VIRTUAL LAUNCH GALA WELCOMING THE UN DECADE ON ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION
From 4-5 June 2021, the Virtual Launch Gala will be broadcasted to welcome the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration comprising of inspiring messages from world leaders, activists, celebrities, and musical performances as well as Pakistan’s host country programme.
Join the conversation online on all social platforms using the hashtag #GenerationRestoration and #WorldEnvironmentDay.
All times are listed in Eastern African Time (EAT), which is (GMT+3).
04:00 PM EAT: REIMAGINE. RECREATE. RESTORE. VIRTUAL LAUNCH GALA WELCOMING THE UN DECADE ON ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION
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Watch the broadcast on this page or here (starting June 4, 16:00 EAT)
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Moderated by Saima Mohsin, international TV journalist and correspondent.
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Featuring: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan; Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel; Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley; Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi;
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A message by His Holiness Pope Francis, welcoming the start of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration;
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres; UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen; FAO Director General Dr. QU Dongyu;
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Joint message by Denmark’s Minister for Development Cooperation Flemming Møller Mortensen and Minister of Environment Lea Wermelin; Finland’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Krista Mikkonen;
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The heads of the Rio Conventions in #GenerationRestoration Dialogues with young leaders: Goodwill Ambassador, singer and environmental educator Alex Rendell asks UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa about restoration and climate action; Young Champion of the Earth Niria Alicia Garcia and CBD Executive Secretary Elizabeth Mrema on “10 years to put biodiversity on a path to recovery”; 9-year old South African artist Romario Valentine and UNCCD Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw on the 10-year vision for restoration for Africa and the world;
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International supermodel, author and philanthropist Gisele Bundchen in conversation with ecologist John D. Liu; private sector commitment to restoration by E.On’s CEO Dr. Leonhard Birnbaum;
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Dr. Jane Goodall; Musical performance by Rocky Dawuni – international music star, producer and activist; Spoken word poet and climate change activist Jordan Sanchez; UN Environment Programme Young Champion of the Earth, chef and food activist Louise Mabulo; Fridays for Future and indigenous rights activist Xiye Bastida; Restoration scientist Prof. Thomas Crowther, ETH Zurich; World premiere of a new love-song for Mother Earth by world-famous DJ Don Diablo and international Hip hop-star Ty Dolla Sign.
01:00 PM EAT: HOST COUNTRY EVENT- ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION CELEBRATION BY GOVT. OF PAKISTAN
- For World Environment Day 2021 host country Pakistan is celebrating a number of milestones: the completion of a billion trees as part of its 10 billion Tree drive, taking up a large voluntary pledge under the Bonn Challenge, a new Marine Protected Area and an innovative announcement around Nature financing including flotation of the country’s first Green bond. Also expected is an announcement to initiate a Global Alliance of Ecosystem Restoration together with other interested partner countries to be finalised later.
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Pakistan will make the announcement as part of the main host-country event, taking place at the Jinnah Convention Center in Islamabad and officiated by Prime Minister Imran Khan with the participation from a host of dignitaries from around the world including, UNEP’s Executive Director Inger Andersen, and senior officials from The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), UN-Habitat, and UNDP among others as well as from the governments of Germany and Saudi Arabia. The event will also feature songs and videos on Pakistan’s Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme.
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