Join World Resources Institute, the Bezos Earth Fund and partners at the Nature Hub at Climate Week NYC on Monday, September 23rd – Tuesday, September 24th! The hub will bring almost 50 events and networking opportunities from civil society and private sector sponsors, each exploring how to build a nature-positive economy. 
 
Our events will include discussions on systems change in the food system, AI-powered earth monitoring, and a demonstration of the newest version of LandMark: The Global Platform of Indigenous and Community Lands. Capacity to attend events at the Nature Hub is limited, so review the full program and register here.

 

Monday, September 23: 12pm – 1pm ET (Park Hub)  

Forks in the Road: Navigating New Paths for Food Systems 

Improving food production. Reducing food loss and waste. Consuming healthy and sustainable diets. Feeding the world’s population and creating a sustainable food future for all will require significant shifts in the way we produce and consume food. 

We know that food-related emissions alone are projected to exceed targets to limit warming to 1.5°C without changes to the current global food system. Transforming food and agriculture will involve a combination of supply- and demand-side shifts to equitably and nutritiously feed 10 billion people on fewer hectares of land, with fewer GHG emissions, and without harming biodiversity.

Join Systems Change Lab at New York Climate Week on Monday, September 23, for a session covering insights on the opportunities of bringing a systemic approach to food system transformations.  

Experts will discuss how companies, NGOs, and investors can work together to break down silos and develop food and agricultural solutions within and across sectors. Such cross-cutting shifts must address both production and consumption, climate and biodiversity impacts, health and equity concerns, and beyond. 

Co-hosted by the Bezos Earth Fund and World Resources Institute, this conversation will be informed by forthcoming insights from Systems Change Lab on the shifts needed to transform food and agriculture: 

  • Increase productivity sustainably, resiliently, and without expanding into ecosystems 
  • Reduce food loss and waste 
  • Shift to healthier, more sustainable diets for all 

Register here.

 

Monday, September 23 – 3pm – 4pm ET (Chrysler Forum) 

Harnessing AI and Satellite Monitoring for a Nature-Positive Future 

New breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and satellite monitoring are transforming the way we understand, and protect, the world around us. In this series of rapid-fire talks, you’ll hear from some of the world’s leading AI, geospatial monitoring and conservation experts, as they discuss the future of geospatial monitoring and the cutting-edge innovations that are paving the way for a nature-positive economy.

Hear how the Bezos Earth Fund is bringing together innovators across climate, nature, and AI to create solutions that will deliver a healthier planet for all.

Learn how organizations like Google and Meta are partnering with World Resources Institute and Land & Carbon Lab to develop groundbreaking new AI powered data and tools that will provide unprecedented transparency about what's happening to the world’s land and nature-based carbon anywhere on the planet, at any time. Plus, learn how you can use this information to achieve ambitious net zero and sustainability targets. 

And finally, discover how new open access data and AI technology is helping to supercharge investment in conservation and restoration efforts across Africa, leading to better outcomes for people, nature and the climate.

Register here.

 

Tuesday, September 24 – 3pm – 4pm ET (Pershing Hub) 

The LandMark Mapping Platform: New Data and Tools for Securing Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ Land Rights 

Join the World Resources Institute, International Land Coalition, and the LandMark Steering Group to learn more about the new data and features of LandMark: The Global Platform of Indigenous and Community Lands. After nearly 10 years online as a pioneering map-based resource, LandMark was recently redesigned and enhanced with expanded coverage of Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ land maps; a stronger focus on biodiversity and land use change; new data on climate change mitigation and carbon fluxes; and enhanced analytical tools to support land rights advocacy.

The program includes a demonstration of LandMark’s new features alongside perspectives from Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and their representatives on the importance of land rights and how the maps and data from LandMark have supported their advocacy efforts, such as by documenting the vital ecosystem services that they provide and pressures they face from extractive industries. The demonstration will show how new advancements in geospatial data integrated with maps of Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ lands can support biodiversity conservation monitoring, climate change mitigation strategies, due diligence opportunities for companies, and a variety of other applications at the intersection of nature preservation and land rights advocacy. 

Register here.