Event ID: 84 Title: Biosphere Solutions in Action: Innovations from a 3-year UNESCO-Aberdeen Partnership
This side event will showcase the innovations and achievements of a 3-year UNESCO–Aberdeen Partnership implemented across 15 UNESCO designated sites, including 9 Biosphere Reserves. It will present community-driven and science-based solutions to climate change, biodiversity loss, and sustainable resource management. Through interactive roundtables, participants will exchange good practices, identify opportunities to scale up successful approaches, and strengthen collaboration among Biosphere Reserves. The event underscores the role of Biosphere Reserves as catalysts for sustainable development and key contributors to the SDGs.
| Preliminary Agenda | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Content | Speaker |
| 1:15 – 1:35 (20 min) | Opening session | Samuel Partey(UNESCO) Matt Rabagliati (UK) |
| 1:35 – 1:50 (15 min) | Keynote Presentation: Promoting Sustainable Development through UNESCO's Programmes and Sites | Jing Fang (UNESCO) |
| 1:50 – 2:15 (25 min) | Roundtable 1: Community-Led Solutions and Participatory Science for Conservation | Pam Shaw (Canada) Michael Scoullos (Greece) Rosana Cerkvenik (Slovenia) Matt Rabagliati (UK) |
| 2:15 – 2:40 (25 min) | Roundtable 2: Climate Resilience and Ecosystem Monitoring through Data-Driven Approaches and Local Knowledge Sharing | Courtney Vaugeois (Canada) Matt Rabagliati (UK) Kelly Cerialo (UNESCO) |
| 2:40 – 2:45 (5 min) | Closing session & Group photo | All speakers and participants |
