Haruno Tadokoro, Climate Youth Japan, shared her group’s experiences working to bridge government, business, and generational approaches to synergies

She emphasized that youth are effective communicators who can create social networks that strengthen implementation

Misa Kenmiya, Japan Association for the International Horticultural Expo 2027 in Yokohama, noted the Expo has taken #synergy as its theme

Focusing on imagining a better future, the Expo aims for sustainability and spreading the message about synergies, they explained

Yoko Watanabe @adb.org mentioned the Asia-Pacific Climate Report, which shows that investment in nature remains critically insufficient, with a global biodiversity financing gap of USD 942 billion per year

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Bernhard Stormyr, Yara International, offered the example of synergies by noting nitrogen fertilizer, which Yara produces, is presently used inefficiently

Stormy noted that achieving more efficient use of this product can reduce emissions and impacts on biodiversity while improving profits

Quentin Drewell, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, highlighted the launch of the Global Circularity Protocol for Business, which aims to develop a common language for the #circularity of resources for businesses

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Sandeep Sengupta, IUCN, highlighted #COP30 as a place to send a strong signal on synergies

He stressed that synergies can reduce duplication of action, harmonize reporting requirements, and streamline and align action plans and strategies across the three Rio Conventions

Ma Jun, Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, offered insights from research feeding into the Asia-Pacific Synergy Report, targeted for release in 2026

He stressed that synergies are essential for advancing the #SDGs and achieving #netzero emissions by 2050

Kentaro Doi, Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Japan, urged synergistic actions and noted Japan is preparing a resolution for #UNEA7 to scale up synergies on the ground

For additional interventions and photos from the discussion, please visit our coverage of "Showcase of Highlighted Results and Solutions #LandRestoration for Climate: Private Sector Progress and Solutions"

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Shalini Unnikrishnan, BCG, announced that the Landscape Accelerator Brazil is the first of its kind to be launched under the AARL in 2025, and will offer a private sector led process to support regenerative transformation across the Cerrado and the Amazon

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Diane Holdorf, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, explained that the Action Agenda on Regenerative Landscapes launched at #COP28 aims to scale regenerative land use through collective action

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Osama Ibrahim Faqeeha, Deputy Minister for Environment, Saudi Arabia, stressed that land is fundamental to life, interconnected with atmosphere and Ocean systems, and often underestimated despite the fact that 95% of food production depends on it

Nigel Topping, Ambition Loop, underscored the centrality of land and #drought in countries facing rising aridity

He welcomed the growing recognition of #land as the connective tissue between the three Rio Conventions

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