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02 June
03 June

Africa: UTC/GMT +3

11:15-12:00

Plenary

Framing the UN Decade: An African perspective on ecosystem restoration Recorded

Host: Global Landscapes Forum

Speakers:

Inger Andersen

Executive Director , United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Maria Flachsbarth

Parliamentary State Secretary, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Ibrahim Thiaw

Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
John Kamanga

Director, South Rift Association of Land Owners (SORALO)
Agnes Kalibata

President, UN Special Envoy, The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), 2021 Food Systems Summit
Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli

Co-founder and Executive Chair, Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition
Akinwumi A. Adesina

President, African Development Bank Group
Wanjira Mathai

Africa Managing Director and Global Partnerships, World Resources Institute (WRI)

12:00-12:45

Plenary

Voices From the Field: The s/heroes of landscape restoration Recorded

Hosts: Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) with World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Youth and Small Holder Farmers (YOSHOFA), Nigerian Women Agro Allied Farmers Association (NIWAAFA)

Speakers:

Bishop Dr Simon Chiwanga

Founder , LEAD Foundation
John Akugre

Community leader , Tilli in the Upper East Region of Ghana
Sintaro Iddrisu Mahama

Chief Sakoya Traditional Area of the Mion district in Northern Region, Ghana
Mamou Dembele

Vice-president, Cooperative “saving for change called Gnabene”
Ogoo Ugochukwu

Farmer, Food Processor, Anambra State Woman Leader YOSHOFA
Lizzy Igbine

National President, NIWAAFA, Nigeria
Rocky Dawuni

Musician , International Artist and Humanitarian

18:30-19:15

Plenary

Translating global processes into action: Leveraging UN Food Systems Summit solutions in the restoration decade Recorded

Host: WWF

Speakers:

Mette Løyche Wilkie

Director, Forestry Division, FAO
Martin Frick

Deputy Special Envoy, UN Food Systems Summit
Tina Birmpili

Deputy Executive Secretary, UNCCD
João Campari

Global Food Practice Leader, WWF
Thato Mokgadi

Fashion Designer turned Agripreneur
Fatima Kaba

Head of management of natural resources, Enda Energy Environment Development, Senegal
Desmond Koney

CEO and Founder, Complete Farmer, Nigeria
Patricia Kombo

Founder, PaTree Initiative, Kenya
Ravi Prabhu

Director General ad interim , ICRAF
Robert Nasi

Chief Operating Officer, CIFOR-ICRAF Director General, CIFOR, CIFOR-ICRAF, CIFOR

19:15-20:00

Plenary

Partnering with dryland communities to overcome protracted crises: Challenges and opportunities Recorded

Hosts: Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crisis (SPARC) with Global Landscapes Forum

Speakers:

Musonda Mumba

Secretary General , Convention on Wetlands
Christabell Makokha

Senior Innovation Advisor, Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC)
Fiona Flintan

Senior Scientist, ILRI, Italy and Ethiopia
Charity Lanoi

Restoration Steward, Moilo Grass Seed Bank

Africa: UTC/GMT +3

10:30-11:15

Plenary

Whose land is it anyways? An intergenerational dialogue exploring solutions to land tenure challenges Recorded

Host: Global Landscapes Forum

Speakers:

Elizabeth Mpofu

Founding member, General Coordinator, African Women Collaborative for Healthy Food Systems, Via Campesina
Diana Kyalo

Program Specialist, Cadasta Foundation
Amina Aden Maalim

Research scientist, Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI)
Kader Baba

Research Associate & Country Program Manager, TMG Research

11:15-12:00

Plenary

The Roots of Restoration: Sustainability through community-based forest landscape restoration Recorded

Hosts: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) with Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) with IKI

Speakers:

Tony Rinaudo

Principal Natural Resources Advisor, World Vision Australia
Tabi Joda

Executive Director, GreenAid
Charles Karangwa

Regional Lead- Forests, Landscapes and Livelihoods Programme; Country Representative for Rwanda, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Joséphine Makueti

Senior Expert for Landscape Restoration, Associated Researcher, Forest and Environment Programme at German Cooperation (GIZ), CIRAD

17:25-18:15

Plenary

Scaling Finance: Restoring Africa’s drylands through private investment and local projects Recorded

Host: World Resources Institute (WRI)

Speakers:

Carole Dieschbourg

Minister for the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development of Luxembourg
Venkat Iyer

Senior Manager, Restoration Finance, Global Restoration Initiative (GRI), World Resources Institute
Peace Grace Muhizi

Africa Project Manager, One Tree Planted
Luni Libes

Founder of Fledge and CEO of Africa Eats
Mavis Nduchwa

CEO, Kalahari Honey
Susan Chomba

Director of Vital Landscapes, WRI Africa
Tomo Kumahira

Vice President of Corporate Finance & Strategy, Komaza
Steve Beck

Co-Founder and Managing Director, Novastar Ventures
Beau Milliken

Co-CEO, Kijani Forestry

Presentation:

Scaling Finance: Restoring Africa’s Drylands through Private Investment and Local Projects

18:15-19:15

Plenary

Shaping the UN Decade: Creating synergies between sectors and scales Recorded

Host: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Speakers:

H.E. Sharon Ikeazor

Minister of State for Environment Nigeria
Robert Nasi

Chief Operating Officer, CIFOR-ICRAF Director General, CIFOR, CIFOR-ICRAF, CIFOR
Seyni Nafo

Technical Coordinator, Africa Adaptation Initiative
Agostino Inguscio

G20 Representative, Italian Sherpa office
Stan Nkwain

Director, UNDP RSCA
Adenike Oladosu

Founder, ILead Climate
Cécile Ndjebet

President, REFACOF

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