SB58: Rio synergies: How agroecology and restoration contribute to climate, biodiversity and land targets

06.06.2023
Meeting Room, Bonn

In this side event of the Bonn Climate Change conference (SB58) organized on 6 June 2023, a line-up of speakers and practitioners discussed how food system transformation and land restoration are key to harmonizing action between the Rio conventions to achieve climate, biodiversity and land targets. This session highlighted how agroecology, restoration and integrated planning can connect and deliver on these agendas.

Participants

  • Martina Fleckenstein – Policy Manager at WWF International
  • Sebastian Lesch –Head of the Agricultural Division of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
  • Alisher Mirzabaev – Conducted a recent research project focused on the harmonization of land restoration targets of the Rio Conventions in Rwanda
  • John Garcia Ulloa – Program Manager of the Policy and Advocacy team at Biovision Fundation
  • Sophia Baumert – Advisor on agriculture and climate change at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
  • Esther Penunia – Secretary General of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)
  • Miriam Medel Garcia – Chief of External Relations, Policy, and Advocacy at the UNCCD Secretariat
  • Sol Ortiz Garcia –  UNFCCC negotiator Government of Mexico 
  • Kelly Witkowski – IICA 
  • Dirk Nemitz – Team Lead of the Agriculture, Forestry, and Land-use unit in the UNFCCC secretariat