Local people critical in restoration of African drylands.

<p><a href="https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-briefs/drylands-and-land-degradation">African drylands</a> are home to more than half a billion people who live and work in the drylands.</p> <p>“We need to rethink restoration within the dryland. The voice of the people must be part of the design, implementation, and the monitoring process,” Lalisa Duguma, a scientist with the World Agroforestry, told the Africa Climate conversations. “Restoring drylands is not a walk in the park. It needs a very strong commitments, skillsets, understanding the social-cultural complexity existing in those location.”</p> <p><a href="https://africaclimateconversations.com/restoration-of-african-drylands/">Listen to the series trailer here</a></p> <p>Who defines what is degraded? As you listen to today’s episode, remember the GLF Africa 2021 Conference happens online on the 2nd and 3rd of June this year. <a href="https://events.globallandscapesforum.org/africa-2021/register/">Click here to register.</a></p> <p>The Restoration of the African Dryland series is a six-part series on the upcoming Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Africa Digital Conference&nbsp;led by the <a href="https://www.cifor.org/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Center for the International Forestry Research</a> (CIFOR) and the <a href="https://worldagroforestry.org/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">World Agroforestry Centre</a> (ICRAF). In collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank and Charter Members.&nbsp;The GLF 2021 Conference will be happening online on the 2nd and 3rd of June this year.</p> <p>Photo by CIFOR</p>