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Rooted in Biodiversity: Transforming Landscapes through Nature-Positive Agriculture

Co-organized by IFPRI and the Alliance Bioversity & CIAT, under the CGIAR Science Program on Multifunctional Landscapes, and the World Bank

March 18, 2026

  • 9:30 – 11:00 am (America/New_York)
  • 2:30 – 4:00 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 7:00 – 8:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)
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Please type your questions into the chat box with name, affiliation, and country. The event video, presenter slides, and podcast will be available in the days following the event.

Agriculture is both a major driver of biodiversity loss and a crucial part of the solution. This seminar will present research and evidence underpinning the World Bank report Rooted: Agriculture Rooted in Biodiversity, which identifies why biodiversity is key for agriculture and examines the constraints, strategies, and investment pathways needed to harness biodiversity and make agriculture more resilient, sustainable, and productive.

This event will highlight how sustainable agriculture practice (SAP) bundles at the farm and landscape levels, the economics of their adoption, and enabling policy reforms can support the global scaling of context-tailored transitions in alignment with Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), and the Global Biodiversity Framework. Discussions will emphasize the implementation of scaling strategies through CGIAR’s Program on Multifunctional Landscapes (MFL) by linking geospatial baselines, monitoring, and finance to verified on-the-ground action. The seminar will also feature the importance of spatial analysis to identify priority areas, guide restoration planning, and track biodiversity and climate outcomes across landscapes.

Welcome Remarks

Rooted: Agriculture Rooted in Biodiversity: Motivation, Scope, Vision of Impact (Report)

  • Peter Goodman, Senior Agriculture Economist, Global Department of Agriculture and Food, Planet Vice Presidency, World Bank

Agricultural Drivers of Biodiversity Loss

  • Tosin Somorin, Researcher – Circular Economy Waste Management, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Tailoring and Bundling Nature-Positive Solutions to Meet Local Needs

  • Christopher Kettle, Principal Scientist, Lead Tree Biodiversity for Resilient Landscapes, The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

Roundtable: How Policies, Science and Tools, Programs, and Finance Can Support the Scaling of Nature-Positive Agriculture

  • Economics of Sustainable Agricultural Practices: Wei Zhang, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
  • Policy Reforms to Support Nature-Positive Agriculture: Ryan Nehring, Research Fellow, IFPRI
  • Scaling Nature-Positive Agricultural Practices to Deliver on UNCBD Action Plans: Carlo Fadda, Director, Agrobiodiversity, The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
  • Innovation Co-Development and Scaling: Christopher Kettle, Principal Scientist, Lead Tree Biodiversity for Resilient Landscapes,The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
  • CGIAR Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program: Lulseged Desta, Director of the CGIAR Multifunctional Landscapes (MFL) Program
  • Monitoring Land Health Through Biodiversity for Scaling Up Nature-Positive Agriculture: Pascale Bonzom, Global Head, Food and Agricultural Systems, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Closing Remarks

  • Lulseged Desta, Director of the CGIAR Multifunctional Landscapes (MFL) Program

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