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Presentation de CAGMV et Reverdir l'Afrique

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Pourquoi un apprentissage croisé?

  1. Aspect contextuel des approches

2. Prise en compte des connaissances

3. Transfert des apprentissages

4. Engagement et Motivation renouvelés

5. Développement des compétences

6. Ouverture d'esprit

7. Fluidité de la collaboration

8. Meilleure adaptation aux changements

9. Meilleure planification des interventions

10. Promeut l'innovation !

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Team behind

Event orchestrators

Yeliz Mert, Restoration Engagement & Learning Consultant, CIFOR-ICRAF

Grace Koech, Research Officer, CIFOR-ICRAF

Co-creation & advisory team

Dr Héctor Camilo Morales Muñoz, Senior Advisor, Climate Diplomacy and Security Programme, adelphi

Dr. Samaila Abdullahi, Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Nigeria

Mr. Daouda Traoré, MEL Regional Coordinator, SPONG in Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal

Malefia Tadele, Regreening Africa Project Manager, CRS, Ethiopia

Bernard Crabbé, Team Leader Environment Mainstreaming and Circular Economy DG International Partnerships, European Commission

Elly Torres Maradiaga, Program Development and Design Manager, World Vision

Ali Osman, Environmentalist, NRM and M&E, @ NOGGW and AFR100 Focal Point - Sudan

Mieke Bourne, Lead, Regreening Africa, Co-lead, Knowledge for Great Green Wall Action (K4GGWA) Program, Lead, Stakeholder Engagement with Evidence for Impact Hub, CIFOR-ICRAF

Sammy Carsan, Agroforestry Scientist, CIFOR-ICRAF

Ibrahim Toure, Co-lead, Knowledge for Great Green Wall Action (K4GGWA) Program, Country Representative Mali , CIFOR-ICRAF

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Agenda

  • Welcome & Getting started
  • Audience check-in: Who is in the room?
  • Learn: Foundational knowledge
  • Understand: The ‘HOW’ through practice-led experiences
  • Develop: A co-created checklist
  • Digest: Emerging insights and key interconnections
  • Audience check-out: What’s becoming clear?
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What to expect?

#1

Strengthen understanding of the land–peace nexus through expert insights, addressing knowledge gaps, and sharing best practices

#3

Present field-based insights on how ecosystem restoration fosters peace, using compelling stories and case studies

#4

Showcase collaboration between actors for restoration with peace-positive outcomes, using conflict-sensitive approaches

#5

Co-create a practice-oriented roadmap for context-specific restoration strategies that support peacebuilding

Share knowledge about different types and sources of conflict affecting land and ecosystems, such as mining, disputes over resource access and illegal land use

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‘Learn’

Foundational knowledge on restoration in conflict-sensitive contexts and peacebuilding

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Dr Héctor Camilo Morales Muñoz,

Senior Advisor, Climate Diplomacy and Security Programme, Adelphi

Foundational knowledge on restoration in conflict-sensitive contexts and peacebuilding

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Héctor Morales Munoz, Senior advisor, Climate Diplomacy and Security

CONFLICT-SENSITIVE RESTORATION: LESSONS FOR PEACEBUILDING IN FRAGILE CONTEXTS

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OUTLINE

  1. Nature – Security pathways. Conflict drivers
  2. Land – Peace Nexus: 5 key enablers
  3. Recommendations

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Why focus on land, peace and security?

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Land is crucial to people’s livelihoods, health and wellbeing, and culture and identity, but is increasingly under threat.

As land resources are degraded and become scarcer, competition and disputes over access and use increase.

At the same time, conflict and fragility drive vulnerability to environmental degradation and the impacts of climate change.

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Despite growing global awareness of the importance of land and ecosystem restoration in addressing the climate crisis, less attention has been paid to its promising – yet largely untapped – potential to foster peace and cooperation.

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PATHWAY 1: LAND DEGRADATION AND BIODIVERSITY LOSS, LIVELIHOOD INSECURITY AND INSTABILITY

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PATHWAY 2: �THE ENVIRONMENT, CONFLICT FINANCING AND ORGANISED CRIME

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PATHWAY 3: �COMPETITION AND CONFLICTS AROUND NATURAL RESOURCES

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PATHWAY 4: �THE IMPACTS OF WAR AND CONFLICT ON THE ENVIRONMENT

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Entry points and co-benefits

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Interventions that address in an integrated manner the compounded risks in the nature-climate-security nexus

Source: Morales et al., 2022

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Leveraging land and ecosystem restoration �for international peace

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Environmental Peacebuilding indicators

  • Better livelihoods and food security, measured by food access, increased income and job creation (victims and former combatants).
  • Inclusive participation and gender diversity build trust and social cohesion, tracked by involvement of women, men and youth in decision-making, participatory processes, and increased trust perception.
  • Knowledge sharing and strong governance enable scaling of sustainable practices, shown by active associations and dialogue platforms because of restoration processes.
  • Stakeholder dialogue and market analysis drive ecosystem restoration, measured by participation rates and number of dialogue spaces.
  • Capacity building in negotiation and mediation supports conflict transformation, measured by the number of facilitators trained and dialogue processes initiated.

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Funding to combat desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD)

  • USD 66 billion in 2022

  • Total investment of USD 2.1 trillion between 2025-2030 needed

UNCCD Global Mechanism 2024

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Gaps in funding

  • FCAS

  • Local funding

  • Transboundary level initiatives

  • Long-term funding for programming

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Recommendations

  • Delivering to scale: Land, peace and security for all
    • Capacity development
    • Harness technology
    • Technical co-design
  • Catalysing action on land, peace and security
    • Elevate the land, peace and security agenda in key security and peace organisations
    • Leverage the land-peace narrative
  • Seizing opportunities for more and better financing
    • Ensure long-term financial sustainability and flexibility
    • Direct more funding to the local level
    • Encourage private finance

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Resources

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‘Understand’

The ‘HOW’ through real-world, practice-led experiences

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Nigeria

Dr. Samaila Abdullahi

Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Department of Forestry and Environment, Usmanu Danfodiyo University

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Multi-Dimensional conflict layers in Sokoto State, Nigeria

ECONOMIC

SOCIAL

ENVIRONMENTAL

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Mapping Conflict Hotspots: A Critical Step Toward Peaceful Restoration

Location

Event/Period

Conflict Type

Root Cause

Rabah, Goronyo, Gwadabawa

Ongoing (2020–2025)

Herder-farmer conflicts

Grazing shortages due to farmland expansion and migration

Kalambaina (Wamakko LGA)

Post-2019 (BUA Cement expansion)

Mining-induced displacement

Expansion by BUA Cement displacing locals

Tangaza, Sabon Birni, Isah

Border clashes since 2020

Banditry, insecurity

Displacement and land abandonment

Sokoto North, Dange-Shuni

Perennial

Land inheritance and tenure disputes

Fragmentation & undocumented rights

Illela, Bodinga

2021–2024

Land grabs by private investors

Land sold without community involvement

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Restoration for Peace & Resilience� The SOZECOM �Waqf Model

“Restoration in Sokoto is not just about the environment—it’s a peacebuilding strategy designed to address the root causes of land conflict.”

At the center is SOZECOM, the Sokoto State Zakat and Endowment Commission. Their model combines top-down support with local knowledge and faith-based legitimacy—a true hybrid.”

As we heard in the exploration interviews,�‘Hybrid models—top-down combined with local knowledge—ensure cultural legitimacy and integrated benefits.’

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TOP TWO (2) CONTRIBUTIONS �TO A CO-CREATED CHECKLIST

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Sénégal

Ms. Coumba Sambel Dia

Vice President, Pastoral Unit of Velingara Ferlo

Dr Marième Fall Ba

Head of Research, ISRA/CNRF

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Burkina Faso

Mr. Daouda Traoré

MEL Regional Coordinator, SPONG

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TRAORE DAOUDA, Expert en suivi évaluation au Secrétariat Permanent des ONG (SPONG)

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Expériences du SPONG dans la restauration des terres dégradées dans un contexte marqué par les conflits armés »

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1. CONTEXTE

Où se situe la zone de l’expérience

Kuilsé, exe région du Centre Nord (Bam-Loroum)

Que s’est-il passé

Les attaques des groupes armées terroristes

Quelles étaient les communautés affectées

Les peulh et les mossis

Qu’est-ce qui est à l’origine du conflit

Causes externes

-Chaos en Libye lors de la chute de Mouammar Kadhafi

Causes internes

- Faible présence de l’Etat (absence d’un camp militaire avant à Djibo)

- Déficit des services étatiques (les écoles)

- Pauvreté des populations

- Conflit autour des ressources (éleveurs-agriculteurs)

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2.QUELLES VOIX SONT LES PLUS IMPORTANTES DANS LA CONCEPTION ET LA MISE EN ŒUVRE DE LA RESTAURATION DANS LES ZONES DE CONFLIT

      • Les leaders communautaires et les communautés locales (femmes, jeunes, hommes et personnes vulnérables): comprendre avec qui on interagit, qui dit quoi, quand, et à qui ?
      • Les structures locales (services déconcentrés de l’Etat, les autorités locales, les ONG et le secteur privé): doivent être incluses dans la conception des programmes.
      • La coordination des aspects sécuritaires pour réduire les risques et renforcer la complémentarité.
      • Intégration des politiques et des financements.

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3. LES LACUNES EN MATIÈRE DE CAPACITÉS FREINENT LA RESTAURATION EFFICACE DANS LES CONTEXTES DE CONFLIT

  • Absence de méthodologies de restauration adaptée dans les contextes de conflits
  • La faible documentation des stratégies de réalisation des activités terrain dans des contextes de conflits
  • La faible prise en compte/difficulté d’évaluer les coûts induits par l’insécurité pour la mise en œuvre des activités et le suivi des réalisations dans les zones affectées par l’insécurité
  • L’absence de cartographies actualisées des zones à restaurer dans les contextes post-conflit
  • La faible coordination entre acteurs humanitaires, environnementaux et de la paix
  • La négligence du rôle des chefferies locales, des femmes, et des jeunes lors de l’élaboration des projets/programmes

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4. LA CONSTRUCTION DE LA PAIX A-T-ELLE PERMIS AUX POPULATIONS DÉPLACÉES DE MIEUX RESTAURER L’ENVIRONNEMENT À LEUR RETOUR DANS LE NORD DU BURKINA FASO ?

  • La reprise des activités des ONG et de l’Etat en faveur de l’environnement
  • Un meilleur suivi des paysages dégradés
  • L’arrêt du nettoyage des forêts (feu de brousse, coupe des arbres pour dégager la vue, …)
  • L’arrêt de l’impact des armes sur les arbres (missiles)

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5. BONNES PRATIQUES /RECOMMANDATIONS

  • L’intégration d’une approche sensible au genre dans les activités de restauration a permis une participation plus équitable des femmes et des hommes, améliorant ainsi l’acceptabilité sociale et l’efficacité des interventions sur le terrain.

  • Dans un contexte d’insécurité, s’appuyer sur des processus en cascade pour former des relais endogènes, combiné à l’utilisation des nouvelles technologies de communication, a permis de poursuivre la promotion des activités de restauration à distance de manière efficace et sécurisée

  • L'engagement et l'accompagnement actif de l'État sont des conditions essentielles à la réussite des initiatives de restauration des paysages, en particulier dans des contextes d'insécurité où les acteurs locaux et les partenaires techniques ne peuvent agir efficacement sans un appui institutionnel fort et une coordination sécuritaire adaptée

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1 Citoyen, 1 Arbre Planté

JE VOUS REMERCIE!

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Chad

Kodou Choukou Tidjani

General Director, Great Green Wall Agency Chad

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Ethiopia

Malefia Tadele

Regreening Africa Project Manager, CRS

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Regreening Africa - Lessons from Ethiopia

Where is it?

Tigray, Oromia and Amhara Region

When did it happen?

November 2020-2023

Who were affected?

Communities, smallholder farmers, project participants, women, children and youth

Why did it start?

Armed clashes between government and other groups

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    • Conduct risk assessments

    • Create local ownership

    • Capacity Building

    • Partnering with grassroot organizations

    • Innovation- Lead Farmer approach

    • Technologies- Regreening App, Telegram

How can practitioners continue with restoration efforts in areas experiencing active conflict?

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Key Enablers for Restoration Amidst Active Conflict

Key Support for Restoration During Conflict

  • Strong community engagement
  • Presence of local ownership and leadership
  • Local capacity and skills
  • Integration of income generating activities
  • Monitoring and Adaptive Planning
  • Refresher trainings on regreening techniques and approaches for lead farmers, DAs
  • Remote guidance on tools- Regreening App
  • Provision of quality tree and forage seeds for nurseries

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Top two suggestions for a co-created checklist

  • Localization: Create local ownership and capacity
  • Incentivize restoration: Integrate income generating activities in restoration initiatives

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The role of policy

as we explore the ‘HOW’

Bernard Crabbé

Team Leader Environment Mainstreaming and Circular Economy at the Directorate-General for International Partnerships International Partnerships, European Commission

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‘Develop’

A co-created checklist for restoration in conflict-sensitive areas and peacebuilding

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Our co-created checklist

Incentivize restoration through livelihoods generation

Adaptation to insecurity through localized capacity and technology

State engagement and institutional support

Matching the type of conflict to a context appropriate restoration approach:

  • Land disputes
  • Insecurity zones
  • Youth unemployment
  • Gender exclusion

Context analysis:

  • Community dialogues
  • Gender sensitive approaches

Conflict specific restoration planning

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Faith-based and cultural anchoring

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Conflict-Sensitive Design

  • Apply a security lens in restoration planning.
  • Address root causes of conflict, not just symptoms.
  • Anticipate risks and costs induced by insecurity.

Policy Alignment & Support

  • Align interventions with national policies and regional frameworks.
  • Secure political goodwill and institutional backing.
  • Promote long-term sustainability through policy integration.

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Inclusive Participation

  • Engage women, youth, displaced people, and marginalized groups.
  • Involve traditional leaders, faith-based actors, national, state and local authorities.
  • Co-create solutions with those most affected by degradation and conflict.

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Integrated Approaches

    • Link ecological restoration with livelihoods, governance, and peacebuilding.
    • Combine restoration with food security, energy, and social cohesion efforts.
    • Ensure restoration strengthens resilience and reduces vulnerabilities.

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Multi-Actor Engagement

  • Foster collaboration between humanitarian, environmental, and peacebuilding actors.
  • Build partnerships with the private sector and civil society.
  • Ensure alignment between local, national, and international actors.

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‘Digest’

‘Sensemaking' dialogue to surface emerging insights and key interconnections

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Bonus: A dedicated knowledge library is live!

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‘Engage’

Peer to peer exchange with speakers

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