Restoration Roundtable: Ecosystem Insights for Global Action

Summary:

This roundtable discussion will bring together key stakeholders to explore synergies between the FERM initiative, IUCN’s restoration efforts, and the Global Ecosystems Atlas. The focus will be on how these platforms can collaborate to enhance national monitoring, reporting, and verification processes for ecosystem restoration initiatives. Through a series of guided questions and open discussions, the roundtable will provide an opportunity for participants to share their experiences, identify challenges and propose solutions to enhance support to countries for ecosystem restoration efforts using integrated data platforms.

Speakers:

• Yana Gevorgyan, Secretariat Director, GEO
• Julian Fox, Team Leader, Forest Monitoring, FAO
• Jamal Annagylyjova, Forest Biodiversity Officer, UN Convention on Biological Diversity