Fwd: biodiversity-l digest: October 13, 2014

BIODIVERSITY-L Digest for Monday, October 13, 2014.

1. Biodiversity Mainstreaming: SIDE EVENT @CBD COP12
2. Invitation to OECD side event: Incentives and Finance for Biodiversity (Monday Oct 13, 18:15, Hall G, Room 1)
3. TODAY Mon Oct 13 at lunch: CBD COP 12 side event on Building Legal Frameworks to Implement the Nagoya Protocol
4. Invitation: Resource Mobilization Reception Wednesday, Oct. 15 6:15
5. Invitation to Bright Spots Lunch Event at COP12 by Governments of Germany and Seychelles
6. Invitation side event Tuesday  Oct 14th lunch time, sustainable land management Brazil and Germany
7. Biodiversity Update - 13 October 2014 - Biodiversity Policy & Practice


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From: <Katia.KAROUSAKIS@oecd.org>
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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 02:06:03 +0000
Subject: Invitation to OECD side event: Incentives and Finance for Biodiversity (Monday Oct 13, 18:15, Hall G, Room 1)

Dear Colleagues,

 

Please join us today for the OECD side event on:

 

Incentives and Finance for Biodiversity - Scaling up, developing indicators, and tracking progress

 

Monday 13 October, 18:15 – 19:45

Hall G, Room 1 - Marie Khan Women's Caucus Room

 

Effectively scaling up incentives and resource mobilisation for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use will be crucial in achieving the 2011-2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets. This side-event brings together new analysis and practical insights on incentives and finance for biodiversity including how to effectively scale these up, and the types of indicators that can be used to track progress towards Aichi Target 3 on incentives and Target 20 on resource mobilisation. This includes trends in official development assistance to biodiversity and lessons learnt from the development co-operation arena.

 

·         Recommendations from the High Level Panel on Resourcing

Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Chair of the HLP / Costa Rica

·         Scaling Up Incentives and Finance for Biodiversity :  A Focus on Biodiversity Offsets

Katia Karousakis, Environment Directorate, OECD

·         The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN): Putting Theory into Practice

Yves de Soye, BIOFIN Manager, UNDP

·           Indicators to Monitor Progress towards Aichi Target 3 on Incentives and Aichi Target 20 on Resource Mobilisation

Christina van Winkle, Environment Directorate, OECD

·         Official Development Assistance to Biodiversity: Trends and Lessons Learnt

Anna Drutschinin and Juan Casado-Asensio, Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD

 

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

 

 

 

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 03:48:34 +0000
Subject: TODAY Mon Oct 13 at lunch: CBD COP 12 side event on Building Legal Frameworks to Implement the Nagoya Protocol

COP 12 SIDE EVENT: BUILDING LEGAL FRAMEWORKS TO
IMPLEMENT THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL

HOSTED BY THE IDLO AND ABS CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

Monday, October 13, 2014

13:15 to 14:45

Hall F, Room 3 – IGOs Meeting Room​

Building Nagoya Protocol-compliant legal frameworks is a key step in national implementation. No one-size-fits-all solution exists, but valuable lessons can be learned from past country experiences with implementing ABS legal frameworks. Experience has shown that frameworks will need to be built up through adaptive, learning-by-doing processes for which tailored legal advice and legal advisors will be vital for success.

IDLO and the ABS Capacity Development Initiative invite COP 12 delegates to learn about a new program that is building up the knowledge, capacity and global networks of national lawyers to advise their own governments to implement the Nagoya Protocol.      Featuring speakers from Namibia and Peru , and presentation of draft Toolkit, capacity building course and global forum for Nagoya Protocol lawyers.

Go to this link for the event flyer: goo.gl/Xt8bDE 

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Attendees at this official COP 12 Side Event will be invited to:

- Engage in a moderated, interactive discussion on lessons learned from promising country experiences with implementing ABS legal frameworks

 - Learn about new tools, courses and networks to support CBD Parties to build the capacity of their national legal advisors on Nagoya Protocol implementation.

This program forms part of the Legal Preparedness for Achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets Initiative, launched in 2012 by the IDLO & CBD Secretariat.

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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 23:58:38 -0500
Subject: Invitation: Resource Mobilization Reception Wednesday, Oct. 15 6:15
Join the CBD LifeWeb
Initiative for a

CELEBRATION OF
COMMITMENT
by donors and partners

WEDNESDAY, 15 OCTOBER
6:15-7:45 p.m.
Rio Conventions Pavilion

This event will showcase two special funding initiatives and their contributions to the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets:
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF)
Save Our Species (SOS)

SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE:
Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias
Executive Secretary
CBD Secretariat

Naoko Ishii
CEO and Chairperson
Global Environment Facility

Charles Besançon
Coordinator
LifeWeb Initiative, CBD Secretariat

Jean-Christophe Vié
Deputy Director
IUCN Species Programme/
Director, SOS

Patricia Zurita
Executive Director
CEPF

A wine reception will follow.
Please RSVP to christine.estrada@cbd.int


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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 06:00:20 +0000
Subject: Invitation to Bright Spots Lunch Event at COP12 by Governments of Germany and Seychelles

*Apologies for cross-posting*

 

Dear colleagues,

 

For those of you who are participating in CBD COP12, you are cordially invited to the following event:

 

 

 

Biodiversity Bright Spots: Sharing Replicable Examples of Successful Resource Mobilization and Leadership  

Official Side Event at the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity - Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea

 

Date: October 14, 13:15–14:45

Location: Hall G, Room 2 - Youth Meeting Room

 

This event co-hosted by the governments of Germany and the Seychelles, supported by Rare, The Nature Conservancy and the Global Island Partnership, highlights solutions and profiles country action supporting the implementation of the resource mobilization strategy. It will provide a platform to showcase examples of innovative ways to

1.         Strengthening national capacity for resource utilization and mobilizing domestic financial resources,

2.         The role of subnational governments &  communities in mobilizing domestic finance,

3.         Strengthening existing financial institutions and promoting replication and scaling-up of successful financial mechanisms and instruments,

4.         Innovative financial mechanisms at all levels to increase funding,

5.         Enhancing global engagement for resource mobilization.

 

The event will use a world café / round-table format and participatory facilitation techniques to profile a selection of bright spots in support of the resource mobilization strategy and determine how they can be replicated and scaled in different contexts in order to advance the implementation of the Strategic Plan through behavioral, market, institutional and/or policy transformations.

 

The selected bright spots will recognize the importance of collective action, engagement of political leaders, including community-based and indigenous approaches, for mobilizing human and financial resources to achieve biodiversity and sustainable development objectives.  During the International Year of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), members of the Global Island Partnership will highlight in particular successes led by Islands States – including the Caribbean Challenge Initiative's and Micronesian Trust Fund contributions to the implementation of multiple Aichi Biodiversity Targets. The German Environment Ministry (BMUB) will also present its International Climate Initiative, an innovative financing mechanism and a key element of Germany's funding commitments in the framework of the CBD.

 

The side event will be closed by a short speech from Carlos Manuel Rodriguez from the Costa Rica delegation talking about their success as well as about the need for action informed by his leading role in the High-Level Panel on Global Assessment of Resources for Implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020.

 

For further information, please don't hesitate to reach out.

 

Thanks and best wishes,

Britta Garfield

 

 

 

Britta Garfield | Senior Associate, Global Development 1310 N Courthouse Rd, Suite 110, Arlington, VA 22201, USA T +1 703 522 5070 ext.157 | F +1 703 522 5027 | C +1 301 525 9646 | Skype: britta.garfield Rare inspires change so people and nature thrive | www.rare.org

 

 

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 14:48:26 +0200
Subject: Invitation side event Tuesday Oct 14th lunch time, sustainable land management Brazil and Germany
Dear colleagues,
we want to kindly invite you to a side event on Tuesday Oct. 14th, 1:15 pm in the Rio Pavillion on

Implementing Aichi targets 5, 7, 14 and 15 - research results from projects in Brazil and Germany

In the context of the programme "Sustainable Land Management" funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) international scientific projects are implemented in a wide range of regions of the world. The programme has the intention to provide scientific support to resource users and policy makers in their search for sustainable land management solutions. The projects are implemented in close cooperation between German scientists, scientists of the respective partner countries and regional and local governing bodies and stakeholder organizations. (http://nachhaltiges-landmanagement.de/en/).
In this event selected projects of the "Sustainable Land Management" programme from Germany and Brazil relate their scientific results to several Aichi-2020 targets, in particular to target 5 'halting habitat loss, target 7 'sustainable agricultute/forestry', target 14, the 'safeguarding of essential services, including services related to water' and to target 15, 'the restoration of at least 15% of degraded ecosystems'.
After a short introduction to the funding programme results will be presented by the following projects:
•       INNOVATE: Interplay among multiple uses of water reservoirs via innovative coupling of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in Brazil (http://www.innovate.tu-berlin.de)

•       COMTESS: Sustainable Coastal Land Management: Trade-offs in EcoSystem Services in Germany (http://www.comtess.uni-oldenburg.de/en)
The event will encourage discussions how science can and should best support the implementation of Aichi targets.

- Panel Discussion moderated by: Dr. Axel Paulsch, Institute for Biodiversity Network
Panelists:
Dr. Cornelia Paulsch (introducing the sustainable land management programme)
Dr. Arne Cierjacks (for INNOVATE)
Dr. Martin Maier (for COMTESS)


kind regards
Cornelia Paulsch
Institute for Biodiversity Network
Germany
www.biodv.de




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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:10:41 -0500
Subject: Biodiversity Update - 13 October 2014 - Biodiversity Policy & Practice

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A compilation of items recently posted to the Biodiversity Policy & Practice knowledgebase of international activities on biodiversity Latest News - 13 October 2014 Featured Guest Article Innovations Around Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS) by Balakrishna Pisupati The_Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is set to enter into force on 12 October 2014, and the first Conference of Parties serving as Meeting of Parties to the Protocol (COP MOP 1) will be held from 13-17 October 2014 in South Korea. The Protocol has somewhat set a record in terms of the length of time it took to establish a legally binding framework to deal with implementation of Article 15 of the CBD, which came into force on 29 December 1993. continued...     CBD COP 12 Adopts IAS Guidance 10_October 2014: Delegates at the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 12) adopted international guidance on the introduction of invasive alien species (IAS) as pets, aquarium and terrarium species and as live bait and live food. The guidelines will support the achievement of Aichi Biodiversity Target 9, which aims to identify, control, eradicate and prevent IAS and put in place measures to manage IAS pathways. continued...   BIP Releases Aichi Targets Passport Smartphone App 10_October 2014: The Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (BIP) has announced that the 2014 edition of the Aichi Targets Passport is available as an application (app) for smartphones. The app allows users to navigate quickly through the Passport, which provides an annual update of progress under the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. continued...   FAO Launches Software for Forest Monitoring 10_October 2014: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) announced the launch of Open Foris, a suite of open source software tools to monitor forest inventory. Piloted in ten countries, the tools allow for data entry on smart phones or tablets. continued...   UN Crime Convention COP Highlights Impacts of Rhinoceros Poaching 9_October_2014: The Seventh Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime met to discuss the many facets of global crime, including new forms of transnational organized crime focused on the trafficking of people, human organs, and wildlife as well as forest crime. The Conference featured an exhibit on rhinoceros poaching. continued...   GEF Reports to CBD COP 12 on Biodiversity-related Activities and Funding 8_October_2014: At the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 12), the Global Environment Facility (GEF) reported on its biodiversity-related activities, focusing on programming efficiency, programming trends, portfolio performance and resource mobilization beyond the biodiversity focal area. The 'GEF Report to CBD COP 12,' also highlights future programming opportunities in the GEF's sixth replenishment period (GEF-6), which began 1 July 2014. continued...   UNEP, Partners Offset CBD COP 12 Emissions 7_October_2014: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), together with several partners, has launched an initiative aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 12) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). A dedicated 'Carbon Offsetting Fund' will operate though 17 October, seeking to encourage conference participants, as well as the general public, to offset their emissions resulting from the event. continued...   CBD Publishes Quick Start Package for Ecosystem Accounting 7_October_2014: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has released a report, titled 'Ecosystem Natural Capital Accounts: A Quick Start Package,' as No. 77 of its Technical Series. The paper serves as a manual for integrating the value of biodiversity into national accounting systems to support the implementation of Aichi Biodiversity Target 2. continued...   INTERPOL Announces Establishment of Environmental Crime Team in Africa 7_October_2014: INTERPOL has announced the establishment of a dedicated team to address wildlife crime in Africa. The team will also support the activities of INTERPOL's Project Wisdom, which combats elephant and rhinoceros poaching and illegal trade in ivory through the financial support of the Wildcat Foundation. continued...   TRAFFIC Reports on Increased Illegal Trade in South African Abalone 7_October_2014: TRAFFIC has released a report that details evidence and the evolution of illegal harvest and trade in Perlemoen Abalone, a species found off the coast of South Africa. continued...   OSCE Trains Customs Officers to Detect Illegal Trade in Wildlife, Hazardous Waste 3_October_2014: The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) organized a regional workshop to build the capacity of customs authorities from Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the South Caucasus in detecting the illegal trafficking of hazardous waste, pesticides, ozone-depleting substances and endangered plants and animals. continued...   Biodiversity Policy & Practice Calendar: Current & Upcoming Events CBD COP 12 Pyeongchang, Gangwon (Kangwon-do), Republic of Korea 6 Oct - 17 Oct Cities Biodiversity Summit Pyeongchang, Gangwon (Kangwon-do), Republic of Korea 12 Oct - 14 Oct 67th Session of the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee London, England, UK 13 Oct - 17 Oct Nagoya Protocol on ABS COP/MOP-1 Pyeongchang, Gangwon (Kangwon-do), Republic of Korea 13 Oct - 17 Oct Mainstreaming Sector Policies into Integrated National Sustainable Development Planning: Enhancing Sustainable Tourism, Urbanization, Resource Efficiency, Biodiversity and Environmental Protection Tehran, Iran 14 Oct - 16 Oct Ramsar Convention Regional Pre-COP Meeting – Europe Austria 20 Oct - 24 Oct 47th Meeting of the GEF Council Washington D.C., US 27 Oct - 30 Oct Ramsar Convention Regional Pre-COP Meeting – Americas Colombia 27 Oct - 31 Oct Workshop on International Arrangement on Forests (IAF) beyond 2015 Beijing, China 29 Oct - 31 Oct 42nd Meeting of the CMS Standing Committee Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador 2 Nov - 3 Nov CMS COP 11 High-level Ministerial Panel Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador 3 Nov Ramsar Convention Regional Pre-COP Meeting – Asia Siem Reap, Cambodia 3 Nov - 7 Nov Fiftieth Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 3 Nov - 8 Nov CMS COP 11 Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador 3 Nov - 9 Nov 7th International Conference on Ballast Water Management (ICBWM2014) Singapore, Singapore 5 Nov - 7 Nov    Subscribe to our iCalendar and your computer will gain access to all the events listed in our  Biodiversity Policy & Practice  Calendar ( Learn More | Subscribe ) Please send suggestions for articles to Lauren Anderson at lauren@iisd.org Funding for Biodiversity Policy & Practice has been provided by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)

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