A Restoration World Tour from the "4 per 1000" virtual Fair during EU Green Week 2021
DATE
Tuesday 1st June 2021
TIME
12:00 PM to 12:45 PM CEST (45 minutes)
LOCATION
Zoom Webinar: link to be further confirmed by the Executive Secretariat
EVENT short DESCRIPTION
A Restoration World Tour with some Members, Partners and Friends of the "4 per 1000" International Initiative "Soils for Food Security and Climate".
The virtual fair of the "4 per 1000" International Initiative, during EU Green Week, on-line from 3 May 2021 to 11 June 2021, has succeeded in re-assembling 125 stands, show-casing their activity under the patronage of the “4 per 1000” Initiative. This fair has clearly boosted the multi-stakeholder dialog & enhanced International solidarity.
The “4 per 1000” Restoration Event, on 1st of June 2021, will showcase and illustrate:
- the diversity of solutions the “4 per 1000” Members, Partners and Friends of the Initiative work on, especially the solutions focused on restoration.
- 2the power of the “4 per 1000” network and of its electronic collaborative platform
- how the participants to the virtual fair of the "4 per 1000" Initiative have identified collaboration opportunities and got to know each other
- It will also raise public awareness on the role of soil health.
Official Event Schedule (worldenvironmentday.global)
AGENDA
Last Update: 20 May 2021
Time Slots (CEST) | Duration | Topics | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 PM to 12:05 PM | 5 min | Introductory Speech Overview of the "4 per 1000" virtual Fair during EU Green Week. | Mr. Marc Bernard, Network and Global Facilities Coordinator at the Executive Secretariat of the "4 per 1000" Initiative. |
| 12:05 PM to 12:10 PM | 5 min | I. "4 per 1000" Restoration in Action in North America Stand 108: "Promoting soil regeneration as a climate solution" by Regeneration Canada. | Mr. Antonious Petro, Co-Director at Regeneration Canada. |
| 12:10 PM to 12:15 PM | 5 min | II. "4 per 1000" Restoration in Action in South America Stand 111: "Agroforestry | Regenerative Agriculture" by PretaTerra. | Ms. Paula Ponteli Fernandes Costa and Mr. Valter Ziantoni, Founders at PretaTerra. |
| 12:15 PM to 12:20 PM | 5 min | III. "4 per 1000" Restoration in Action in Europe. Stand 33: "Decrease GHG Greenhouse Gazes emissions and enhance carbon sequestration in French beef and dairy farms : tools for farmers and advisers" by IDELE Institut de l'Elevage (Livestock Institute). | Ms. Hélène Chambaut, Environmental Engineer at IDELE Institut de l'Elevage (Livestock Institute). |
| 12:20 PM to 12:30 AM | 5 min 5 min | IV. "4 per 1000" Restoration in Action in Africa Stand 18: "Protecting Rain Forest in Democratic Republic of Congo (carbon sequestration) - The Shabunda Project" by GIERI Groupe d'Intervention pour l'Encadrement et la Réhabilitation Intégrale (Intervention Group for Supervision and Integral Rehabilitation). Stand 59: "Regeneration of Nature through Income Generation for Local Communities in Malawi" by the Simpson foundation. | Mr. Patrick Kaka, Program Manager and Coordinator at GIERI Groupe d'Intervention pour l'Encadrement et la Réhabilitation Intégrale (Intervention Group for Supervision and Integral Rehabilitation). Mr. Joseph Chipimpha Mughogho, Program Manager at Simpson Foundation. |
| 12:30 PM to 12:40 PM | 5 min 5 min | V. "4 per 1000" Restoration in Action in Asia Stand 37: "Ecosystem restoration and environment enrichment for livelihoods and quality of life gains": A case of BAIF development Research Foundation, India. Stand 35 and 27: "Turning the Ulan Buh Desert into a High Yield Zero Pollution Eco-agricultural Zone" and "Promoting Regenerative Farming and Low Carbon Footprint Consumption in Hong Kong" by HomelandGreen Limited. | Dr. Nandini Joshi, Senior Research Officer at BAIF Development Research Foundation. Ms. Josephine Wen Ning Chen, Chairman of HomelandGreen Limited. |
| 12:40 PM to 12:45 PM | 5 min | Conclusion Speech | Dr. Paul Luu, Executive Secretary of the "4 per 1000" Initiative. |
