Transcript REPERAGE MIAMI - International Union for Conservation of

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2012: A Year of
Opportunities
The 2012 Rio Conference on
Sustainable Development
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From Rio to Jeju
2011 – RCFs; UNGA High Level on drylands: IPBES plenary
2012 Timing:
February
UNEP GC
March
World Water
Forum
4-6 June
June
Rio 2012
Ramsar
COP 11
2013 - CITES COP
2014 - World Parks Congress
6-15 September
Congress
October
December
CBD
COP11
UNFCCC
COP18
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IUCN’s mission
to influence, encourage and assist
societies throughout the world to conserve
the integrity and diversity of nature and to
ensure that any use of natural resources is
equitable and ecologically sustainable.
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What is this presentation about?
I- Rio 2012: yet another conference?
a) Green Economy
b) Institutional Framework for
Sustainable Development
II - From Rio to Jeju
III – Questions for discussion
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What are the objectives of the Rio 2012?
As per the UN General Assembly Resolution
adopted in 2009; the objectives of Rio 2012 are:
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(ii)
(iii)
renew political commitment for
sustainable development;
assess progress and identify gaps in
the implementation; and
address new and emerging
challenges.
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What are the themes of Rio 2012?
In the course of the preparatory meetings, these have
been shaped as to being the themes of Rio 2012:
• Green Economy in the context of
sustainable development and poverty
eradication;
• The Institutional Framework for Sustainable
Development
• Emerging policy issues (e.g. water, energy,
forests, oceans)
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Theme 1 – What is the Green Economy?
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Reluctance from developing countries as could
include trade barriers
Other concepts or reference: “Green Growth”;
“Sustainable Growth”, “Blue Economy”, etc.
Consensus among countries:
- Green Economy means different things in
different countries (not one-size-fit all model)
- Green Economy does NOT replace
sustainable development but it is a vehicle
to achieve sustainable development
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Theme 1 - Possible role for IUCN in the Green
Economy
Message from IUCN:
« Nature at the core of Green Economy and
Sustainable Development»
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Current preparatory discussions concentrate
heavily on low-carbon economy
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IUCN uniquely positioned to highlight the
importance of biodiversity and ecosystem services
for poverty reduction and equitable sharing of
benefits
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Theme 1 - IUCN draft position
(under consultation)
• Defining/scoping Green Economy:
- It means greening the economic pillar/strand to
achieve sustainable development
- The recognition of the link between humanwellbeing and biodiversity is imperative
- Equity is a corner stone of green economy
• Building resilience: investment in natural
infrastructures ensuring water, energy and food
security
• Mainstreaming ecosystem values: call governments
to take Target 2 and 3 of the Biodiversity Strategic
Plan seriously
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Theme 2 - Institutional Framework for
Sustainable Development
• On International Environmental Governance: long
negotiation led by UNEP
• Options to be considered for Rio 2012:
- Enhancing UNEP
- Creating a new environmental organization
- Mainstreaming environment in other
organizations
• Other governance-related initiatives/ideas:
- Clustering MEAs
- Strengthening interagency arrangements like EMG
- IPBES
- Etc.
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Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and
Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
• Established by UN General Assembly in December
2010 asking UNEP « to operationalize… »
• Multidisciplinary science-policy panel to bring
relevant science to MEAs, MDGs and other policy
processes in relation to biodiversity and ecosyst. serv.
• First plenary meeting: October 2011
• Hosted by UNEP, UNESCO, and may be others
UNDP and FAO
IUCN is actively participating in negotiations on IPBES
governance to, among other, include civil society
representation
For comments questions on IPBES, please contact:
[email protected]
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Theme 2 -
Possible role for IUCN in the
governance discussion
Message from IUCN:
« People at the centre of sustainable
development governance»
• Empowering civil society as a means to
mainstream environment into development
planning and making institutions relevant at all
levels, from local to global
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Theme 2: IUCN draft position (under consultation)
1. Horizontal Coherence: integrating pillars/sectors/areas
of human development
Global level: enhance coordination within the UN bodies
National level: inter-ministerial arrangements
2. Vertical Integration: making global organizations
relevant to local action  Adopt a bottom up approach,
decentralize to respond to local needs
3. Placing civil society at the centre of decision
making: improve participatory governance and
empowerment of people + Right-based approach +
Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration
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Useful websites
www.un.org/esa/dsd/rio20/
http://www.earthsummit2012.org/
http://www.iucn.org/knowledge/news/events/iucn_rio_20/
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Questions for discussion: Green Economy
• What are IUCN’s views on the Green Economy?
• What are the projects your
institution/organization/body is implementing or
has implemented that could be the source of
good practice and lessons learned on the
Green Economy and Sustainable Development?
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Questions for discussion: Institutional Framework
for Sustainable Development
• What are the main policy changes at local,
national, regional and global level that need to
occur to improve sustainable development
governance?
• What are the projects your
institution/organization/body is implementing or
has implemented that could be source of good
practice and lessons learned?
• How can IPBES contribute to environmental
governance at all levels?
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Questions for discussion: Emerging Issues and
the World Conservation Congress
• What are the emerging policy issues that
should also be addressed at the Rio 2012
Conference?
• How can we take advantage of the fact that the
2012 World Conservation Congress will be
held three months after the Rio 2012
Conference?