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A Rocha at CDB COP16
Faith and Conservation:
A Rocha’s Perspective on CBD COP16
Why is A Rocha at CBD COP16?
A Christian presence in the conservation space
The opportunity to influence policy
The chance to build relationships with partners and donors
Meet A Rocha at CBD COP16
As Director of Environmental Education and Conservation Policy, Sarah is responsible for ensuring high-level representation in key international fora, driving forwards the development of A Rocha conservation policies, and for the oversight, strategic management and growth of transformative environmental education to bring about nature positive change in societal behaviour.
A Rocha Ghana’s National Director, Seth, has an MBA in International Business and is a Chartered Management Accountant. For ten years, Seth has been central to formulating A Rocha Ghana’s conservation model involving community-based conservation, education and research. Seth has served on national and international committees regarding various conservation protocols.
Daryl is A Rocha Ghana’s Deputy National Director, and provides strategic direction to ensure the organisation’s sustainable growth. As its first field manager in Damongo, northern Ghana, Daryl contributed to the development of community-based, natural resource management projects around Mole National Park. He has earned several awards nationally and internationally.
A Rocha India’s National Director, Avinash’s primary focus is on Human-Elephant Co-existence, conservation and technology-based approaches to reducing human-wildlife conflict at Bannerghatta National Park in Bangalore. He has experience in ecology and wildlife conservation, and a Masters in Wildlife Management and Conservation (University of Reading, UK).
Angeles is A Rocha Peru’s Board Chair and Director of Science and Conservation. She is visiting Professor at UNALM on the Conservation of Forest Resources and Applied Ecology Masters programme, and Sustainable Agriculture PhD programme. Angeles is consultant and researcher in areas of conservation, indigenous communities, ethnobotany and forest ecosystems.
Cyrie is an A Rocha Canada Board member, and was formerly Global Director of Programme and Policy, IUCN, Switzerland, 2010-2021; Regional Coordinator, CIFOR, Cameroon, 2006-2010; Head of the Biosafety Programme, CBD Secretariat, Canada,1999-2005; Senior Programme Officer, UNEP, Kenya, 1995-1998; Research Fellow and Zoology PhD, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya, 1979-1991.
A Rocha Events at CBD COP16
Green Muscle Memory: addressing global challenges
Big Room, Nature Positive PavilionJoin A Rocha International to find out about transformative experiential environmental education from around the world which shows that the development of an innate “Green Muscle Memory” enables learners to instinctively make environmentally friendly choices.
- Faith, Nature and Peace; Faith leaders and communities of faith making a difference in landscape and seascape protection and restoration for making peace with nature
Wednesday 23 October, 10:45am – 11.45am
Action Zone (Place Québec), Blue Zone, Faith Hub
Learn about critical contributions by people of faith and faith leaders for conservation. Distinguished panelists will explore promising practices and strategic principles used by faith actors to enhance environmental sustainability and make peace with nature. Café Hope: how nurturing hope leads to tangible actions in the midst of overwhelming biodiversity loss and climate challenges
Small Room, Nature Positive PavilionHope motivates, inspires, grounds us in purpose and action. Meet experts from around the world who share why they have hope for our Earth and why you should, too.
FEATURED
Faiths for biodiversity: Faith actors at the forefront of GBF Implementation
Big Room, Nature Positive Pavilion
This session will be the formal launch of a new report showcasing the work faith groups are doing globally in implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework. It will touch on success stories, best practices, and the importance of cross-sector collaboration in order to meet the GBF Goals and Targets.
A Rocha Ghana Side Events
- Locally driven business cases for nature and climate: lessons for biodiversity finance plans
Thursday, 24 October 10:10 (GMT-5)
Blue zone in Cocora – Subnational and Local Authorities meeting room – Plaza One - Prosper with Nature: safeguarding biodiversity and human rights in energy transition mineral supply chains
IUCN Pavilion, Blue Zone - Enhancing support for IP&LC-led biodiversity conservation in tropical forests to sustain water cycles
NL Pavilion – Blue zone
Podcast
A Prayer for the CBD
Lord God,
We pray for an end to the destruction of biodiversity and creation. We pray for the gifts of all God has made to be shared fairly, and to provide sustenance for communities and nations. We pray for just negotiations at the CBD, with courageous and wise outcomes. May obstructions to the process fail. May a vision of a world where nature flourishes be realised in our lifetimes.
Amen.