About the Land Restoration Hub

Ignite your passion and unlock your power to restore land at COP28!

Welcome to the land restoration hub, where the future of land restoration comes to life! At the exciting Land and Drought Resilience Pavilion, we will connect, inform and inspire each other to live for something that outlives us. Our mission is crystal clear: unite to reduce degraded lands by 50 percent by 2040 for a resilient future.

How to Participate

COP28 will bring some of the world’s smartest and most passionate land stewards to Dubai from 30 November to 12 December 2023. The G20 Global Land Initiative has curated topics, events and workshops on land restoration to tap into this treasure trove of ideas through speakers who will inspire and ignite your passion for land restoration. Entry is free! With our survival at stake, our Speakers believe the best knowledge must be accessible to all.

So, join us in person at the Land and Drought Resilience Pavilion in the vibrant city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates,
from 2-9 December to meet, converse and act on land restoration

Can’t make it in person?

Tune in from anywhere in the world via livestream at the @g20landinitaitive YouTube and social media channels.

Can’t make it at the scheduled time?

Catch-up on @g20landinitiative YouTube channel later.

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Speakers

Our Speakers and Moderators

Ms. Rebekah Shirley
Ms. Rebekah Shirley
Deputy Director for Africa, World Resources Institute
Mr. Charles Ehrhart
Mr. Charles Ehrhart
Global Solution Lead on Climate Change, Decarbonisation & Nature; and Global Head of Climate Risk, Adaptation & Resilience at KPMG International.
Ms. Akanksha Khatri
Ms. Akanksha Khatri
Head of Nature and Biodiversity, World Economic Forum
Mr. Plato K.T. Yip
Mr. Plato K.T. Yip
Vice Chairman, Elion International Investment Limited
Ms. Jenovive Chinyere
Ms. Jenovive Chinyere
Great Green Wall Ambassador, Senegal
Mr. Sang-seop Lim
Mr. Sang-seop Lim
Deputy Minister, Korea Forest Service, Republic of Korea
H.E. Frank Tumwebaze
H.E. Frank Tumwebaze
Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Uganda
H.E. Bat-Erdene Bat-Ulzii
H.E. Bat-Erdene Bat-Ulzii
Minister of Environment and Tourism, Mongolia
Angela Churie-Kallhauge
Angela Churie-Kallhauge
Executive Vice President, Impact, (Environment Defense Fund)
Ms. Stephanie Feeney
Ms. Stephanie Feeney
Chief Growth Officer, RESTOR
Mr. Harold Roy-Macauley
Mr. Harold Roy-Macauley
Managing Director, Regions and Partnership (a.i.), CGIAR
Ms. Amy Dietterich
Ms. Amy Dietterich
Director Global Challenges Division, WIPO
Frederico Perez
Frederico Perez
Founder & CEO, Selvitas
Mariana Barbosa
Mariana Barbosa
Legal and Institutional Relations Director at re.green
Patricia Ellen
Patricia Ellen
Managing partner of Systemiq and co-founder of AYA
Juliana Lopes
Juliana Lopes
Member of the Executive Group of the Brazil Climate, Forests, and Agriculture Coalition and Director of ESG, Communication, and Compliance at AMAGGI
Nabil Kadri
Nabil Kadri
Deputy Managing Director for environment at BNDES - Brazilian Development Bank (TBC)
Fabíola Zerbini
Fabíola Zerbini
Director of the Department of Forests, Ministry of the Environment (TBC)
Ibrahim Thiaw
Ibrahim Thiaw
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Dev Narayan Syam
Dev Narayan Syam
Student at GEMS Modern Academy, Dubai
Max Fontaine
Max Fontaine
Founder Bondy International
Joann Lee
Joann Lee
Programme Officer, G20 Global Land Initiative
Mr. Muralee Thummarukudy
Mr. Muralee Thummarukudy
Director, G20 Global Land Initiative
Mr. Themba Mkhwanazi
Mr. Themba Mkhwanazi
Regional Director, Africa & Australia, Anglo American’s PGMs business, Kumba Iron Ore and Australian operations.
Dr Renee Young
Dr Renee Young
Program Director, Conservation and Restoration, The Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute
Mrs. Roby Melltett
Mrs. Roby Melltett
Independent Sustainability Advisor of Ivanhoe Mines Canada/South Africa
Yukiko Yamada Morovic
Yukiko Yamada Morovic
Technical Director, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action, World Vision International
Muhammad Zubair
Muhammad Zubair
Chief Executive Officer AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics
Georgina Bwango
Georgina Bwango
Administrative and Finance Officer, G20 Global Land Initiative
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar
Founder, The Art of Living
Maureen Goodman
Maureen Goodman
Programme Director for the Brahma Kumaris UK
Foluyinka Fakoya
Foluyinka Fakoya
Global Partnership for Education, World Bank
Prof. Dr. Kazue Fujiwara
Prof. Dr. Kazue Fujiwara
Professor Emerita of Yokohama National University and Professor of Yokohama City University.
Amanda Abrom
Amanda Abrom
Program Manager, Global Schools. UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
Emmanuela Shinta
Emmanuela Shinta
Dayka leader and activist. Founder of Ranu Welum Foundation
Monica Yator
Monica Yator
Founder & Executive Director, Indigenous women and girls initiative
Mashrur H. Shurid
Mashrur H. Shurid
Co-founder & CEO, iPAGE GLOBAL INC.
Ms. Mmakwena Moesi
Ms. Mmakwena Moesi
Co-founder & Managing Director
Ms. Mawuse Gyisun
Ms. Mawuse Gyisun
Co-Founder of Sommalife
Rajic Garg
Rajic Garg
Director CTCN ad interim.
Mr. Peter Oksen
Mr. Peter Oksen
Green Technology & Research manager, WIPO GREEN

COP28 land restoration hub!

Our Events

Livestreaming: @g20landinitiative

Empowering Youth Through Hands-on Learning inAgriculture and Land Restoration
:12:30-13:30 CET (GMT+1)

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Transforming Landscapes: The Inspiring Journey of Restoring Mines –  the Ruhr Valley Region Model, Germany
Thursday, 4 April 2024
13:00 to 14:00 CST

Our experience of life on Earth is closely tied to the health […]

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Cultivating a New Wave of Environmental Restorers: ​Commemorating International Education Day
Wednesday, 24 January 2024
2-3pm CET

This 60-minute session on Zoom will explore the crucial role of land […]

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High-level lunch event: Getting to One Billion: Scaling up Land Restoration Initiatives
Saturday, 2 December 2023
12:00-13:30 h local time UAE (UTC +4)

The loss of productive land is a slow, steady and invisible process. […]

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Unlocking Financial Pathways for Tropical Forest Restoration
Saturday, 2 December 2023
14:00-15:00 h local time UAE (UTC +4)

Brazil holds a promising landscape for expanding forest restoration efforts. Restoring 12 […]

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Private Sector Participation in Global Mine Restoration Activities
Sunday, 3 December 2023
14:00-15:00 h local time UAE (UTC +4)

Degraded mines are potential havens for biological diversity. Today, abandoned mines make […]

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Nurturing Roots: The Importance of Integrating Land Restoration in Schools
Friday, 8 December 2023
14:00-15:00 h local time UAE (UTC +4)

Schools are playgrounds for children not only to experiment and fall in […]

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YouthWave: Empowering Youth Ecopreneurs for Gender-Inclusive Land Restoration
Friday, 8 December 2023
16:30-18:00 h local time UAE (UTC +4)

YouthWave is a dynamic event with young ecopreneurs leading and innovating gender-inclusive […]

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Pavilion

Address

UNCCD: Land & Drought Resilience Pavilion
Blue Zone - Zone B7 (Thematic Arena Nature) - Building 87 - 1st floor - Stand 205

Email: g20ico@unccd.int

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Our Partners

The G20 GLI events are organized in collaboration with AGFUND, BADEA, UNCCD. The events are organized in collaboration with International Trade Center, World Intellectual Property Organization and Re.green.

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