Community-Based Monitoring, Digital Innovation, Faith Engagement and Policy Uptake - Cambodia, Myanmar and Kenya

​Hosted by Danmission, Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN), Big Ship at the Faith Hub, Blue Zone, CBD COP17 (Yerevan, Armenia).

​A learning and exchange session on Community-Based Monitoring (CBM), digital innovation, faith engagement, and pathways to NBSAP/KMGBF policy uptake.

​Presenters will share experiences from implementing CBM initiatives, highlighting how communities are engaged in biodiversity monitoring, the challenges and opportunities they encounter, and how digital tools can strengthen community participation, youth engagement, local ownership, evidence generation, and policy engagement. The session will also explore the role faith actors can play in supporting community engagement and creating opportunities for community voices to be heard.

​The session will conclude with a dedicated Q&A and discussion.

​Speakers

​Bosco Juma, Big Ship, Kenya

​Sovanvatey Khuon, Danmission, Cambodia

​Lay Phally, Chheuteal Prus Community Forest, Cambodia

​Paul Sein Twa, Karen Environmental and Social Action Network, Myanmar

​Moderator

​Ernst Jürgensen, Danmission