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The Restoration Initiative : Catalysing action on restoration

Why attend
There has never been a more urgent need to restore and heal the earth’s ecosystems than now. At this event, come hear first-hand how partners in The Restoration Initiative are helping create restoration solutions, examples, evidence, tools and experiences to bring restoration ambitions to scale.
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With a global span of ten partnering countries in Asia and Africa and implementation support from three Global Environment Facility (GEF) Agencies, The Restoration Initiative (TRI) is the largest GEF-supported programme on restoration to date. Launched in 2018, TRI is serving a key role in generating progress, knowledge, tools and experiences on restoration to inform the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration as well as other restoration initiatives including GEF-8 programming and support for restoration. At this September 6 IUCN World Conservation Congress event, hear first hand from some of the key partners involved in TRI on their experiences working on the front lines of restoration, and how TRI is helping to support and inform other ongoing and emerging restoration work.

Session agenda

Moderator

Mr Chris BUSS

Director, Forest Programme,
IUCN
Switzerland


18:00 - 19:00

Speaker

Mr Benjamin DE RIDDER

Consultant Forest and Landscape Restoration,
FAO
Italy


18:00 - 19:00

Mr Carlos Manuel RODRIGUEZ

CEO and Chairperson,
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Costa Rica


18:00 - 19:00

Mr Christophe BESACIER

Coordinator of the Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism,
FAO
Italy


18:00 - 19:00

Dr Jonathan GHEYSSENS

Climate Finance Specialist,
UNEP
Switzerland


18:00 - 20:00

  • IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
  • IUCN Forest Conservation and Climate Change Programme
  • IUCN Regional Office for Asia (ARO)
  • IUCN Regional Office for West and Central Africa (PACO)
  • FAO, UNEP
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