Upcoming Events
Eurosite-ELCN Agriculture, Biodiversity and Climate Working Group Webinar:
Carbon Sequestration on Arable Farms and How to Measure It
Monday April 4, 10-11am Central European Time
An important arena for carbon sequestration is sequestration on working agricultural lands as a result of sustainable agricultural practices. However, measuring and proving these sequestration results poses a significant challenge. Addressing this challenge is essential if farmers are to be rewarded and incentivized for their contributions to carbon sequestration.
This webinar will explain how, within the wider European Carbon+Farming Coalition, Bayer's European Carbon Programme is testing various criteria that influence soil carbon field conditions, across a variety of farm types. The intention is to come up with a set of criteria that can validate improved carbon sequestration in the context of Integrated Crop Management trials.
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ILCN Webinar: Practice, Progress and Potential for Private and Civic Land Conservation in Africa
Tuesday April 12 8-9:30am Eastern Time (US), 2-3:30pm South Africa Time
Online
In the run-up to the Africa Protected Areas Congress taking place in July 2022, ILCN Steering Committee member and Regional Representative for Africa Kiragu Mwangi will be hosting a series of virtual conversations with Africa’s key experts and stakeholders who play a critical role in facilitating private and civic land conservation in Africa to achieve the twin goals of nature conservation and sustainable development.
In the first webinar, we will hear from experts who are working with national governments and stakeholders in Southern and Eastern Africa to realize the role of civic and private land organizations as well as Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs) in meeting the 30 x 30 target.
The panel will include:
• Maxi Pia Louis, Director of Namibia Association of CBNRM Support Associations
• Dickson Kealo, Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Associations
• Kathleen Fitzgerald, Partner, Conservation Capital
• Daniel Marnewick, Regional Programme Officer, IUCN ESARO, Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas.
Facilitator: Mike A. Kiragu Mwangi, ILCN Africa Regional Representative and Director Earth Positive Consulting Ltd.
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Asia Parks Congress
May 24-29, 2022
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
The 2nd Asia Parks Congress is being held to address the increasing pressures on the region’s protected areas. The Congress will address the challenges facing this dynamic region through learning, sharing of experience and close collaboration. The upcoming 2nd Asia Parks Congress (2nd APC) will be held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
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Africa Protected Area Congress
July 18-23, 2022
Rwanda and Online
The IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) is the first ever continent-wide gathering of African leaders, citizens, and interest groups to discuss the role of protected areas in conserving nature, safeguarding Africa’s iconic wildlife, delivering vital life-supporting ecosystem services, promoting sustainable development while conserving Africa’s cultural heritage and traditions.
The overarching objective of the IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) is to position Africa protected and conserved areas within the broader goals of economic development and community well- being and to increase the understanding of vital role parks play in conserving biodiversity and delivering the ecosystem services that underpin human welfare and livelihoods.
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Conservation Finance Learning Lab
Join the last session in this five-part Conservation Finance Learning Lab produced in partnership between Highstead and The Conservation Finance Network and made freely available to registrants. The webinars have taken place from December 2021 to April 2022, and have featured panel discussions, case studies, and networking opportunities for participants to take a deep dive into tangible, innovative approaches to conservation funding and financing. The concepts and lessons learned from the case studies presented are broadly applicable to practitioners everywhere. Each session has built on the previous sessions, culminating in the “Dolphin Tank” exercise, where participants will have the opportunity to analyze and deliberate solutions to real-world conservation problems. Learn more.
Part V: "Dolphin Tank" Project Consultations: Bringing It Home
Tuesday, April 12th at 2 PM ET
Online
This last session will put the previous webinar lessons into practice where participants will have the opportunity to analyze and deliberate solutions to real-world conservation problems
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Last year, governments around the world recognized the inherent value of nature conservation, with over 70 countries, including Australia, joining the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People - an intergovernmental group with the central goal of protecting at least 30 per cent of the world's land and oceans by 2030.
Since 2019, the Sustainable Landscape Finance Coalition has been driving the creation of landscape finance solutions for effective and enduring conservation landscapes in South Africa and across the African continent.
On March 17, Eurosite-ELCN convened a group of panelists involved in land conservation in Ukraine to discuss how the current war is affecting their lives personally and professionally, and consider the on-the-ground outcomes that they continue to strive to achieve. This webinar was moderated by Dr. Tilmann Disselhoff, and included Bohdan Prots, CEO of the Danube Carpathian Programme; Ivan Timofeiev, Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) Head of Ukrainian Office; and Natalia Kulia, Project Manager at the Institute of Ecological and Religious Studies.
