Holding back the desert
Holding back the desert
CIFOR-ICRAF at UNCCD COP16
2-13 December 2024, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaHarnessing the potential of agroforestry for food security, livelihoods and land restoration in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Agenda
Opening
Moderator: Houria Djoudi, CIFOR-ICRAF
Opening Remarks of CIFOR-ICRAF CEO
Opening Remarks of NCVC CEO
Khaled Alabdulkader, CEO of NCVC
The MOU Signing Ceremony
The first session: Agroforestry basic: a framework for ecological sustainable development in forests
Moderator: Eduardo Mansur, General Manager of the General Department of Forests, NCVC
Agroforestry for ecological restoration
Al-Anoud Al-Fagham, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Sustainable management of forest tree planting and development
Discussions and questions
The second session: Local use and knowledge for the land
Moderator: Ameera Alabdali, Director of Social Forestry Department, NCVC
The importance of local communities in sustaining and protecting vegetation
Yahya Alotibi, FAO
Enhancing Agroforestry and Community Enterprises in Forest Economies
Hussam Alhuwaymil, REEF
Speakers from the local community
Community leaders presentations:
Ghada Al-Gharabi – expert in mangrove honey
Azah Alqthami, environmental activist from Albaha
Discussions and questions
Moderator: Houria Djoudi, CIFOR-ICRAF
Closing remarks
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