10/10/2025
15:00 - 16:00
IUCN - The Americas - Room 2
Why attend
This session examines how rights-based and locally led approaches, including Indigenous leadership and secure tenure, advance equity, biodiversity, and climate goals. Panelists will reflect on lessons from UNOC3 and highlight community-centered conservation practices shaping momentum toward COP30.
Session Description
As global attention turns from the 3rd UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice toward COP30 in Belém, Brazil, the need to center equity, inclusion, and local leadership in ocean conservation and economic development has never been more urgent. This interactive session explores how rights-based, locally led approaches are essential for achieving Global Biodiversity Framework Targets 2 and 3 while advancing climate resilience and mitigation goals. Panelists will demonstrate how secure tenure, Indigenous leadership, and inclusive governance are driving successful restoration and protection of coastal and island ecosystems that deliver dual biodiversity and climate benefits. The discussion will explore how the outcomes of UNOC3 can serve as a springboard for building political momentum and highlight real-world examples of community-centered conservation in action.Organised by
Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Region
Partners
Eastern and Southern Africa Region
Wetlands International ( Netherlands (Kingdom of the) )
World Wide Fund for Nature - International ( Switzerland )
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Speaker
Global Ocean Lead Scientist & Chair of the People and the Ocean Specialist Group, WWF & IUCN CEESP