This panel discussion of the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) will bring together leading experts and practitioners to discuss participatory approaches to landscape restoration and the social-ecological safeguards needed to ensure these efforts are equitable and durable. The session is part of the official COP17 Green Zone Programme and will be held on Resilience Day.
Participation
This session will be held in the Ögedei Hall in the Green Zone of the UNCCD COP17. It is open to the public and admission is free. All visitors must register and obtain an official badge before entering the venue. For information, visit the official Green Zone website.
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Programme
The official programme will be available in the agenda section of the COP17 Green Zone website.
Organizers
This session is jointly organized by UNU-IAS, in cooperation with the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI), Yolda Initiative, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and UNDP; IUCN; McGill University; Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR); Nairamdal Shinjleh Ukhaanii Tuv; The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI); the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE); GIZ and ATREE.
Other Events
UNU-IAS will co-organize two additional side events:
- Scaling Rangeland Restoration Through Sustainable Pastoralism on 20 August at 10:30–12:00 in room MET-06
- Protected and Conserved Areas, Pastoralists’ Rights and Territories of Life: Towards Inclusive Conservation and Resilient Rangelands on 22 August at 15:00–16:30 in room MET-03 (CSO)
