Conservation International and Partners at

UNFCCC COP 28

November 30th
Climate Leaders Assembly • Invite Only
Time: 14:30 - 21:00
Venue: Anantara World Islands Resort
CI Speaker: M. Sanjayan, CEO
Partners: Singapore, Carbonless, Temasek, World Economic Forum
Description: The event will convene global leaders from finance, business, philanthropy, NGOs,
and diverse communities for frank and robust discussions on climate action. The event aims to
unlock the immense potential of partnerships and collaboration, across domains and borders, tocatalyze solutions for a Net Zero world.
Panel Discussion and Highlights from the film Blue Carbon: Unleashing Nature’s
Superpower • Invite Only (Inquire here)
Time: 20:30-22:30
Venue: Goals House, Concrete at Alserkal Avenue
CI Speaker: Emily Pidgeon, VP, Ocean Science, and Innovation
Partners: Make Waves, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, CNN Films, NDR - Germany, Canal Plus France, Ocean Born Foundation, Conservation International, Distributor: Off the Fence
Description: Conservation International, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios and Make Waves will hosta panel discussion featuring highlights from their latest film ‘Blue Carbon - Unleashing Nature’s
Superpower’. This is an environmental documentary that brings together music and science touncover what could be one of our greatest weapons in the fight against climate change.

December 1st
Sustainable Financing Marine Protection and Production
Time: 12:00-14:00
Venue: Ocean X Pavilion, Blue Zone

CI Speaker: Meizani Irmadhiany, Senior Vice President & Executive Chair of KonservasiIndonesia

Partners: Global Fund for Coral Reefs, Indonesia’s Ministry of Ministry for Maritime andInvestment Affairs, GCF, and TNC
Description: This session’s objectives are to showcase the integrated Protection-Production
approach/” PnP approach” for sustainable marine resource management which includes Blue
Halo S and Coral Reef Positive Investment initiatives piloted in Indonesia, discuss opportunities
for implementing and fostering marine-coastal protection and sustainable production integrationand showcase Indonesia’s approach to mitigating and adapting to climate change through asustainable blue economy.
Implementation of public policies and subnational governments: the experience of
the ASL Brazil project
Time: 12:15-13:30
Venue: Amazonia Hub, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Miguel Moraes, Senior Director, CI-Brazil
Partners: Brazilian Department of Forests of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change,
Sema Amazonas, Environment and Indigenous Policies of Acre, Environmental Development ofRondônia, Geotechnologies SEMAS of ParáDescription: In this panel discussion we will hear from federal and subnational governments on
how multilateral resources can help to strengthen the institutional framework of ASL Brazil andensure enabling conditions needed for advancing policy implementation.
High-level Announcement of GCF Support to the Blue Co Caribbean Umbrella
Coordination Program
Time: 13:00-14:30
Venue: Bahamas Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: M. Sanjayan, CEO
Partners: The Government of the Bahamas, Caribbean Development Bank, Caribbean
Community Climate Change Centre, Commonwealth of Dominica, GCF
Description: The objective of this event is to announce the approval of the application for GCF
project preparation funds to finance the development of the Blue Co Caribbean Umbrella
Coordination Programme. It will place the Caribbean at the forefront of innovation on climate
finance.
Building a Nature Positive Economy • Invite Only
Time: 16:15-18:00
Venue: McKinsey Pavilion, Green ZoneCI Speaker: M. Sanjayan, CEO
Partners: McKinsey, Salesforce, P&G
Description: Humanity and economic activity fundamentally depends on natural capital, which is
declining at an unprecedented rate. This has put nature on the agenda, changing the playing
field for business and creating new risks and opportunities. This interactive event, co-hosted byConservation International and McKinsey, will bring together senior business leaders to discuss
what actions can be taken now to enable the transition to a nature-positive economy.

December 2nd

Scaling IP&LC Access to Climate and Biodiversity Finance
Time: 9:30-10:30
Venue: IUCN Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Kristen Walker Painemilla, SVP, Center for Communities and Conservation
Partners: GEF, GCF, International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Biodiversity, Fundación para la
Promocion de Conocimiento Indigena
Description: This event will highlight the progress and lessons learned from IP&LC-led initiatives
around access to Climate and Biodiversity finance. Speakers will share perspectives on what isneeded to scale up support for these initiatives and their importance for achieving the Paris
Agreement and the Global Biodiversity Framework goals. The discussions will emphasize
practical examples of direct finance mechanisms and sustainable outcomes for Indigenous
peoples and local communities.
“Somos Páramos, Somos Solución”
Time: 10:00-11:00
Venue: Latin American and Caribbean Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Fabio Arjona, Executive Director, CI-Colombia; Natalia Acero, Director, Water andCities, CI-Colombia
Partners: Fundación Jocotoco and CAF (Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean)
Description: This pavilion kick-off event will highlight the Latin American and Caribbean
ecosystems as one of the best solutions offered by our region in the face of the climate crisisand highlight the importance of conservation, restoration, and sustainable management.
Exploring Nature Credits and the Vital Role of Indigenous Peoples and Local
Communities
Time: 11:10-12:10
Venue: IIPFCC Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Elijah Toirai, Lead, Communities and Natural Climate Solutions
Partners: Yurok Tribe, Carbon Tanzania, Verra
Description: This panel explores nature credits, an innovative tool shaping conservation finance.
Nature credits, also called biodiversity credits or biodiversity certificates, present an opportunity
to better enable the participation and recognition of Indigenous Peoples and local communities(Ips and LCs) as stewards of nature. Representatives from IPs and LCs, NGOs, standard setters,
and the private sector will explore the opportunities and challenges of this new approach.
More than Carbon: Taking a More Comprehensive View of Forest Conservation
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Time: 11:45-12:45
Venue: Singapore Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Lina Barrera, SVP, Global Policy and Government Affairs
Partners: National University of Singapore, C-Quest Capital, Asian Development Bank
Description: The rise of carbon markets, and recognition of the role of forests in regulating the
global climate, have brought in new players to the realm of forest conservation, including
financial institutions and government bodies unrelated to conservation. This panel aims togenerate discussion on ways to connect the global benefits of forest conservation with cobenefits which tend to be more localized.
Blue Carbon Partnerships and Climate Leadership PanelTime: 12:00-13:00
Venue: Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Mere Takoko, VP, CI-Aotearoa
Partners: Hinemoana Halo Ocean Fund
Description: Join this event to hear first-hand from the H20 projects leaders about thecomprehensive valuation of blue carbon habitats across the Pacific that ultimately will see theestablishment of a unique Indigenous owned and operated nature market to facilitate rapid
carbon deceleration, finance vital blue economy infrastructure and create thousands of jobs.
Adding Value to Forest Products: Technological Solutions and Pre-Competitive
Arrangements for Amazonian Bioeconomy’s
Time: 12:00-13:15
Venue: Brazil Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Miguel Moraes, Senior Director, CI-Brazil
Partners: A Concertation for the Amazon, Indigenous Environmental and Territorial
Management of the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples, Special Projects and Bioeconomy of theSecretariat of Environment and Sustainability of Pará, Environment of Amazonas, GIZ
Description: The panel aims to discuss how public authorities can act in the formation of public
policies aimed at adding value to forest products, based on some successful examples alreadydeveloped by the private sector.
Global Ocean Governance Panel: Embodiment of Blue Economy through A
Sustainable Use of Coastal and Marine Resources to Save the Ocean Environment
Time: 12:00-13:20
Venue: Indonesia Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Meizani Irmadhiany, Senior Vice President & Executive Chair of KonservasiIndonesia
Partners: Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment
Description: In this session, KI will present about Blue Halo S Initiative: Sustainable Financing
Model for Good Ocean Governance. The objectives of the sessions are to discuss challenges andopportunities for implementing a blue economy on a national and global scale, showcase thesustainable use of coastal and marine ecosystem of Indonesia as part of its ocean governance,and provide opportunities for knowledge exchanges and explore potential collaboration on
accelerating and improving the implementation of Indonesia’s blue economy.
Making Nature Based Solution Approaches Viable for Multilateral and Private Sector
Financing of Infrastructure Projects
Time: 16:30-17:30
Venue: Resilience Hub, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Emily Pidgeon, VP, Ocean Science and Innovation
Partners: International Finance Corporation, Deloitte, WTW, International Coalition for
Sustainable Infrastructure, IUCN, Miami-Dade Resilience Office, Autocase, Moffat & Nichols
Description: This panel will discuss and debate how to accelerate the implementation of NbS,
including green-gray infrastructure at scale - designing and building the next generation ofresilient infrastructure to reduce flood risk for up to 680 million people in the coastal zone
providing biodiversity and adaptation benefits as well as a pathway to a low carbon future.

Partnerships for Direct Access Finance for Indigenous Peoples and Local
Communities: Reception
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Time: 17:00-19:00
Venue: Nature Positive Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: M. Sanjayan, CEO; Kristen Walker Painemilla, SVP, Center for Communities andConservation
Partners: TBC
Description: This event will showcase the achievements and valuable lessons from initiatives led
by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IP&LC) in Climate and Biodiversity finance.
Speakers will highlight the essential components required to amplify support for these
initiatives, highlighting their pivotal role in realizing the goals of the Paris Agreement and the
Global Biodiversity Framework. The discussions will emphasize concrete examples of direct
finance mechanisms and the sustainable benefits they bring to IP&LC as well as introducing an
emerging Community-Led Solutions Partnership, an inclusive finance facility. The focus on theevent will be a call to action to harmonize funding.

December 3rd
PLANAVEG 2.0: Resumption of the National Policy for the Recovery of Native
Vegetation as a Strategic Axis for Meeting the Climate Target
Time: 9:00-10:15
Venue: Brazil Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Miguel Moraes, Senior Director, CI-Brazil
Partners: Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, SFB, Council of Extractive
Populations, Alliance for the Restoration of the Amazon at CONAVEG, State of Pará, Departmentof the Environment of Acre
Description: This event aims to present and debate with key actors from the government andcivil society the strategy for resuming PROVEG, aimed at catalyzing international actions, efforts
and resources in favor of a shared program, based on PLANAVEG's priority institutional axes.
Furthermore, this panel supported by the Sustainable Landscapes Project -ASL, is also proposed
as a moment of dialogue and exchange of experiences, on the importance of state plans foradvancing restoration in the region and the potential of the Consortium as a strategic political
tool to promote the agenda.
Locally Led Solutions to Stop the Amazon Tipping Point
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Time: 13:00-14:00
Venue: Nature Positive Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Luis Espinel, VP, CI-Peru; Mauricio Bianco, VP, CI-Brazil
Partners: GEF – Inclusive Conservation Initiative, COICA, others TBC
Description: In the Belem Declaration eight countries of the Amazon Basin agreed to a unified
vision to protect the rainforest. To deliver on that vision will require innovative finance,
biodiversity conservation and supporting Indigenous People. This event will explore locally led
solutions, including the joint launch of CI’s Amazonia Vital Reserves program with France;
Indigenous-led initiatives in the Southwest Amazon supported by the GEF InclusiveConservation Initiative; and other pathways to a climate-safe future that balance production
and protection.
How Can Carbon Finance Work for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities?
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Time: 14:15-15:15
Venue: Nature Positive Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Mere Takoko, VP, CI-Aotearoa
Partners: ICVCM and Nature4Climate
Description: This event will highlight IP and LC leaders in the VCM space through examples of

how carbon finance has supported nature-based solutions and IPs & LCs sustainable
development within their territories, focusing on success stories plus how strategies and actions
were integrated.
Cispatá, Colombia: Practical Guide for Blue Carbon Projects
Time: 15:00-15:45
Venue: Colombia Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Fabio Arjona, VP, CI-Colombia
Partners: Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, INVEMAR,
Fundación Omacha, CVS and CARSUCRE
Description: This side event will feature several scientists and community members from
Colombia, Senegal and other locations featured in the Blue Carbon film, who will highlightactions countries can take to protect coastal blue carbon ecosystems around the world.
Exclusive shorts from the film will also be screened.

December 4th
The Mangrove Breakthrough – Mobilizing Capital at Scale for Crucial Coastal
Ecosystems
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Time: 8:30-9:30
Venue: Nature Positive Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: M. Sanjayan, CEO
Partners: Global Mangroves Alliance, UN High Level Climate Champions, Systemiq
Description: At this event, we will launch the Mangrove Breakthrough Financial Roadmap,

offering actionable recommendations for scaling mangrove-positive business models andinnovative financial instruments. A diverse panel composed of leaders from different sectors will
discuss these mechanisms' vital role in creating a climate, nature, and people-positive economy.
“Just Add Water”: Centering Water in the Global Goal on Adaptation
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Time: 10:00-11:00
Venue: Water Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Kiryssa Kasprzyk, Director, Climate Policy
Partners: TNC
Description: Join this event to hear from several panelists representing different dimensions ofwater security (i.e. WASH, Ecosystems, Water-Related Hazards, and Economic

Activities/Development). We will learn about how water related activities have been and cancontinue to be centered in the GGA.
Lessons Learned on Participatory Monitoring of the Resources and Project
Implementation
Time: 11:00-12:00
Venue: Paris Capacity Building Hub, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Kristen Walker Painemilla, SVP, Center for Communities and Conservation
Partners: Dedicated Grant Mechanism (DGM)
Description: This event will offer opportunity to exchange and disseminate knowledge, lessons
learned, success stories, good practices, tools and results from the Dedicated Grant Mechanism
for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (DGM) and other community-led initiatives
contributing to climate goals. The event will demonstrate the software/tools used for themonitoring and the capacity building needs during the implementation.
Changes in Natural Patterns of Marine Organisms due to Climate Change
Time: 13:00-14:30
Venue: Panama Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Patricia Zurita, Chief Strategy Officer
Partners: Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor Initiative
Description: The event is organized by the Marine Corridor of the Eastern Tropical Pacific,
CMAR. CMAR is CIs main partner in a regional $16M IW-GEF project which is currently in its
PPG phase. The objective of the event is to show the effect of climate change on the
distribution patterns of marine organisms and the impacts that this can cause to thedevelopment of activities that take advantage of these resources. CI is also about to start
execution of a regional IKI project in this region, and our presence will raise our technicalexpertise and our history in the region.
Towards Building Climate Change Resilience for Small Scale Fisheries and Coastal
Communities
Time: 13:00-14:00
Venue: Ocean X Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Meizani Irmadhiany, Senior Vice President & Executive Chair of KonservasiIndonesia
Partners: Walton Family Foundation
Description: As one part of the blue economy, marine capture fisheries contribute over USD 27
billion to the Indonesian GDP and in 2018, the production had a USD 4.12 billion trade surplus.
However, climate change can negatively affect the fish stocks and their habitats and hence risks
the sector's sustainability. Suitable fisheries management can alleviate the risks of climatechange to fisheries resources that affect livelihoods, employment, food security, and IndonesianGDP. In this session, KI will present and showcase the small-scale fisheries in Raja Ampat andtheir MPA management in alleviating the risks of climate change.
A New Economic Approach for the Amazon: Market-driven Nature-based Solutions
Time: 15:00-16:00
Venue: Zayed Sustainability Prize Pavilion, Green ZoneCI Speaker: M. Sanjayan, CEO
Partners: Concordia and Zayed Sustainability PrizeDescription: Following the inaugural Concordia Amazonas Summit in Ecuador, where ourcommunity set out to raise awareness of the unique environmental implications of the Amazon
whilst exploring market-driven nature-based solutions to protect its ecosystem, this session will
highlight the roadmap for forging public-private partnerships and advancing projects to protect
the Amazon.
GCF Blended Finance Initiatives for Public and Private Sector Investments to Meet
Caribbean SIDS Climate Ambitions
Time: TBC
Venue: TBC, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Kelvin Alie, SVP, Strategy, Delivery, and Field Partnerships
Partners: GCF, Bridgetown Initiative, Government of Barbados
Description: Through stories and lessons learned on blended finance in Caribbean SIDS thisevent will highlight how GCF accelerates transformative climate action through blended
financing that offers governments and investors effective options to channel environmentallyand economically impactful investments.

December 5th
How Smart Finance Can Empower Indigenous Peoples for Climate and Nature
Time: 10:00-11:00
Venue: Zambia Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: M. Sanjayan, CEO
Partners: Government of Zambia, World Bank, IMPACT, others TBC
Description: This session will bring together leaders from across the world to discuss innovative
ways to mobilize new sources of financing for nature; the role that an initiative like CIF’s NPC
program can play in scaling up successful climate action; and the importance of continuing toempower local leaders.
The Marine Protected Area as Nature-Based Solution to Address Climate Change
Time: 10:00-11:30
Venue: Ocean X Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Meizani Irmadhiany, Senior Vice President & Executive Chair of KonservasiIndonesia
Partners: Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency(BAPPENAS)
Description: In this session, KI will present about indigenous knowledge and experience in MPA
boundaries as part of a Nature-Based Solution to address climate change.
How to Develop and Publish a Credible Nature Strategy
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Time: 14:15-15:15
Venue: Nature Positive Pavilion, Green ZoneCI Speaker: Mere Takoko, VP, CI-Aotearoa
Partners: Business for Nature, PwC, IKEA, Natura &Co

Description: ‘It’s Now for Nature’ is a global campaign to rally all businesses to act on nature.

Through a new Nature Strategy Handbook, the campaign encourages businesses and financial
institutions to develop and publish a nature strategy - a roadmap of how a company willcontribute to a nature-positive world. At this event we will hear from business leaders about thenature in their business strategy that will contribute to halting and reversing nature loss by
2030.
Systems Thinking for Holistic Climate Action: Nature-Driven Engineering, Policy, andFinance Solutions
Time: 15:00-16:30
Venue: SE Room 3, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Emily Pidgeon, VP, Ocean Science, and Innovation
Partners: Energy Industry Council, World Federation of Engineering Organizations, ResilienceFirst
Description: Fostering trans disciplinarity and systems thinking for inclusive, effective, naturepositive infrastructure and climate solutions in the context of the global stock take (e.g.,through nature-based and hybrid approaches, accelerating the energy transition) by mobilizing
youth, finance, and policy.
Announcement of GCF Support to Project Formulation: “Scaling the Communal
Reserve Co-management Model to Reduce Emissions and Build Resilience ofIndigenous People in the Peruvian Amazon”
Time: 17:30-18:45
Venue: Peru Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Patricia Zurita, CSO
Partners: GCF, Climate Investment Funds, COICA, Peru Ministry of Environment, National
Association of Contract Executors for the Administration of Communal Reserves of Peru
Description: Event to announce GCF’s funding to prepare the proposal to scale up the comanagement model of 10 communal reserves and reduce emissions and build resilience forindigenous peoples of the Peruvian amazon.
Lessons from the African IPLCs Alliance in Conservation in Africa
Time: TBC
Venue: IIPFCCC Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Elijah Toirai, Communities and Natural Climate Solutions Lead
Partners: AICA and IPACC
Description: TBC

December 6th
Centre for the Planet Morning Agenda: Action for Nature
Time: 8:30-9:00 breakfast; 9:00-10:00 panel
Venue: Centre for the Planet, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: M. Sanjayan, CEO
Partners: Mars, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Eden Project, IUCN, Indigenous
Women & Peoples Association of Chad

Description: Please join us at this special invitation-only session in which we will address theurgent priority and opportunity represented by science born of the natural world. Together wewill emphasize how we must respect, protect, and learn to better understand that gift, so thatnature science might continue to play a pivotal role in the future of people and planet.
Panel Discussion and Highlights from the film Blue Carbon: Unleashing Nature’s

Superpower
Time: 13:00-14:30
Venue: Centre for the Planet, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Patricia Zurita, Chief Strategy Officer; Carlos Correa, Senior Fellow
Partners: Salesforce, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, Erol Foundation, Make Waves, NASA, andothers TBC

Description: This event will host a conversation bringing together the community leaders

featured the new film with leaders from science, government, and the private sector tounderstand how global action must meet local action to realize the promise of blue carbon forthe climate, for communities and for biodiversity.
Implementing the Agricultural Elements of the NDC and Enhancing Ambition forGreater Adaptation and Mitigation Action in the Caribbean Agriculture Sector
Time: 15:00-16:30
Venue: Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Kelvin Alie, SVP, Strategy, Delivery, and Field Partnerships
Partners: Ministry of Suriname Agriculture, Organization of Eastern Caribbean States,
Partnership Initiative on Sustainable Land Management, Inter-American Institute for
Cooperation on Agriculture
Description: This panel will share knowledge and experiences on agriculture and related sectors’
targets, measures, policies, and finance related to NDCs in the Caribbean. As one of the mostat-risk sectors to climate change, the agriculture sector presents immense opportunity forclimate-resilient agriculture (CRA) to enhance food security and rural livelihoods while reducing
GHG emissions, as part of the Agriculture Forestry and other Land Use (AFOLU) category, areincreasing in importance.

December 8th
Jurisdictional REDD+ Perspectives: Progress on Scaling Finance and Support for
Forest Conservation
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Time: 8:30-9:30
Venue: Nature Positive Pavilion, Blue Zone
CI Participant: Jason Funk, REDD+ Strategy Director
Partners: Environmental Defense Fund, others TBC
Description: This panel session will bring together the NGO community and country

representatives to highlight progress with several jurisdictional scale REDD+ initiatives,
showcasing lessons learned and perspectives on the path forward to continue catalyzing urgent
finance and support needed for forest conservation at scale.

Research to Action: Insights for Conservation from Afro-Descendant Communities in
the Americas
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Time: 10:00-11:00
Venue: Nature Positive Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Kelvin Alie, SVP, Strategy, Delivery, and Field Partnerships; Martha Rosero, Social
Inclusion Director
Partners: MIT Environmental Solution Initiative and The Afro-Interamerican Forum on Climate
Change (AIFCC), others TBC
Description: The Afro-Interamerican Forum on Climate Change (AIFCC) will launch a research
network for climate action and biodiversity conservation and discuss findings of a new study
highlighting climate contributions of Afro-descendant lands.

Dialogues Between Soils: Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Action
Time: 16:00-18:00
Venue: Dubai Multi Commodities Center
CI Speaker: Miguel Moraes, Senior Director, CI-Brazil
Partners: TNC, Syngenta, Brazil Climate Coalition, UNDP
Description: The event will be promoted in parallel with the COP28 agenda, bringing together
renowned national and international experts international companies, in addition to companies
committed to SDG 2 (Zero Hunger and Sustainable Agriculture), SDG 12 (Sustainable
Consumption and Production), SDG 13 (Action Against Global Climate Change), aware thatcurrent challenges are urgent, important and achievable.
Celebrating a New Partnership to Accelerate Jurisdictional REDD+ Success:
Reception
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Time: 17:00-19:00
Venue: Nature Positive Pavilion, Blue Zone
CI Participant: Jason Funk, REDD+ Strategy Director
Partners: Environmental Defense Fund, Wildlife Conservation Society, Winrock, and Climate Law& Policy

Description: Join us for a reception to celebrate the Jurisdictional REDD+ Technical AssistancePartnership, an emerging initiative aiming to align technical support for the critical efforts ofthese leaders with the rapid pace and scale needed to realize ambitious global climate targets.

December 9th
Tajimat Pujut: Restoration and Conservation of the Awajun Forests of the Alto
Mayo, Peru
Time: 10:00-11:15
Venue: Peru Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: TBC
Partners: Environmental Ministry of Peru, others TBC
Description: TBC

Community Benefits from Nature-Based Projects: Efforts toward Inclusive
Conservation
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Time: 10:30-11:30
Venue: Nature Positive Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Elijah Toirai, Communities and Natural Climate Solutions Lead
Partners: The Nature Conservancy, WBCSD, FSC Indigenous Foundation, COICA, Bayer (TBC)
Description: At this event speakers from private sector, NGOs, and local communities will
highlight key recommendations on how communities can meaningfully be involved in projectdecision-making processes (from feasibility to design to implementation). Conversations will
also address how proposed frameworks and guidance can increase market integrity forinvestors and accelerate demand for high-quality, nature-based carbon crediting projects.

Innovative Finance Approaches for Nature-based Solution
Time: 11:00-12:30
Venue: OPEC Fund Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Patricia Zurita, Chief Strategy Officer
Partners: OPEC Fund for International Development and Asian Development Bank
Description: This event aims to create an opportunity for brainstorming with knowledge andtechnical partners on innovative finance approaches to efficiently implement nature positive
solutions. Inputs and suggestions from the roundtable will help provide strategic directions forthe development of implementation approaches and guidelines for the Nature Solutions Finance
Hub.
A Breakthrough Moment for Mangroves: Delivering Global Action on Mangrove
Restoration and Protection
Time: 12:00-13:00
Venue: Connect Conference C Theatre, Green ZoneCI Speaker: Carlos Correa, Distinguished Fellow
Partners: COP28 Presidency, United Nations Climate Change High-Level Champions, Mangrove
Alliance for Climate, and the Global Mangrove Alliance
Description: This ministerial and non-state actor led event brings together the major
partnerships and initiatives behind the Mangrove Breakthrough - the global target to restore
and protect 15 million hectares of mangroves and halt mangrove destruction by 2030.
Leveraging mangroves’ unique role in accelerating the delivery of both the Paris Agreement andthe Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, this event will feature new and impactfulpolicies, technologies, and investments from a wide range of public and private leaders that will
support mangroves towards adaptation, mitigation, health, and development outcomes.
Measuring Nature Positive
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Time: 12:00-13:15
Venue: Nature Positive Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Lina Barrera, SVP, Global Policy and Government Affairs
Partners: Nature Positive Initiative, Ørsted, Group on Earth Observations, IUCN, WWF, African

National Capital Alliance, SBTN
Description: This event will address the critical issue of how to measure both the state of natureand the impacts and dependencies on nature to demonstrate genuine nature-positivecontributions and outcomes, a question it is crucial to address to achieve the Global Goal of
Nature Positive by 2030. We will be hearing from private sector, government, research, and civilsociety voices who will provide insights, perspectives, and ways forward.
Strategic Pathways for Land Restoration & Conservation: Multi-stakeholder
Deliverables & Actions towards the 2030 Breakthroughs
Time: 13:00-14:30
Venue: Women’s Pavilion Majlis, Green Zone
Partners: COP28th Presidency and High-Level Climate Champions Team, in partnership with
UNEP (UN Decade of Restoration) and UNCCD
Description: Announced by CI partner Saurav Malhotra, Balipara Foundation, this event willcelebrate the Great Peoples' Forest Eastern Himalayan initiative, which aims to plant over 1
billion trees and restore 1 million hectares of land by 2030.
Monitoring Land Restoration to Advance Ambitious Climate Action
Time: 14:00-15:00
Venue: Implementation Lab 1 (Al Shaheen), Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Will Turner, SVP, Natural Climate Solutions
Partners: Restor, Food and Agriculture Organization, Mastercard, Mombak
Description: This Implementation Lab roundtable session will feature cutting-edge innovations
for restoration monitoring and hear about partnerships that are helping track restoration
outcomes on the ground.
NDC-NBSAP Ministerial • Invite Only
Time: 14:00-15:30
Venue: Al Saih Presidency Roundtable, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Lina Barrera, SVP, Global Policy and Government Affairs
Partners: COP28 Presidency, CBD COP15 Presidency, NDC Partnership, NBSAP Accelerator
Partnership, UN Climate Change High-level Champions, UN CBD Action Agenda Champion
Description: This event will convene ministers and leaders across society to participate in aclosed-door roundtable to discuss how to advance integrated implementation of national
climate, biodiversity, and land use frameworks to deliver on 2030 action for climate, nature, andsustainable development. This discussion is critical as governments work to submit revised
NBSAPs next year in advance of CBD COP16, and new NDCs for UNFCCC COP30 in response tothis year’s Global Stocktake.
Forging a Sustainable Future for the Ocean
Time: 14:30-16:00
Venue: Knowledge Hub Stage, Green ZoneCI Speaker: Patricia Zurita, Chief Sustainability Officer
Partners: UN Global Compact, Costa Rica, Seychelles, Barbados, DP World, CMA CGM, European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Minderoo Foundation, Sustainalytics, DP World,
UAE, UN-Environment Programme
Description: This conversation will be an opportunity to provide a platform for dialogue on theimportance of nature-based solutions, discussing the status of progress on mangrovesconservation and emerging solutions including the seaweed revolution with potential to address
multiple crises (climate, biodiversity loss, plastic pollution amongst others) and, at the sametime, inspiring action by other governments and global corporations.

Accelerating Forest Restoration Through Private Sector Engagement for Climate andBiodiversity Goals
Time: 15:30-16:30
Venue: Centre for the Planet, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Miguel Moraes, Senior Director, CI-Brazil
Partners: The Reforestation Strategy, Priceless Planet Coalition, Mombak, Re.green, BNDES
Floresta Viva, Union for Restoration
Description: In this panel discussion we will explore innovative business models to understandthe role of the private sector in driving the financial flows needed to accelerate climate action
through nature-based solutions.
Accelerating Nature-based Solutions for Coastal Resilience: Financing and Policy
Tools
Time: 16:00-17:00
Venue: Implementation Lab 1 (Al Shaheen), Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Jill Hamilton, Director of Blue Climate Strategy
Partners: Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action and Ocean Risk and Resilience Action
Alliance
Description: This panel will discuss how to accelerate the implementation of nature-based
solutions for coastal resilience at scale, including pathways for financing and increasing
investment into these solutions. The discussion will highlight pathways and policy guidance fordesigning and building the next generation of resilient infrastructure to reduce flood risk for up
to 680 million people in the coastal zone providing biodiversity and adaptation benefits.
Indigenous-led Blue Nature Market: Ocean Solutions from the Pacific
Time: 17:00-17:45
Venue: Expo City Hall, Expo City Dubai Pavilion, Green ZoneCI Speaker: Mere Takoko, VP, CI Aotearoa
Partners: Hinemoana Halo Ocean Fund and Blue Green Future
Description: The session will highlight the role of Indigenous people, specifically, the Māori
people, in safeguarding the health of nature, blue and green, flora and fauna. The discussion
will focus on how the cultural values and philosophy of the indigenous people towards nature
also helps to mitigate many of the concerns that afflict investors in the nature market. Those
concerns are impeding the acceleration of a robust market that is needed to address climatechange and biodiversity loss.
H2Ocean Revival Reception
Time: 18:00-20:00
Venue: Expo City Terrace, Expo City Dubai Pavilion, Green ZoneCI Speaker: Mere Takoko, VP, CI Aotearoa
Partners: Hinemoana Halo Ocean Fund, Blue Green Future, and ProNatura
Description: This event will not only highlight the role of our oceans as our first defense against
climate change, but platform some of our ocean guardians that are working worldwide toaddress sea level rise and biodiversity loss. Hosted by Hinemoana Halo Ocean Fund,
Conservation International Aotearoa, Blue Green Future and ProNatura, food and refreshments
will be served allowing participants to unwind from the week that was COP28.

December 10th
Great Peoples’ Forest
Time: 8:30-10:00
Venue: Centre for the Planet, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Patricia Zurita, Chief Strategy Officer
Partners: TBC
Description: TBC
Strategies to Restore and Conserve the Amazon: Successful Initiatives,
Communities and Authorities
Time: 13:30-14:45
Venue: Brazil Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: Miguel Moraes, Senior Director, CI Brazil
Partners: Mombak, Science Panel for the Amazon
Description: This panel will bring together actors from different segments who contribute toconservation and restoration strategies in the Amazon, collecting each other's perspectives,
fostering collaboration between them and highlighting initiatives and projects that are alreadyunderway and point towards success.

December 12th
Forest Landscape Restoration: Climate Resilience in Eastern Himalaya Region
Time: 17:30-18:30
Venue: IUCN Pavilion, Blue ZoneCI Speaker: TBC
Partners: Friendship, Bangladesh Forest Department, University of Cambridge, Balipara
Foundation
Description: The event will explore multifaceted contributions of forests including mangroves,
ranging from acting as natural barriers against cyclones and storm surges to providing a critical
habitat for biodiversity and creating holistic climate resilience for communities from themountains to the mangroves of the Eastern Himalaya region. Through compelling case studies,
best practices, and expert insights, we will delve into the symbiotic relationship between
mountains, mangroves, and the livelihoods of coastal and mountain communities, emphasizing
the community engagement and socio-economic value of these ecosystems from Bangladesh's
experiences.