Restor at COP28
Restor
This year’s summit will run from November 30 until December 12 2023, hosted in the Expo City in Dubai with a number of events over the two-week period.
Restor will be sharing how our platform can help companies, governments, and local community-driven projects around the world with independent, globally-standardized transparency and reporting to meet climate and nature targets.
“Our mission is to connect nature's stewards to a global network of actors who can facilitate the protection and restoration of biodiversity worldwide." Thomas Elliott, CEO.
Whether you are attending in person or tuning in virtually, here is a list of the events at which you can expect to see Restor. If you haven’t already make sure you book your tickets and secure your place here. We hope to see you there.
December 6
09:00 -10:00 "Land Use in the Era of Climate Mobility: The Possibilities, Challenges, and Risks of Artificial Intelligence” organised by MIT Global Center for Climate Migration (GCCM). Climate Mobility Pavilion - Blue Zone
15:00 -16:30 “Innovative technologies in mitigation and land restoration: Finding solutions for accelerated uptake” organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN). Blue Zone
15:15 -16:30 “How can Biodiversity Credits equitably contribute to climate and nature?”
This event will be primarily in Portuguese -There will be simultaneous translation into Portuguese and English at this event
A space for in-depth discussion, addressing the complexities of biodiversity credits through the lenses of an indigenous leader, a company active in issuing these credits, a committed investment fund, a development bank, and a scientist specialising in environmental issues. Legal Amazon Consortium Pavillion Thematic Arena 4, Ground Floor, Opportunity District, TA4-130 Blue Zone
19:30 “Financing Nature: Incentives, Reforms, Leadership” Hearing from David Cooper, Executive Secretary, UN Convention on Biological Diversity Patricia Zurita, Chief Strategy Officer and Conservation International Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO & Chairperson, Global Environment Facility. Goals House Concrete, Alserkal Avenue Dubai This event will discuss how we can shift to a nature-centred economy.
December 9
09:00-10:30 “Campaign for nature event & HAC for people and nature” organised by Climate Champions Team COP28, Presidency Campaign for Nature HAC. We’re excited to share that Tom Crowther will be speaking at the fireside chat, talking about the Crowther Lab’s recent Nature paper, "Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential" Blue Zone AL Waha Theatre
13:00-14:30 “Strategic Pathways for Land Restoration & Conservation: Multi-stakeholder Deliverables & Actions towards 2030” where Tom Crowther will be a panellist in the third segment of the agenda on “Delivering on Commitments”. Green Zone
14:00-15:30 “Driving integrated implementation of national climate and biodiversity frameworks for 2030 action” Blue Zone, Lab 1
14:00-15:00 “Implementation Lab : Monitoring Land Restoration to Advance Ambitious Climate Action” with the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action where we will be sharing our state of the land monitoring platform - Restor. Al Saih Presidency Roundtable, Blue Zone - Invite only
15:30-15:40 “Nature Talks - Leading Nature Solutions for Climate Action”. Come and see Tom Crowther speak on how “we need nature for climate action, and we need climate action for nature” Blue Zone - Nature Positive Pavilion
16:30-20:00 “Forest & Climate Leaders’ Partnership; High Level Event on Forests - Halting and reversing forest loss by 2030” organised by FCLP. This high-level event will provide an opportunity to profile the range of actions that are needed to deliver on the GLD and governments that are driving this ambition. Blue Zone, Al Waha Theatre
December 10
11:00-12:30 “High-Integrity Approaches to Nature-based Solutions: Delivering for Ecosystems & Communities” organised by National Wildlife Federation. Nature4Climate's Nature Positive pavilion in the Blue Zone
12:00-15:00 Restor has been working with The Earthshot Prize since 2021 when we were an Earthshot Prize Finalist. And this year we were thrilled to become an Official Nominator for The Earthshot Prize 2024, getting the chance to identify the most impactful solutions to the climate crisis.
We’ve been provided with a space by The Earthshot Prize, and here we’ll be showing how our platform can help to support and accelerate commitments to climate and biodiversity, so come along to connect with us! Blue Zone, Nature Positive Pavilion
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