Events
Laying the Groundwork for Global Restoration: Capacity Needs and Technical Barriers Across the Restoration Continuum
March 19, 2026
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Join us for a seminar with J-WAFS Visiting Scholar Khalil Walji!
Walji will explore the practical constraints countries face in implementing large-scale ecosystem restoration, with particular attention to the role of productive landscapes in sustaining food systems and water security. Drawing on work under the Global Biodiversity Framework’s Target 2 and Integrated Landscape Management initiatives, the seminar will examine how restoration is not a binary shift from “degraded” to “restored,” but a continuum of recovery, where agricultural lands, rangelands, forests, and agroforestry systems can progressively rebuild ecosystem services.
Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026
Time: 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. ET
Location: MIT Campus -- Room will be emailed to registrants. This is an in-person event. You MUST use an MIT email address to register, or an email address from a university or organization in the greater Cambridge / Boston area.