Climate change is already threatening people’s guaranteed rights. It is affecting rights to life, health, to food, water and housing. In the case of small island states, it touches on the very right to exist. Almost 70 years after the signature of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, human rights were recognised for the first time in history in an international climate change treaty. The preamble to the Paris Agreement includes an acknowledgement “that climate change is a common concern of humankind” and that “Parties should, when taking action to address climate change, respect, promote and consider their respective obligations on human rights”. In consequence, for the 24th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change, the independent experts of the UN Human Rights Council called upon the parties to take the necessary steps to operationalise their human rights obligations in the Paris Rulebook. But how accountable are states? How does climate change impact their security and the peacekeeping? And how are specifically youth and marginalised groups, such as indigenous people, affected?
The interactive session of Youth in Landscapes will discuss with experts these four critical issues in a small podium discussion. Later on, the experts will join the floor and will discuss in small expert groups the respective topics.
The restoration of forests and other natural ecosystems remains one of our most effective strategies for solving the climate and biodiversity crisis. Though degradation is a systemic, pervasive phenomenon that undermines the well-being of 3.2 billion people – there is hope on the horizon.
The recently declared UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 is a way to mobilize people and communities to radically change their landscapes over the next 10 years. Join this conversation on how to beat the climate crisis through nature and get your questions answered by leading scientists and practitioners.
Why should we restore? Learn how the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration can be a catalyst to transform humanity’s relationship with nature.
Where are the best areas to restore? Hear from Dr. Thomas Crowther, Chief Scientific Advisor to UN Trillion Trees Campaign, and Dr. Jean-Francois Bastin from ETH Zurich on novel methodologies to explore global potential of tree restoration.
How do we prioritize restoration on a country-level? Explore how UN Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) works with countries to identify suitable land for afforestation and reforestation activities for climate impact.
Introductory remarks by Mette Wilkie, Chief of Policy and Resources Division and Deputy Director ofFAO
Host: UN Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO)
They are our future leaders, the ‘next generation,’ the optimistic visionaries disrupting systems to change things in their own way; they are the youth who will take the stage to share, provoke and inspire ways to change the world – and change it now. How can we move quicker, together, to secure the rights to a healthy life for present and future generations?
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We offer speed networking as a facilitated process during the conference break times to provide a friendly space for participants to meet new people, make connections and share interests and ideas in a short space of time. These sessions will last 30 minutes and operate on a first-come, first-served basis. Ask our volunteer team for details on the location, and don’t miss this opportunity to network with like-minded, inspiring people.
Gone are the days where communities were simply beneficiaries of development projects. Today, true inclusivity means recognizing the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, women, and youth – and establishing joint collaboration efforts. How can we center the knowledge and priorities of marginalized groups and help to put their chosen solutions into practice?
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The Panel will discuss emerging strategies and models for financing landscape investment at scale, including design features that benefit smallholders and local communities, as well as biodiversity and climate goals. Topics will cover a comparative study of landscape-wide finance models, private agricultural investment models that build community equity, an accelerator for forest landscape investment, and large-scale finance for coordinated multi-sector landscape investments.
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We offer speed networking as a facilitated process during the conference break times to provide a friendly space for participants to meet new people, make connections and share interests and ideas in a short space of time. These sessions will last 30 minutes and operate on a first-come, first-served basis. Ask our volunteer team for details on the location, and don’t miss this opportunity to network with like-minded, inspiring people.
