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On Firmer Ground with Land Restoration

January 24, 2025
09:00–09:45 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

With 40% of land degraded globally, the consequences are starting to be felt in industry: a fall in agricultural productivity, polluted waterways and increased frequency of droughts. What measures can be taken now to reverse this trend and create resilient economies for the future?

This is a livestreamed session.Simultaneous interpretation in English and Arabic

Speakers

IE
Ismahane Elouafi
Executive Managing Director
CGIAR
MM
Molly Montgomery
Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer
AeroFarms
SS
Sir Andrew Steer
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bezos Earth Fund
IT
Ibrahim Thiaw
Former Undersecretary-General of the United Nations; Executive Secretary
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

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