Building climate resilient land and sea-scapes: How protecting, restoring and effectively managing biodiverse landscapes across border delivers multiple benefits for people, nature and climate
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023
13:00 - 14:00
This event will showcase initiatives that are using nature-based solutions to create climate-resilient landscapes and ocean ecosystems across national borders, and how those initiatives are addressing climate change by sequestering carbon, increasing biodiversity, improving ecosystem services delivery, and building sustainable nature-positive economies.
Initiatives to be showcased: Room to Roam (IFAW); Regreening Africa (ICRAF); Great Blue Wall (IUCN); Yawanawa Life Plan (UoN); Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (Angola).
Speakers
- Simon Addison, IFAW
- Dr. Jimmiel Mandima, IFAW
- Dr. Leigh Winowiecki, ICRAF, CA4SH
- Hon. Paula Coelho, Angola
- Laura Yawanawa, Union of Nature Foundation