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High-level lunch event: Getting to One Billion: Scaling up Land Restoration Initiatives
Time: 2nd December,12:00-1:30 hrs CET+4
The loss of productive land is a slow, steady and invisible process. At the current pace of land degradation, the international community will need to restore at least 1.5 billion hectares of land by 2030. Restoring more land than is degraded requires a large scale approach. This High-Level event brings countries, organizations and experts together to share policies that promote the best practices and encourage large-scale restoration efforts, in particular.
Private Sector Participation in Global Mine Restoration Activities
Time: 3rd December,14:00-15:00 hrs
Degraded mines are potential havens for biological diversity. Today, abandoned mines make up over 100 million hectares of potential biodiversity wealth. Discover successful models and case studies of private sector-led mine restoration and the systems that need to be set up to motivate profit-making mining companies to leave behind bio-diverse and recreational spaces in place of wastelands.
Unlocking investment for Land Restoration
Time:8th December,14:00-15:00 hrs
Unlocking $1 trillion for global restoration commitments is critical in achieving the global commitment to restore the pledged one billion hectares of degraded lands. Join this dynamic side event for an insightful exchange of best practices that, at once, drive investment, profitable business and large-scale land restoration.
Nurturing Roots: The Importance of Integrating Land Restoration in Schools
Time: 8th December,14:00-15:00 hrs
Schools are playgrounds for children not only to experiment and fall in love with nature, but where generation after generation can be empowered to combat environmental challenges. This enlightening discussion with practitioners will explore the prospects of nurturing, through schools, a generation of environmental stewards with tools fit for fighting their future environmental crises. The event is organized by the G20 Global Land Initiative.
YouthWave: Empowering Youth Ecopreneurs for Gender-Inclusive Land Restoration
Time: 8th December,16:30-18:00 hrs
YouthWave is a dynamic event with young ecopreneurs leading and innovating gender-inclusive land restoration. This event spotlights youth empowerment in land restoration. It is hosted by the UNCCD/G20 Global Land Initiative in partnership with the International Trade Centre (ITC). Join this engaging dialogue on collaboration and youth-led land restoration.
Indigenous Perspectives on Land Restoration, Conservation, and Rights
Time:9th December,11:30-12:30 hrs
Venue: Faith Pavilion
This is a platform for indigenous cultures to share timeless knowledge and profound insights of land restoration that can lead us towards a more sustainable and harmonious future. Embrace and enjoy transformative discussions and knowledge-sharing at this event organized by the UNCCD/G20 Global Land Initiative.
Innovation and technology for land restoration
Time:9th December,14:00-15:30 hrs
This is a show and event about innovative technologies that make the land resilient, while benefitting climate change mitigation and adaptation. Technologies such as climate resilient plants, livestock management, soil carbon sequestration and land use, forest fire management and early warning. The technologies are from the second edition of the Green Technology Book, a flagship publication of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which will be unveiled for the first time.