Shared territories for productive and bio-culturally diverse landscapes

How can we reconcile agricultural production, biodiversity preservation and human wellbeing within a given territory? This event, organised by CIRAD and its partners alongside COP17 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, will explore territorial approaches that favour the co-existence of human societies and nature, based on experiments in Africa and Latin America.

21 October 2026, 11:30-13:00,  Talin side event room 1, Blue Zone

In response to growing pressure on land and natural resources, shared territories offer ways of reconciling productive activities, ecosystem preservation and secure livelihoods for local populations.

Based on experiments in Africa and Latin America, the discussions will look at the conditions for building such approaches, notably territorial governance, recognition of local know-how, biodiversity-friendly farming practices and long-term funding mechanisms.

The example of an agro-silvo-pastoral dairy farm in the Colombian Andes will illustrate how restoring landscapes and using indigenous plants can help preserve water resources while improving agricultural practices and productivity.

The event will also examine the role of other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) and the levers to boost such initiatives on various scales, in association with the aims of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Programme

Moderator

• Servane Baufumé, International Affairs and Science-Policy Officer, CIRAD

Introduction

• Julian Blanc, Head of Biodiversity and Land, UNEP

Presentation of the context: the rationale and added value of land-sharing ​

• Charles Doumenge, CIRAD researcher, expert in forest ecology and biodiversity conservation​;
• Daniel Marnewick, IUCN Global OECM Lead and Regional Area-based Conservation Coordinator for East and southern Africa.

Panel 1 - From principles to practice: experiences from the field ​

• Meizani Irmadhiany, Senior Vice President and Executive Chair, Konservasi Indonesia;
• Cécile Astier, Partnership and Philanthropy Manager​, A Tree for You and Impulso Verde;
• Dickson Kaelo, CEO, Kenya Wildlife Conservancies ​Association.

Panel 2 - Scaling up integrated territorial approaches: policy and implementation challenges​

• Delphine Babin-Pelliard, Senior Advisor Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems, IUCN;
• Lucien Massoukou, Director General of Wildlife and Protected Areas​, Gabonese government;
• Emmanuelle Matz, Nature Finance expert  and coordinator, AFD.​

Conclusions