Webinar series

Forest and farm producer organizations as key change agents
 for climate-resilient landscapes and improved livelihoods

Forest and farm producer organizations (FFPOs) bring together smallholder and family farmers, Indigenous Peoples and members of local communities to pursue shared goals such as climate-resilient landscapes and improved livelihoods. With their vast collective membership, they manage significant areas of the world's land, produce much of its food, drive rural finance and enterprise, play a crucial role in climate change adaptation and mitigation, and conserve a large share of the world’s biodiversity.

This four-part webinar series – “Forest and farm producer organizations as key change agents of change for climate-resilient landscapes and improved livelihoods” – is conceived as a dynamic and engaging exchange of knowledge that connects and empowers FFPOs and their members. The series offers a unique opportunity to gain insights from FFPO leaders, share knowledge, and foster meaningful connections within the Forest and Farm Facility communities of practice.    

The webinar series will take place via Zoom. Simultaneous interpretation will be available in Spanish, French and English.

Wednesday 24 September 2025

🕘 Time: 15.00–16.30 UTC +2  
07.00–08.30 Guatemala | 08.00–09.30 Ecuador, Colombia |  09.00–10.30 Plurinational State of Bolivia  | 11.00–12.30 Ghana, Liberia, Gambia, Togo |
13.00–14.30 Zambia | 14.00–15.30 Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar | 15.00–16.30 Italy | 16.45–18.15 Nepal | 18.00–19.30 Viet Nam 

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The collective action of forest and farm producers (FFPOs) can powerfully mobilize the voices of multitudes. By developing clear advocacy agendas and participating in multi-stakeholder processes, FFPOs can ensure that their members' interests are represented and integrated into subnational, national and global policies and that such policies produce tangible benefits, such as improved land rights, increased access to resources, and fair taxation. Strengthening of internal governance and the promotion of gender equality in FFPOs are also crucial for effective policy engagement.

This webinar will explore how FFPOs influence and shape national and subnational policies and legal frameworks to create more supportive environments for their members and sustainable land management. The focus will be on process and the importance of clear, member-approved advocacy agendas in FFPOs. Speakers will share their experiences in conducting needs assessments, consolidating members’ opinions, and formalizing advocacy priorities through inclusive processes.

27 November 2025

🕘 Time: 15.00–16.30 UTC +2  
07.00–08.30 Guatemala | 08.00–09.30 Ecuador, Colombia |  09.00–10.30 Plurinational State of Bolivia  | 11.00–12.30 Ghana, Liberia, Gambia, Togo |
13.00–14.30 Zambia | 14.00–15.30 Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar | 15.00–16.30 Italy | 16.45–18.15 Nepal | 18.00–19.30 Viet Nam 

Increasing entrepreneurship and access to markets and finance is essential for improving livelihoods and reducing poverty among forest and farm producers. FFPOs provide their members with crucial business incubation services, such as training in market analysis and development, value-chain enhancement, risk management, and access to finance.

This webinar will focus on how to foster an entrepreneurial culture among forest and farm producers, especially young people and women. It will present success stories of FFPOs that have developed sustainable agricultural and forest-related businesses and increased entrepreneurship among their members.

22 January 2026

🕘 Time: 15.00–16.30 UTC+2  
07.00–08.30 Guatemala | 08.00–09.30 Ecuador, Colombia |  09.00–10.30 Plurinational State of Bolivia  | 11.00–12.30 Ghana, Liberia, Gambia, Togo |
13.00–14.30 Zambia | 14.00–15.30 Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar | 15.00–16.30 Italy | 16.45–18.15 Nepal | 18.00–19.30 Viet Nam 

Given their direct engagement with forest and farm resources, FFPOs are uniquely well-positioned to integrate climate action and inclusive livelihood approaches. They manage agrobiodiversity and deploy agroecological practices that are essential for ecological and climate resilience; their collective action can significantly enhance climate-change mitigation and adaptation efforts at scale.

This webinar will focus on the contributions of FFPOs to climate-change adaptation and mitigation and to ecosystem restoration. It will present examples of the implementation of sustainable forest management plans and provide insights into the processes and enabling conditions that support FFPOs.

19 March 2026

🕘 Time: 15.00–16.30 UTC+2  
07.00–08.30 Guatemala | 08.00–09.30 Ecuador, Colombia |  09.00–10.30 Plurinational State of Bolivia  | 11.00–12.30 Ghana, Liberia, Gambia, Togo |
13.00–14.30 Zambia | 14.00–15.30 Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar | 15.00–16.30 Italy | 16.45–18.15 Nepal | 18.00–19.30 Viet Nam 

Ensuring equitable access to social and cultural services is vital for the well-being and resilience of forest and farm producers, particularly vulnerable groups. Village savings and loans associations (VSLAs) are an example of internal mechanisms that enhance financial access and social cohesion.

This webinar will present experiences in the creation and implementation of self-managed financial services like VSLAs and how these contribute to livelihood improvement by mobilizing finance for agriculture, small-scale trade, healthcare, and education, and other purposes.