Following the Lead of Indigenous and Local Communities to Protect Forests

Indigenous and local communities should be at the helm of conservation efforts. Can companies with global footprints help make indigenous and local-led models the new norm by the end of the decade? How would this approach impact their sustainability goals? Taking forest conservation as a case study, experts will discuss what it looks like to integrate local norms, values and traditional ecological knowledge into a deforestation-free supply chain, carbon offsetting projects and ecosystem restoration programs.