Restoring Our Future: Lessons and Innovations to Achieve Global Restoration Goals [Event starts at 1:30pm]

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10/10/2025
14:00 - 15:00
IUCN Programme 2026-2029 Pavilion - R3 , Onsite

Why attend

Convened by the IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team in collaboration with Members, Commissions, and partners, this session will bring together a wide range of stakeholders to assess the progress made to date in restoration and reflect on the way forward.

Session Description

The session will explore how partnerships and collective action are advancing global restoration goals while delivering tangible benefits for landscapes and communities. Discussions will showcase innovative approaches in policy, finance, implementation, and monitoring, along with tools and platforms that are helping scale up restoration efforts. By drawing lessons from practice and identifying priorities for the future, the session will underline the importance of collaboration, knowledge exchange, and evidence-based solutions in accelerating restoration worldwide.
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Speaker

Speaker Minnie DEGAWAN

Managing Director, FSC Indigenous Foundation

Speaker Robert NASI

Director General, CIFOR

Speaker Chantal FELDER

Head of section Climate/DRR/Environment, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Speaker Mrinalini Rai

Director, Women4Biodiversity

Speaker Valerie HICKEY

Global Director for Climate Change, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Speaker Oliver CONZ

Director-General, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

Speaker Hambardzum Matevosyan

Minister of Environment of the Republic of Armenia, The ministry of environment

Speaker Astrid SCHOMAKER

Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Speaker Doreen ROBINSON

Deputy Director, Ecosystems, UNEP

Moderator

Speaker Chetan KUMAR

Global Head, IUCN Secretariat

Speaker Raúl Jiménez Rosenberg

Secretario Ejecutivo, Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales