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Symphony of Science and Practice: Bringing Evidence to Bear for Land Restoration Practice and Policy in Africa

25 Jun 2021

This session explores innovative ways to capture restoration evidence and ensure that it is integrated throughout the planning process, to inform practice and, in turn, policy. Panellists identify the enabling conditions needed for systemic change, and provide a roadmap of steps for getting there.

Publisher: Global Landscapes Forum (GLF)

Language: English

Year: 2021

Ecosystem(s): Drylands and Rangelands

Location(s): Global

Africa drylands land degradation restoration UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

HOSTS

Regreening Africa
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

SPEAKERS

Mieke Bourne

Programme Manager, Regreening Africa-CIFOR-ICRAF
Leigh Winowiecki

Global Research Leader, Soil and Land Health and Co-lead, Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health (CA4SH)
Tor-Gunnar Vågen

Head of Spatial Data Science and Applied Learning Lab (Spacial), CIFOR-ICRAF
Sammy Carsan

Agroforestry Scientist, CIFOR-ICRAF
Judith Oduol

Senior Agricultural Economist, CIFOR-ICRAF
Constance Neely

Stakeholder Approach to Risk-informed and Evidence-based Decision-making (SHARED) Lead, CIFOR-ICRAF
Alex Mugayi

Project Manager, World Vision Rwanda
Bernard Crabbé

Head of the environment mainstreaming & circular economy sector, Directorate General, European Commission, International Partnerships (INTPA)
Mamadou Coulibaly

Regreening Africa Project Manager, Oxfam Mali

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