Chris Armitage is co-founder and CEO of the Global Evergreening Alliance (GEA), the world's largest implementation alliance focussed on community-led land restoration. Having started his career in international deal structuring, Chris transitioned to the development sector just over a decade ago. Subsequently, he co-founded the Evergreen Agriculture Partnership, and played a key role in establishing and coordinating the Africa CSA Alliance. In 2017, having co-facilitated its design, Chris managed the inception phase of the Regreening Africa project, a massive-scale farmer-led land restoration initiative spanning eight countries. Less than a year later, he established GEA, which is now implementing Africa’s largest ever farmer-led ecosystem restoration program. Chris is currently serving on the Advisory Board of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and is a member of the Global Future Council on Future of Food & Water Security.