A new key biodiversity platform for cross sectoral collaboration
For its inaugural launch, World Biodiversity Summit will help define what world leaders and the private sector in biodiversity and climate action need to do in the medium and long term to achieve sustainable development and hinder further biodiversity loss, focusing on partnerships and investment mechanisms as levers of progress. World Biodiversity Summit is a platform for responding to accelerating biodiversity loss, by using the Paris Agreement as a framework to learn from, promoting relevant solutions, innovations, and leadership networks, strengthening nature restoration and conservation. Nature-based solutions will be highlighted, from specificecosystems to global possibilities.
SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS
21 September 2023
New York, USA
Alongside UNGA 78 & Climate Week NYC
Regenerative Agriculture: Building Resilience across the Value Chain
11 December - Panel 1
11:15-12:15
Our global food systems are a key driver of biodiversity loss. Since the industrial revolution, they have been shaped by the ‘cheap food paradigm’, supported by economic structures and policies resolved to produce more food than ever at very low costs. The result is increased rates of extinctions and food insecurity, as the resulting soil degradation means even more intensive agriculture production to keep up with demand.
A transition towards resilient and nature-positive food systems is fundamental to reducing pressure on biodiversity and ensuring food security. Considering nature-based solutions, finance and regenerative agriculture practices, how can we stimulate this transition? This panel session will gather experts, policymakers, innovators and investors to tackle how to stimulate resilient food production and security to support global biodiversity
Éliane Ubalijoro
Moderator
Executive Board Member, Crop Trust
Owen Bethell
Environmental Impact Lead Global Public Affairs, Nestlé
Madiha Nawaz
Manager, Environmental Markets Innovation, Rainforest Alliance
Tim Faveri
Vice President, Sustainability & Stakeholder Relations, Nutrien
Max Boucher
Senior Manager, Research & Engagements, Biodiversity,
The FAIRR Initiative
Tanja Havemann
Co-Founder and Director,
Clarmondial, Food Securities Fund