The event will showcase international conservation action in coastal ecosystems that demonstrate strong connections between international policy and funding commitments as driver of effective conservation actions that reduce carbon emissions, conserve biodiversity, and support community livelihoods. The session will include speakers from international conservation organizations, including World Wildlife Fund and The Pew Charitable Trusts, to outline work underway in southwest coastal Africa. Panelists will also describe coastal conservation efforts underway in Canada, including those led by Indigenous Nations to protect, steward and restore these habitats with a broad-array of benefits, and emphasize a rights-based approach through efforts underway by First Nations in coastal British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador.
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