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Change makers: Driving the transformation of forest ecosystems through restoration

Why attend
Meet the people behind the Bonn Challenge – the world’s largest and most successful restoration target – that has, since its launch by IUCN and Germany in 2011, already resulted in 170 mil ha of pledges, many millions of hectares under restoration and quantified benefits for biodiversity, climate and jobs.
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Leadership on restoration has many faces. Around the world, women, men and young people are in different ways getting trees into the ground and restoring the health and productivity of degraded and deforested landscapes. Their efforts are helping to protect threatened species and habitats, improving food security, and increasing the resilience of communities to climate change, among many benefits. Engage with these change makers during our interactive session that will feature TED-style flash talks and moderated discussion following feedback from the audience. Presenters include young professional Natia Tskhovrebadze from the Georgian Ministry of Environmental Protection, Garo Batmanian from the World Band, and other international leaders from government, research, and non-government organizations.

Session agenda

Moderator

Dr James HALLETT

Chair,
Society for Ecological Restoration
United States of America


14:00 - 15:30

Paddy WOODWORTH

Author and Journalist,
Society for Ecological Restoration
Ireland


14:00 - 15:30

Speaker

Manuel GUARIGUATA

Principal Scientist,
Center for International Forestry Research
Peru


14:10 - 14:20

Florence REED

Founder + Director of Strategic Growth,
Sustainable Harvest International
United States of America

Improving food security
14:30 - 14:45

Ms Natia TSKHOVREBADZE

Head of Strategic Planning and Development Department,
National Forestry Agency of the Ministry of Environment Protectio
Georgia

Increasing the resilience of communities to climate change
14:50 - 15:05

Dr Shira YOFFE

Senior Policy Advisor,
US Department of Agriculture - Forest Service
United States of America

Increasing the resilience of communities to climate change
14:50 - 15:05

Ms Pina GERVASSI

FSC Climate and Restoration Director,
Forest Stewardship Council A.C.
Peru

Welcome message
15:00 - 15:10

Dr GARO BATMANIAN

Global Lead for Forests, Landscape, Biodiversity ,
World Bank
United States of America

Finance and investment for FLR
15:10 - 15:25

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