Can Africa lead the world’s restoration? With vast natural resources to support its food systems, livelihoods, markets and growing young population, Africa has an unprecedented opportunity to restore its degraded landscapes, cater to the needs of its people and pave a sustainable way forward for all of humanity. However, this can only be possible if Africa takes a leading role in scaling sustainable landscape solutions, championing biodiversity conservation and climate action, combating land degradation, and building sustainable agrifood systems – while securing the rights and livelihoods of millions of its people.

The GLF Africa 2024 Hybrid Conference will gather diverse action-oriented stakeholders including local communities, Indigenous People, policymakers, researchers, scientists, innovators, private sector actors, NGOs and civil society actors, youth networks, women and women-led initiatives and groups, practitioners, farmers and media. Collectively, these stakeholders will showcase and promote transformative locally-led and contextually  relevant landscape solutions and innovations. These will inform policies, finance, build knowledge, and interventions to scale-up landscape restoration and biodiversity conservation, build sustainable food systems, and strengthen climate resilience and livelihoods in Africa.