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OUR NATURE 

CONSERVATION UNTOLD

Land, Rights and Global Accountability

 

Nairobi

24 September 2026/ 9 AM-5PM

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Conservation Untold is a one-day conference bringing together Indigenous peoples, researchers, and civil society from around the world to speak openly about the real costs of conservation and carbon markets — on land, on communities, and on rights. In Nairobi on 24 September 2026, from 9:00 to 17:00, voices from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and beyond will share first-hand accounts of how global environmental policies play out on the ground — and what accountability must look like going forward. Supported by Survival International and Conservation Solutions Afrika, this is the fourth event in an ongoing series held across Marseille, Berlin, and New York.

 

What happens on the day

From Parks to Profits · Morning · 10:15–11:30 A historical look at how national parks and Protected Areas were created — and who paid the price. Indigenous speakers from the Americas, Africa and Asia trace the human story behind conservation's most celebrated ideas.

Made in the West · Late morning · 11:30–13:00 An examination of the global architecture that funds and shapes conservation today — the links between UNESCO designations, Western money, and tourism — told through case studies from Africa and Asia.

Lunch break (provided) · 13:00–14:30. 

Carbon fever · Afternoon · 14:30–16:30 Carbon credits are sold as a climate solution. But what do they mean for the communities living on the land they cover? Speakers from Latin America, East Africa, and beyond share what "green" investment has meant in practice and what a different path forward could look like.​

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