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AfriMAB Dialogues: Shaping Sustainable Futures in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Biosphere Reserves
As the world faces the urgent challenge of biodiversity loss, UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, through the African Biosphere Reserves Network (AfriMAB), is leading efforts to harmonize conservation with sustainable development. In this framework UNESCO is launching the AfriMAB Dialogues: Shaping Sustainable Futures in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Biosphere Reserves— aimed at exploring diverse strategies for enhancing biodiversity conservation and promoting sustainable development across the region.
This initiative will serve as a dynamic platform for sharing innovative approaches, fostering partnerships and networks, and promoting sustainable practices that support both ecological integrity and human well-being, contributing directly to the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Indigenous and Local Knowledge in Biodiversity Conservation in the Amboseli Biosphere Reserve in Kenya
The first webinar of the AfriMAB Dialogue series, scheduled for 18 September 2024, at 3:00PM EAT, will be hosted by the UNESCO Nairobi office and will focus on the critical role of Indigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK) in Biodiversity Conservation with a focus on the Amboseli Biosphere Reserve, Kenya. This session will showcase key insights from a comprehensive yet unpublished study that explores how the Maasai community's traditional knowledge has been instrumental in preserving the unique ecosystems of Amboseli, one of Kenya’s six UNESCO-designated Biosphere Reserves.
Speakers
Dr. Boniface Wekesa Wanyama, Chairperson, Kenya’s National Man and Biosphere (MAB) Programme.
Dr. Patrick Maundu, Ethnobotanist, National Museums of Kenya.
Ms. Salome Owuonda, Executive Director, Africa Centre for Sustainable and Inclusive Development.
The webinar will be moderated by Dr. Mary Nyasimi, National Programme Specialist, UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa.
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