Official Programme

🗓️ 3-11 SEPTEMBER 2021
📍 MARSEILLE - FRANCE

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Title	Features	Session type	Themes	Favourite
Tapping economic potential for conservation through European-African public-private cooperation Session linked to the Post-2020 journey	en Online only	Speaker Pitch	Economic and financial systems Knowledge, innovation and technology	favourite Please login to add this session to your favourites
The future of spatial data collection and processing - Open Data Kit	en Online only	Speaker Pitch	Knowledge, innovation and technology	favourite Please login to add this session to your favourites
The outcomes of the Pacific SIDS Energy, Ecosystems and Sustainable Livelihoods Initiative	en Online only	Speaker Pitch	Climate change Knowledge, innovation and technology	favourite Please login to add this session to your favourites
Using blockchain to support forest landscape restoration. Introducing FLRChain	en Online only	Speaker Pitch	Landscapes Economic and financial systems	favourite Please login to add this session to your favourites
IUCN-WCPA Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC), March 2022, Kigali	en Online only	Speaker Pitch	Knowledge, innovation and technology	favourite Please login to add this session to your favourites
What do birds tell us about progress to the 2020 Biodiversity Targets and the post-2020 framework? Session linked to the Post-2020 journey	en Online only	Speaker Pitch	Landscapes Knowledge, innovation and technology	favourite Please login to add this session to your favourites
Which businesses are at risk from environmental change through their dependence on nature?	en Online only	Speaker Pitch	Economic and financial systems	favourite Please login to add this session to your favourites

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Energy
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Gender
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Global commons
Goal 1 - no poverty
Goal 10 - reduce inequalities
Goal 11 - sustainable cities and communities
Goal 12 - responsible consumption and production
Goal 13 - climate action
Goal 14 - life below water
Goal 15 - life on land
Goal 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions
Goal 17 - partnerships for the goals
Goal 2 - zero hunger
Goal 3 - good health and well-being
Goal 4 - quality education
Goal 5 - gender equality
Goal 6 - clean water and sanitation
Goal 7 - affordable and clean energy
Goal 8 - decent work and economic growth
Goal 9 - industry, innovation and infrastructure
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