Fireside Chat
 

About
 

The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration is an opportunity to galvanize broad engagement in protecting, conserving and restoring the natural world. Key motivating factors for engagement include the economic benefits of nature, the importance of healthy environments for human health, and reforming food systems.
 

Underpinning these efforts are the values we hold in regard to our relationship with nature and ecosystems. To understand and explore these, we believe, are crucial in mobilizing action. In addition, the more we relate to nature through the lens of values, culture and spirituality, the deeper and more sustained our actions can be.
 

The Fireside Chat is an opportunity to engage the importance of values, culture, and spirituality in the work of ecosystem restoration and to announce the consultative dialogue series.
 

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Date: Monday, 11 April 11am ET / 5pm CEST / 6pm Nairobi
 

Speakers

1. Lucy Mulenkei - Executive Director, Indigenous Information Network, the importance of engaging local communities in ecosystem restoration planning and projects, and the importance of integrating values, culture, and spirituality into the planning and projects.

2. Tim Christophersen - Head, Nature for Climate Branch Ecosystems Division, UNEP, How the incorporation of  Values, Culture, and Spirituality helps contribute to and support the goals of the UN Decade.

3. Andrew Schwartz - Director, Sustainability and Global Affairs, Center for Earth Ethics, Brief Overview of UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: Values, Culture, and Spirituality Consultative Dialogue Series

Source: https://www.unep.org/events/webinar/un-decade-ecosystem-restoration-values-culture-and-spirituality