A SPECIAL ONE-DAY EVENT AT THE INITIATIVES OF CHANGE CONFERENCE CENTRE IN CAUX, SWITZERLAND.

Land restoration is a potent way to fight poverty and climate change, while enhancing food security and reducing conflict over resources. What could inspire people, industries and governments to give sustainable land management the attention it deserves?

Luc Gnacadja, Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), will lead this day at the Caux Forum to:

• Gather leading NGOs, farmers, land management experts, politicians and communicators
• Examine the progress and potential for large-scale, community-led land restoration
• Spark creative and practical ideas, and provide opportunities to support land restoration initiatives

The day is co-organized by the UNCCD and the Restoring Earth’s Degraded Land initiative of IofC International.

PRESENTERS INCLUDE 

Elizabeth Thompson, Barbados, Executive Coordinator, UNCSD Rio+20

Thomas Hirsch, Germany, Development Policy Officer, Bread for the World

Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye, Nigeria, Interfaith Mediation Centre, Kaduna; awarded Fondation Chirac Prize for Conflict Prevention

Bedan Mbugua, Kenya, Director of Regional Media Development, Royal Media Services

Hanspeter Liniger, Switzerland, Centre for Development and Environment, University of Berne; Programme Coordinator, WOCAT (World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies)

John D Liu, USA, Film-maker and Founder, Environmental Education Media Project Gina Torry, USA, UN Secretariat New York, specialising in gender and peacemaking

COST: Day visitors (includes coffee, lunch and afternoon tea):
• Per person: CHF 20.–

CONTACT: Mr. Rainer Gude
Chargé de Mission, IofC International, Geneva Office
rainer.gude@iofc.org  Tel: +41 22 749 1624