This year’s NetworkNature Annual Conference | Busting myths: People ̶o̶r̶ with nature will focus on ‘busting myths’ in relation to ecosystem restoration and management. This event will revolve around myths that practice, research, policy making, and business are busting or that need to be busted to bring about transformative change and reverse biodiversity loss. The concept of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) and their features will arise from busting the myths, acknowledging that restoring nature is not a luxury but a necessity and an opportunity that brings many advantages, including in economic terms, and highlighting the potential of NbS to identify, capture and build on synergistic relationships between nature and people. Through case studies, personal and professional insights, research advancements and governance initiatives, the attendees will explore inspiring approaches for people and nature, with people and nature.
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'Nature Governance: Nature for people'
Agenda
The full agenda and speakers can be found here.
Plenary session
Introduction
- 9:00 - 9:15: Start of conference
- 9:15 - 9:30: Welcome speech
- 9:30 - 9:50: Keynote speech
Busting myths on regenerating nature
- 9:50 - 10:10: Presentations - Regenerating nature : Soil & Water
- 10:10 - 10:35 : Panel - A change of paradigm in water and soil management
Coffee break
- 11:05 - 11:25 : Presentations - Regenerating nature : Land uses
- 11:25 - 11:50 : Panel - Sharing landscapes
Busting myths on nature governance
- 11:50 - 12:10: Presentations - Nature governance : Nature for people
- 12:10 - 12:35: Panel - Nature for people
- 12:35 - 12:55: Presentations - Nature governance : People for nature
- 12:55 - 13:20: Panel - People for nature
Lunch break and exhibition of Nbs case study posters.
Busting myths on the value of nature
- 14:45 - 15:05: Presentations - The value of nature : An under-estimated matter
- 15:05 - 15:30: Panel - Revaluing nature
- 15:30 - 15:50: Presentations - The value of nature : Economy for and with nature
- 15:50 - 16:15: Panel - Economy for and with nature
Conclusions
- 16:15 - 16:25: Conclusions by the moderator
- 16:25 - 16:30: Final words
Final coffee
Parallel sessions and site visits
- 17:00 - 18:00: Parallel session - Bust your myth with comic strips
- 17:00 - 18:30: Site visits
