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Regreening Africa was launched in 2017 to help reverse degradation on one million hectares of land across eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. This summit will reflect on five years of achievements, lessons and the way forward for the project, and restoration a wider scale on the continent.
Simultaneous French-English translation available.
Agenda
Welcome and event outline
Facilitator
Marie Parramon-Gurney
CEO and Chief Transformative Impact Officer, SKULTCHA
Opening remarks
Speaker
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Hans Christian Stausboll
Acting Director, European Commission Africa
A local perspective on the value of restoring livelihoods through landscapes
Speaker
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Adrian Leitoro
Nature and People as One (NaPO)
From farm polygon to continent: The great big zoom-out show
Issoufou M.Kandeg, a farmer in Niger (Video)
Speakers
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Tor-Gunnar Vågen
Senior Scientist and head of the Spatial Data Science and Applied Learning Lab (SPACIAL), CIFOR-ICRAF
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Mawa Karambiri
Policy and technical engagement specialist for the Sahel, CIFOR-ICRAF
Science, practice, and policy
Panelists
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Tor-Gunnar Vågen
Senior Scientist and head of the Spatial Data Science and Applied Learning Lab (SPACIAL), CIFOR-ICRAF
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Mawa Karambiri
Policy and technical engagement specialist for the Sahel, CIFOR-ICRAF
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Hilda Kegode
Impact Assessment and Acceleration (IAA) Specialist, CIFOR-ICRAF
Moderator
Short break: Fireside, video and Q&A
Facilitator
Marie Parramon-Gurney
CEO and Chief Transformative Impact Officer, SKULTCHA
The implications of Regreening Africa’s lessons and achievements for restoration in Africa and globally
Panelists
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Louise Baker
Global Mechanism Managing Director, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
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Mamadou Diakhité
Acting Head of the Environmental Sustainability Division and AFR100 Secretariat Manager, African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)
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Christophe Besacier
Senior Forestry Officer – Coordinator Forest and Landscape Restoration
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Lori Pearson
Senior Policy Advisor, Catholic Relief Services
Key messages and the way forward
Speakers
Where to from here
Speaker
Tony Rinaudo
Principal Natural Resources Advisor, World Vision Australia