From Evidence to Action: Operationalizing Biodiversity and Regenerative Practices in Agriculture
20 October 2026

Armenia

What does it take to operationalize biodiversity-enhancing and regenerative practices in agriculture? This session answers that question through real country and private sector experience. Grounded in the World Bank's Agriculture Rooted in Biodiversity report and IFC's Regenerative Agriculture framework, the session offers a practical, transferable approach to operationalizing biodiversity in agriculture investment, and is designed to accelerate progress toward the CBD's 2030 targets. Armenia's Ministry of Environment will share how it is advancing landscape restoration and food systems transformation, followed by an IFC client on regenerative agriculture in practice. They will then join CGIAR and IUCN in a panel to dig into the investments, tools, and metrics needed to scale this work across countries, and what it takes to replicate it elsewhere.

Program and Learning Materials
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Opening Opening Matías Piaggio / Peter Goodman / Ahmad Slaibi (WBG/IFC) - TBC
Presentations Landscape restoration and agri-food systems transformation in Armenia Ministry of Environment of Armenia (TBC) / Speaker
Presentations Integrating regenerative agriculture in private sector investments IFC client (TBC) / Speaker
Panel Discussion From evidence to action: investments, tools, and metrics for scaling WBG / Moderator

Chris Kettle (CGIAR) (TBC)) / Panelist

Pascale Bonzom (IUCN) (TBC) / Panelist

Ministry of Environment of Armenia (TBC) / Panelist

IFC client (TBC) / Panelist
Panel Discussion Q&A WBG / Moderator
Closing Closing

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Event Coordinator/s

  • Ana Maria Gonzalez Velosa
  • Matias Piaggio
  • Peter Goodman
  • Ahmad Slaibi
  • Duncan Lang
  • Pailyn Tan

ADB Organizer/s

  • Climate Change and Sustainable Development
  • Climate Change, Nature, and Environment Division

Partner Organization/s

Topics

  • Environment
  • Finance