12/10/2025
11:00 - 12:00
IUCN Asia Pavilion
, Morning
Why attend
Discover how Southeast Asian districts and communities align food security, climate adaptation, and biodiversity protection. Learn practical, replicable models—like Indonesia’s multi-stakeholder approaches—that empower local leaders and inspire regional collaboration.
Session Description
This panel explores how district leaders, Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and youth are co-creating nature-positive economies that conserve forests, peatlands, and biodiversity while securing food and livelihoods. Aligned with the Global Biodiversity Framework, it highlights pathways to conserve 30% of land and sea, ensure equitable benefit-sharing, and redirect finance toward biodiversity-positive actions. Beyond Indonesia, lessons resonate across Southeast Asia—Malaysia with forest and peatland pressures, and Thailand with strong community forestry traditions. By showcasing Siak’s multi-stakeholder model and innovations like Waqf Forest, the discussion presents replicable strategies to scale climate-resilient, biodiversity-positive economies. Target participants include local leaders, policymakers, IPLCs, private sector, development partners, and youth groups.