist, SHARED

 

09:55-10:00 AM

Summing up

 

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  • Strengthening cooperation between forest ecosystem monitoring sites in Latin America and the international network Tropical managed Forest Observatory (TmFO) to promote sustainable management  through nature-based solutions

Strengthening cooperation between forest ecosystem monitoring sites in Latin America and the international network Tropical managed Forest Observatory (TmFO) to promote sustainable management  through nature-based solutions
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Facilitating spaces for women’s conservation organizations: Women’s solutions from the Amazon

Amazonian wild ginger and bread fruit. Photo by Juan Carlos Huayllapuma/CIFOR
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Amazonian wild ginger and bread fruit. Photo by Juan Carlos Huayllapuma/CIFOR

This session reports preliminary lessons learned from gender inclusive initiatives that have increased women’s participation in conservation and development in the Brazilian, Colombian and Peruvian Amazon. These cases cover a diverse collection of indigenous, Afro-descendant and peasant women from across the region. The session will facilitate a discussion of findings from multiple grassroots efforts where women increased participation in natural resource decision making, gained more secure access to natural resources, or improved benefits from natural resource management. The goal will be to gain feedback from a regional audience to synthesize widely applicable lessons for others.

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Facilitando espacios para las organizaciones de mujeres por la conservación: soluciones de las mujeres de la Amazoníaa

En esta sesión se presentarán las lecciones preliminares aprendidas de las iniciativas de conservación y desarrollo con perspectiva de género en la Amazonia brasileña, colombiana y peruana. Basándose en ejemplos prácticos de una amplia gama de esfuerzos de base para mejorar la participación de las mujeres indígenas, afrodescendientes y campesinas en la gestión de los recursos naturales, los ponentes consolidarán sus aprendizajes en un conjunto de buenas prácticas ampliamente aplicables para los responsables de la toma de decisiones y los ejecutores. La sesión, de carácter muy inclusivo, fomentará e integrará activamente las opiniones de todos los participantes.

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Abrindo espaços para organizações conservacionistas de mulheres: a solução das mulheres para a Amazônia

Esta sessão apresentará lições preliminares aprendidas de iniciativas de conservação e desenvolvimento com inclusão de gênero na Amazônia brasileira, colombiana e peruana. Com base em exemplos práticos de uma ampla gama de esforços de base para melhorar a participação de mulheres Indígenas, Afrodescendentes e camponesas na gestão de recursos naturais, os palestrantes consolidarão seus aprendizados em um conjunto amplamente aplicável de melhores práticas para tomadores de decisão e implementadores. Um evento altamente inclusivo, a sessão encorajará ativamente e integrará o feedback de todos os envolvidos.

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What does “bioeconomy” mean?
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EN – What does “bioeconomy” mean?

ES – ¿Qué significa “bioeconomía”?

PT – O que significa Bioeconomia?

 

Short descriptions

EN – In this session, we invite voices from across the Amazonian region to reflect with us, including representatives from Indigenous communities, youth, entrepreneurs, academics and policymakers. Is there in fact one Amazonian bioeconomy? What are the most effective paths to promote socioenvironmental development in the Amazon?

ES – En esta sesión se invitarán a las voces de diferentes regiones de la Amazonía, representantes indígenas, jóvenes, empresarios, académicos y representantes gubernamentales. ¿Existe de hecho una bioeconomía para la Amazonía? ¿Cuáles son los mejores caminos para el desarrollo social y medioambiental de la Amazonia?

PT – Nesta sessão serão convidadas vozes das diferentes Amazônias, representantes indígenas, jovens, empreendedores, acadêmicos e representantes governamentais, para refletir conosco. Existe de fato uma bioeconomia para a Amazônia? Quais os melhores caminhos para o desenvolvimento social e ambiental da Amazônia.

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The transition to deforestation-free family farming in the Amazon as a strategy to reduce deforestation: the case of Peru

Rice fields, Rio Majes, Peru Photo by Bruno Locatelli/CIFOR
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Rice fields, Rio Majes, Peru Photo by Bruno Locatelli/CIFOR

Ref person: Valentina Robiglio

Titles

EN – The transition to deforestation-free family farming in the Amazon as a strategy to reduce deforestation: the case of Peru

ES – Transición hacia la agricultura familiar libre de deforestación en la Amazonía como estrategia para reducir la deforestación: el caso de Perú

PT – A transição para uma agricultura familiar sem desmatamento na Amazônia como estratégia para reduzir o desmatamento: o caso do Peru

 

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EN – The session highlights the challenges and opportunities of deforestation-free import regulations to reduce deforestation in regions where commodities are produced by smallholder farmers, such as coffee and cocoa in Peru, through a dialogue in two phases among the actors involved. We will first hear how the EU seeks to minimize the risk that commodities associated with forest loss enter its market and how, from companies to government and farmers, actors along the value chain are planning to meet compliance, the challenge and the risks. In the second part, we will identify strategic elements of the policy and institutional context to support the process at scale, priorities to generate those conditions and progresses so far.

ES – La sesión pone de relieve los retos y las oportunidades de una normativa de importación libre de deforestación para reducir la deforestación en regiones donde los commodities son producidos por pequeños agricultores, como el café y el cacao en Perú. A través de un diálogo en dos fases entre los actores involucrados, en primer lugar, escucharemos cómo la UE busca minimizar el riesgo de que ingresen al mercado único europeo commodities asociados a la pérdida de bosques y cómo, desde las empresas hasta el gobierno y los agricultores, los actores de la cadena de valor están proyectando el cumplimiento de la normativa, los retos y los riesgos. En la segunda parte, identificaremos los elementos estratégicos del contexto político e institucional para apoyar el proceso a escala, las prioridades para generar estas condiciones y los progresos realizados a la fecha.

PT – A sessão destaca os desafios e oportunidades de uma regulamentação de importação livre de desmatamento para reduzir o desmatamento em regiões onde as commodities são produzidas por pequenos agricultores, como o café e o cacau no Peru. Através de um diálogo em duas etapas com as partes interessadas, primeiro ouviremos como a UE procura minimizar o risco de entrada de commodities associadas à perda florestal no mercado único europeu e como, das empresas ao governo e aos agricultores, os atores da cadeia de valor estão projetando a conformidade, os desafios e os riscos. Na segunda parte, identificaremos os elementos estratégicos da política e do contexto institucional para apoiar o processo em escala, as prioridades para a criação dessas condições e os progressos realizados até o momento

 

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