The ‘youth in landscapes’ initiative (www.landscapes.org/youth) aims to more effectively engage young professionals, early career scientists and students in global land use science policy fora. Masterclasses build skills and confidence, youth design and apply collaborative problem solving approaches to help tackle real-world problems the Global Landscapes Forum youth session and a conference mentoring program pairs younger and senior delegates with similar backgrounds and interests.

For more information and to get involved in 2015 activities, sign up to our mailing list: www.landscapes.org/youth and www.landscapes.org/youth-masterclasses

Music by Seastock, used under not-for-profit Creative Commons License. Animation by Danny Masalkovski (http://dmas-inc.net/) and video editing and voiceover by Kate Evans.

This video was first published on the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) on March the 17th, 2015.

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