Confirmed speakers:
HE Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, Minister of Climate and Environment, Norway
HE Huang Runqiu, COP15 President, Minister of Ecology and Environment, PR China
HE Susana Muhamad, COP16 President, Minister of Environment, Colombia
John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy, The White House, USA
Wanjira Mathai, Managing Director, WRI Africa and Global Partnerships
HE Silje Karine Muotka, President of the Sami Parliament
Master of Ceremonies: Fiona Harvey, Environment Editor, The Guardian
Interpretation to French, Portuguese and Spanish
10.10-10.40
Coffee break
10.40-12.00
Plenary - From national action to global effect
Plenary discussion between Ministers of Environment on how nature and climate goals can strengthen and reinforce each other. The plenary session will also highlight national action to halt and reverse deforestation, social inclusion and rights, and how we can move from national results to delivering on global goals.
Confirmed speakers: HE Siti Nurbaya Bakar, Minister of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia
HE Eve Bazaiba, Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development, DR Congo
HE Dr. Girma Amente, Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Federal Democratic Repulic of Ethiopia
HE Steffi Lemke, Federal Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety, and Consumer Protection, Germany
HE Dr. Eloy Terena, Acting Minister of Indigenous Peoples, Brazil
Raquel Soto, Deputy Minister of Strategic Development of Natural Resources, Ministry of the Environment, Peru
Moderated by: Fiona Harvey, Environment Editor, The Guardian
Interpretation to French, Portuguese and Spanish
12.00-13.15
Lunch
13.15-14.45
3 parallell sessions to choose from. Please click on each box to read session presentation
Shifting to sustainable food and agricultural systems for forest protection - reforming land governance and aligning financial incentives
Agricultural production is a leading cause of deforestation and biodiversity loss. At the same time, the agriculture industry is the second largest sector most dependent on nature. Nature is therefore central to the livelihoods of farmers, including the world’s 600 million smallholders. In this session we will discuss how food systems can be reformed to reduce pressure on forests.
Session organizer: Food and Land Use Coalition Confirmed speakers:
HE Dr. Girma Amente, Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Federal Democratic Repulic of Ethiopia, Bjørg Sandkjær, State Secretary, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ricardo Abramovay, Full Professor, University of Sao Paulo, Sharon Cherono, Head of the Climate Action Practise, Kenya National Farmer's Federation, Wanjira Mathai, Managing Director, WRI Africa and Global Partnerships, Edward Davey, Head of WRI UK, John Mundy, Director of Global Partnerships and Climate Finance, One Acre Fund, Claudia Martinez, Director, E3 - Ecologia, Economiá y Etica
Interpretation to French and Spanish
Next generation REDD+: Key learnings and way forward to scale up finance for sustainable land use
The purpose of this session is to share key lessons and experiences from implementing REDD+ that are critical for designing the future of the REDD+ financing architecture as a key pillar in forest finance. It will showcase experiences from forests countries that have received REDD+ payments, how they are strengthening institutions and legal frameworks to deliver REDD+ results and thereby unlocking financial rewards.
Session organizer: The World Bank Confirmed speakers:
Valerie Hickey, Environment Director, World Bank, Malavika Prasanna Venkatesan, Policy Associate, Sylvera, Jamey Mulligan, Head of Carbon Neutralization, Amazon, Maria Elena Herrera Ugalde, Director Development and Marketing of Environmental Services and Director of National REDD+ Strategy, Fondo Nacional de Financiemiento Forestal, Costa Rica, Mario Boccucci, Head of Secretariat, UN-REDD Programme
Interpretation to Portuguese and Spanish
Innovative Solutions for Brazil's Forests
This session aims to foster a forward-looking discussion on solutions that are additional to the importance of command-and-control, focusing on collaborative and innovative approaches for forest conservation and socio-economic prosperity in the different biomes of Brazil.
Session organizer: NICFI Confirmed speakers:
HE Dr. Eloy Terena, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Indigenous Peoples (MPI), Brazil, Garo Joseph Batmanian, Director-General, Brazilian Forestry Service (SFB/MMA), Juliano Assunção, Executive Director, Climate Policy Initiative, Maria Netto, Executice Director, Instituto Clima e Sociedade, Rosa Lemos de Sá, CEO of Brazilian Biodiversity Fund (Funbio), Marcello Britto, Executive Secretary, Interstate Amazon Consortium for Sustainable Development of the Legal Amazon
Interpretation to Portuguese
14.45-15.15
Coffee break
15.15-16.45
3 parallell sessions to choose from. Please click on each box to read session presentation
From satellite imagery to action on the ground: Linking data, people, and policy development of effective forest protection
This session will reflect on recent breakthroughs in the forest monitoring field, real-world successes, and remaining gaps and needs for transparent data. Additionally, the session will reflect on how forest monitoring can bring together various actors and stakeholders, and contribute to stronger and improved forest policies.
Session organizer: World Resources Institute Confirmed speakers:
François Mukendi Mulumba, Spatial Data Manager, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, DRC, Christian Samper, Managing Director and Leader of Nature Solutions, Bezos Earth Fund, Rasio Ridho Sani, Director General of Law Enforcement, Minstry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia, Joana Faggin, Senior Researcher and team manager Deforestation-free Supply Chains, AidEnvironment, Tasso Azevedo, General Coordinator, MapBiomas, Mikaela Weisse, Director Global Forest Watch, WRI, Jamal Annagylyjova, Forest Biodiversity and Ecosystem Restoration Officer, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Interpretation to French and Spanish
Indonesia: How to succeed in reducing deforestation?
Through the FOLU Net Sink 2030 plan Indonesia is turning the forest and other land use sector from a net source of emission to sink by 2030. The implementation of the plan is based on the principles of sustainable forest management as well as environmental and carbon governance, and was launched under the leadership of Indonesia’s Minister of Environment and Forestry, HE Siti Nurbaya Bakar. The session will also highlight the advances of the Indonesian Environment Fund - a funding mechanism to support Indonesia’s commitment to reducing emissions and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals.
Session organizer: NICFI Confirmed speakers:
HE Siti Nurbaya, Minister of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia, Lord Zac Goldsmith, Senior Fellow, Bezos Earth Fund, Endah Tri Kurniawaty, Director of Fund Raising and Development, Indonesia Environment Fund, HE Rut Giverin, Ambassador, Norwegian Embassy, Jakarta, Mas Ahmad Santosa, Chief Executive Officer, Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative and Indonesian Center for Environmental Law
Lessons from the frontline: Efforts to disrupt and deter organized forests crime
There is a need to increase the awareness of the seriousness and scale of forest crime and how important law enforcement efforts is in reducing tropical deforestation. This session will showcase how law enforcement officers from key tropical forest countries work to investigate and seize individuals and networks involved in organized forest crime.
Session organizer: NICFI Confirmed speakers:
Oswaldo Joaquín Cuadro Franco, Coordinator, Financial Analysis and Information Unit, Colombia, Salvador Ortega, Criminal intelligence Officer at Environmental Security Programme, Interpol, Humberto Freire de Barros, Director of Amazonia and Environment, Federal Police of Brazil, Nguyen Thi Viet Nga, Deputy Director, International Cooperation Department, General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC), Nicole Quijano-Evans, Deputy Head, UNODC (moderator), Rannveig Knutsdatter Formo, Senior Advisor, NICFI (moderator)