Climate change and the need for inclusive landscape solutions
Climate change, habitat loss, land degradation and environmental pollution are accelerating biodiversity loss across landscapes at an alarming rate. Given limited land availability and the inequities that arise from taking a ‘fortress’ approach to protected areas, it is clear that new, more inclusive solutions are needed. In order to effectively enhance ecosystem protection and halt biodiversity loss, we must look to, and include, all aspects of landscapes including communities, farms and cities. Every sector has a role to play in conserving biodiversity.
EcoAgriculture Partners will be a part of conversations moving towards the post-2020 global biodiversity framework and the creation of the Biodiversity Framework plan. In preparation for the 15th Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of Parties (CBD COP 15), we are developing recommendations for national governments to learn from integrated landscape management and innovative finance mechanisms that will help support the implementation of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans and their associated National Biodiversity Finance Plans.
As part of this effort, we’ve curated a list of landscape- and finance-focused side events that should be interesting to our community. See below for our top selections that we’re looking forward to attending.
Partner participation
Our food systems are threatened by biodiversity loss and climate change – what can cities and subnational governments do?
- Date: 14 December
- Time: 10:00
- Organisers: ICLEI Africa, Government of Quebec, Food and Agriculture Organization
- EcoAg speaker: Seth Shames
- Location: ICLEI Pavilion
Food systems transformation offers an opportunity to address nutrition, biodiversity loss and climate change together. This requires systems thinking across food production, land use, conservation and urban governance, including regenerative agriculture, reduced food waste, and sustainable value chains.
Nature Positive Pavilion events
Financing nature positive agriculture
- Date: 13 December
- Time: 13:30
- Organiser: Cornell University
- Location: Nature Positive Pavilion
Innovations in financing a nature-positive and net-zero future
- Date: 14 December
- Time: 13:30
- Organiser: Conservation International
- Location: Nature Positive Pavilion
Other events of interest
Missing the mark? Global biodiversity targets risk failure without agroecology
- Date: 8 December
- Time: 13:15
- Organisers: Friends of the Earth, ACB, Future of Food
This session highlights how industrial agriculture has contributed to biodiversity loss and argues for agroecological approaches that integrate traditional knowledge, ecosystem diversity and sustainable farming systems.
Making finance flows consistent with biodiversity goals
- Date: 9 December
- Time: 13:15
- Organisers: IFAD, FAO, AFD
This event explores how financial systems can better account for biodiversity and ecosystem services, and how public finance can support long-term ecological recovery.
Aligning financial flows for an ecological civilization
- Date: 16 December
- Time: 18:15
- Organiser: WWF
Focus on transforming financial systems to reduce deforestation, ecosystem conversion, and biodiversity loss, while strengthening regulatory approaches to environmental risk.
Small farmers, farmer seed systems and sustainability
- Date: 9 December
- Time: 13:15
- Organisers: CAAS, IIED, ANDES
This session focuses on Indigenous and smallholder seed systems, biodiversity conservation and the role of traditional knowledge in food security and climate resilience.
How South Africa can inspire public-private-civil society partnerships
- Date: 13 December
- Time: 13:15
- Organisers: DEA, SANBI
This session showcases South African tools and approaches for integrating biodiversity data into planning and development decision-making.