Erick Ombija

Ecosystem Restoration Alliance of Kenya (KERA)

Founder and CEO

Description

Erick Ombija a social scientist, non-academic researcher, youth advocate, youth-and- children development expert, and full-time community-service youth volunteer with a diverse practice as a social innovator, social development program design expert, climate & environmental action leader, and zero hunger champion with over nine years of community volunteering experience. He currently serves as a Member of the UN Decade Youth Task Force and Global Co- Lead to the UN Decade Food Challenge which is a self-organized multi-stakeholder challenge to restore and regenerate productive ecosystems on a planetary scale to ensure zero hunger, economic prosperity, and environmental enhancement across local communities and refugee camps world over. He is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Ecosystem Restoration Alliance of Kenya (KERA).

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11:30 - 13:00

G20 Global Land Initiative / UNCCD Pavilion

Pavilion

Introducing the Land Restoration Challenge

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GLOBAL LANDSCAPES FORUM (GLF)

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. The Forum takes a holistic approach to create sustainable landscapes that are productive, prosperous, equitable and resilient and considers five cohesive themes of food and livelihoods, landscape restoration, rights, finance and measuring progress. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank and Charter Members. Charter members: CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, CIRAD, Climate Focus, Conservation International, Crop Trust, Ecoagriculture Partners, The European Forest Institute, Evergreen Agriculture, FAO, FSC, GEF, GIZ, ICIMOD, IFOAM - Organics International, The International Livestock Research Institute, INBAR, IPMG, IUFRO, Rainforest Alliance, Rare, Rights and Resources Initiative, SAN, TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability, UNCCD, UNEP, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation part of Wageningen Research, World Farmer Organization, World Agroforestry, World Bank Group, World Resources Institute, WWF International, Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL)