Biodiversity COP17

At COP17 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, CIRAD will be participating in the international talks on implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework, highlighting territory-based approaches that reconcile biodiversity, production and human wellbeing.

Shared territories for productive and bio-culturally diverse landscapes

21 October 2026, 11:30-13:00, Talin, Side event room 1, Blue zone

CIRAD is co-organising a side event, Shared territories for productive and bio-culturally diverse landscapes. Based on experiments in Africa and Latin America in particular, participants will be discussing the conditions for combining, within a given territory, agricultural production and forestry, biodiversity, ecological functions and livelihoods. Particular attention will be paid to local know-how, territorial governance and other effective conservation measures (OECMs).

Restoring ecosystems by combining local know-how and innovation

28 October 2026, 18:15, Vayk, Side event room 3, Blue zone

CIRAD will be contributing to a side event, Living Landscapes, Living Knowledge, devoted to inclusive ecosystem restoration inclusive. The discussions will look at how to articulate know-how and communities, agroecology, science and digital innovations to restore landscapes and boost their resilience.

With the participation of: 

• Charlotte Hourdin, CIRAD researcher.