Wetlands are disappearing three times faster than forests, and they are recognized as the most threatened ecosystem. Latest estimates show that 35% of the world’s wetlands have been lost since the 1970s, mainly due to human activities such as draining and infilling for agriculture, over-extraction of water, urban development and pollution.
OBJECTIVES OF THE VIRTUAL PANEL DISCUSSION
The panel will discuss priority actions and the opportunities to scale and accelerate wetland restoration by 2030. Panellists will discuss wetland restoration trends and gaps and highlight current and emerging opportunities at national and international levels to scale and accelerate restoration.
The virtual event will propose seven key priority actions that key players can adopt to advance and accelerate wetland restoration within the UN Decade on Restoration that ends in 2030.
Moderator: Dr. Musonda Mumba, Secretary General, Convention on Wetlands
Speakers list
- H.E. Mrs. Shara Duncan Villalobos, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Costa Rica to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
- Ms. Jane Madgwick, Chief Executive Officer, Wetlands International
- Ms. Natalia Alekseeva, Coordinator, United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
- Mr. Bernard Giraud, President and co-founder, Livelihoods Fund
- Mr. Asok Kumar, UN restoration flagship to restore the Ganges River
- Ms. Lucy Iyango, Commissioner Wetlands Management Department, Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda
- Mr. Adam Campbell, Manager of Atlantic Operations, Ducks Unlimited Canada
- Marcela Torres, National Focal Point, Ecuador
Discussion topics
- Wetlands restoration: Status, trends and gaps
- Wetland restoration: The key challenges faced including insights on how to overcome barriers
- Opportunities to scale wetland restoration by 2030
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