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4thSCIENCE–POLICYFORUMatCBDCOP-14 19/11/18ParticipantsAgenda

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Towardslivinginharmonywithnatureby2050

AScience-PolicyDialogue

Objectives

Thisscience-policydialoguewillbringtogetherandengagescientistsandpolicymakerstodiscuss how science can inform the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Thediscussionswill particularly focusonwhat scientists couldoffer to thepreparationof thepost-2020agenda,onconceptsfortransition,theroleofscenariosforpathways,aswellasscaleandscopeofactionstowardsthe2050vision.Theywillalsoaimatframingthepost-2020 targets, including on restoration and nature-based solutions as tools to reachbiodiversitytargets.TheForumwill includepanelandround-tablediscussions,providingaplatform for the participants to share knowledge, experiences and solutions and toshowcasesuccessstories,goodpracticesandapproaches,andlessonslearned.

Keyquestions

Whatisnecessarytoachievethe2050vision?Whataretheoptionsandhowcanweensureaction?Howtooperationalizetransitionsandtransformationalchangeforbiodiversityandhumanwellbeing?DiscussionsduringthisScienceForumwilladdressthesequestionswithaview to open newpathways to design nature-based solutions for nature, people and theeconomyacrossdifferentsectors,andonengagingwiderpartsofthesociety.

Outputs

TheForumisexpectedtosupportdiscussionsatthefourteenthmeetingoftheConferenceofthePartiesanditsoutputswillcontributetothefurtherglobalprocessondevelopingthepost-2020globalbiodiversityframework.

Photocredits:©Chinnapong,Fotolia,2018


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23/11/2018.Day1:Aframeworkfortransition.

Whichframingforthetargetsettingforthepost-2020framework?

9.00 Openingaddress

CristianaPaşcaPalmer,CBDExecutiveSecretary.HiroyukiTakeda,IUBSPresident.HumbertoDelgadoRosa,EuropeanCommission.AnneLarigauderie,IPBESExecutiveSecretary.

Moderation:MarcosRegisdaSilva,IAIExecutiveDirector

9.25 Introduction:Aimsandoutputsofthisdialogue

What are the expectations from theCBD secretariat for this dialogue?Whichprocesswill benefitfromthisdialogue?Whichoutcomeswouldbeuseful?Lessonsfromthe2010and2020policiesonbiodiversityandtheneedforanewvision,aswellaswhatscenariosto2050cantellus.Whataretheoptions?Whatisnecessary?Howtomakeithappen?Howtoensureaction?ThepresentationwilldrawthepathfromSharmel-SheikhtoBeijing.

Speaker:DavidCooperorAlexanderShestakov(tbc)


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9.35 Session1:Conceptsoftransition

Setting the ground for broader understanding of transitions and the need for social-ecologicaltransformationswithviewsfromkeyscientists.Bendingthecurve–howtocometothe2050visionandnewtargetsforthepost-2020agenda.Whatistherolethatresearchshouldtake?Howtocopewith uncertainty when designing and implementing urgent measures? How can NBS support the2050 vision, and allow us to achieve biodiversity and development goals in a more coherentmanner?Whatshouldourexpectationsandprioritiesbe?

Speaker:JosefSettele“Driversofchangeandtransformations–wherewestand”-challengesforaglobalview–15’min

Paneldiscussion(andactiveinvolvementofaudience)ontheroleoftransitionsforthepost-2020processfromthescientists’perspectives;reactionsfrompolicymakers;reflectionsfromexperiencewhatispossible(frompanelandaudience).Participantsinthepanelwillhave2-4minutestomakeastatementonthecontentofthesession,tostimulatethediscussion.

Panel:JosefSettele,MarkZimsky,MunditaLim,BernadetteFischler,HesiquioBenitez

The moderator asks panellists to give short statements on the theme of session. A moderateddiscussionbetweenpanelandaudiencefollows,basedontheguidingquestionsofthesession.

Background

• Transitionsaredefinedas long-termprocessesofdisruptiveandnon-linearsystemicchange incomplexsocietalsystems,suchaseconomicsectorsorregions.Astransitionsimplybreak-downanddestabilizationoftheregimewhile,atthesametime,futurepathwaysandoutcomesarestillunclear, theyoften involveahighdegreeofuncertainty. Therefore, it is important to focusondesiredtransitionstowardsthevisionfor2050inthissession.

• Our collective actions and policy decisions during the coming years will largely influence thefuture outcomes of emerging transitions. It is necessary to agree upon global targets thatactuallyleadtotransformativeactionsontheground,aswellastoaimforeffectivetranslationofscientificandexpertknowledgeonbiodiversityandecosystemchallenges.

• Within the broader global transition, there is a biodiversity transition taking place in thewaybiodiversity conservation and sustainable use is understood, organized and implemented.Weneed tobetterdefine the guidingmissionof this transition, aswell as to identifypathways toinstitutionalizepractices,culture,andstructuresthatsupportasustainableeconomy.

• With this sessionweaimtoset theground forabroaderunderstandingof transitionsandtheneedforsocial-ecologicaltransformationsforbiodiversityconservationandsustainableuse.Wewish to re-think the concepts, keeping inmind the post-2020 framework and the biodiversityvision towards 2050. What should be our goals, our expectations and what should be ourpriorities? Canwe think outside the box and re-evaluate the interpretations of terms such asgrowthandprosperity?

How could the Convention on Biological Diversity facilitate this transition by: (a) bringingscientific knowledge to Parties in order to identify transition potentials; (b) supporting thedevelopment of national and sectoral transition strategies; (c) synthesizing national ambitionsandimplementationagendas;and(d)bringinginnewmethods,processesandexpertise.

GuidingQuestions:

a)Whatdoestransformationalchangemeanintermsofbiodiversityaction,fromtheperspectiveofscienceandofpolicy?b)Howisthistranslatedtothetransformationsweneedtoachievethe2050biodiversityvision?c)Howcanweforesee/internalisethesetransformationsintoglobalandnationalpolicyactions?


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10.55 Coffeebreak[20minutes]

11.15 Session2:Fromthecurrenttothefuturestatusofbiodiversity

Whatisthecurrentstateofbiodiversity?Howcanwepromotetheroleof integratedassessmentsand scenarios/models forpolicymaking in thepost-2020process?What can researchadvanceondevisingandadaptingthepathways?Howtobringthis intothepost-2020biodiversitydiscussion?Thissessionwillgiveinputtosession4onframingthepost2020targets.

Speakers:

HenriqueMiguelPereira-Scenariosandmodelsfromanotherperspective–Introductionontheroleof scenariosandmodels forpathways towards the2050vision,and for thepost-2020biodiversityagenda–12’minutes

Marcel Kok - How can the scientific community help with evidence and tools for the post-2020framework?HowcanthescientificcommunityrelayontheworkdonebyCBDandIPBEStoidentifyneedsandpriorities?–12’minutes

Panel discussion (and active involvement of audience) on role of science for developing andapplyingscenariosandmodelsforpathwaysto2050[tofocusonspecificaspects].

Panel:HenriqueMiguelPereira;MarcelKok;EijiTanaka;BernardoStrassburg


Background

• Wenowknowwithcertainty thatsystemicchange isnecessary tochangethecurrentstateofbiodiversity. Ecological and resilience research shows that current processes in climate andecosystemsthatmightleadtoanaccelerationofenvironmentaldisruptioninthenextdecadeswith irreversible change that could lead to catastrophic consequences for life on Earth.Unmitigated economic and societal pressure on the environment makes such tipping pointsmore likely tooccur.Theembeddednatureof currentlydominantandunsustainable cultures,structuresandpracticesmakesbiodiversityconservationchallenging.Remediatingorsofteningtheir negative impacts is not sufficient to reduce the long-term and fundamental risks theseimpacts pose to societies, let alone improving the state of the environment or creatingopportunitiesforsocietalwell-beinginthelong-term.

• Newassessmentmethodsandexpertiseareneededformodellingandscenariodevelopments,that take into account interactions and interdependencies between biodiversity, environmentand socio-economic pathways, including the assessment of opportunities and risks. Scientistsworking on scenarios and models and integrated assessments focus on the post-2020 globalbiodiversityframework,andonlong-termstrategicdirectionstothe2050visionforbiodiversity.

• The 2050 biodiversity vision should be supported with new analytical and modelling workinformingpoliciesanddecisions,andtestingthemagainsttherangeofidentifiedindicators.Thissessionwilllookintotheroleofmoreintegratedassessments,andmonitoringprocesses.

GuidingQuestions:

a)What information can science provide for the current state of biodiversity?What are the keymonitoringtoolstoassessprogressinimprovingitsstate?b)Whatare the limitationsofexistingmethodsandprocessesscienceneedtoovercome(e.g. theneed to better integrate interactions and dependencies between the different components ofbiodiversityandsocial,environmentalandeconomicdriversofchange,especiallyclimatechange)?c)Howcanscienceinformpolicythroughscenariosonwhatkindofactionsarefeasible?Whatdoespolicyneedfromscienceintermsofmodellingandassessment?Howtodealwithuncertainty?


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13.00 Lunch

14.00 Session3:Unfoldingthe2050biodiversityvision

Starting from the CBD 2050 vision for biodiversity, how can we translate it into tangible termsregardingscience,policyandsocietyinregionalandgloballevels?Andafter“paintingthepicture”ofthefuturevision,whataretheshortandlong-termactionsthatweneedtoundertaketoreachit?Inputs fromthespeakerswillprovidean introductionforaparticipatoryback-castingexercise, theresultsofwhichwillprovideinputforsession4.

Speaker:BernardoStrassburg-12'minutes

Breakoutgroupswillworkon twoexercises: a) aiming tomake the2050biodiversity visionmoretangible by describing how this vision will be translated in every day’s life; and b) keeping thistangibledescriptionofthevisioninmind,identifyactionswhichwillallowustoreachit.

Background:

• The2050visionaimsat“Livinginharmonywithnature”where“by2050,biodiversityisvalued,conserved, restored and wisely used, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthyplanet and delivering benefits essential for all people”. While not expressed in quantitativeterms, theelementsof the2050visionstatementprovide theessenceofa long-termgoal forbiodiversity. Indeed, the 2050 vision has been interpreted as a 2050 goal for biodiversity invarious scenario-building exercises and efforts are under way to provide amore quantitativebasisandplausiblepathwaysforachievingsuchavision,asdiscussedbelow.

• To identifythepotentialandrequiredefforts forachievingthe2050vision inconjunctionwithkeyhumandevelopmentgoals, scientificevidencecan support thedesignof long-termpolicy,whileallowingforinnovationandcreativityinthedevelopmentofnewtypesofnarrativesandstrategies. The use of back-casting thinking allows developing the vision in robust terms andidentifying potential pathways to reach it. Combining this withmodelling enable us to movefromthecurrentsituationtowardsasetofspecifiedactionsandtargetsforachievingthevision.

• Pathwaysconsistofdifferentengagementstrategiesandcoursesofactionsthatbuildoneachother,fromshort-termtolong-termactionsintobroadertransformation.Workingonpathwaysallows going beyond the biodiversity conservation community, working across sectors on thepracticeofqualitativeproblemanalysisandpolicy-ledimplementationofsolutions.Developingpathwaysisawayofengagingpolicy-anddecision-makersonwhichstrategiesandactionsmaybecompatiblewithanidentifiedvision.

• Pathwaysandback-castingenableustoinformdiscussionsonscopeandpossiblecontentofthepost-2020global biodiversity framework, includingon scale and scopeof actionsnecessary tomakeprogresstowards2050.

• In this session we want to explore together the role of back-casting and pathways in thedevelopment of new narratives and strategies which can unfold the 2050 vision. This shouldprepare for the development of different strategies and actions reflecting the engagement ofdifferentsectors,typesofstakeholdersandonmultiplescales.Startingfromthe2050visionforbiodiversity,howcanwetranslateitintotangibletermsregardingscience,policyandsocietyatregional and global levels?And after “painting the picture” of the future vision,what are theshort and long-term actions that we need to undertake to reach it? The results of thisparticipatoryback-castingexercisewillprovideinputforsession4.

Guidingquestions:

a) Starting with the 2050 vision in mind: How would this vision translate in tangible terms,regardingbiodiversity,ineverydaylife,atthelocal/regional,internationallevel?

b) Keepingthesetangibleinterpretationsofthe2050visioninmind,whichactionsweneedtoundertaketobringourselvesthere?


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16.00 Coffeebreak-20minutes

16.20 Session4:Targetsettingforthepost-2020framework

Translatingthenecessaryactionstoreachthe2050biodiversityvisionintotargetareasforthepost-2020 framework: How can science help to make progress in the quantification and attribution/allocation of the targets?How canmeasurable indicators and actions allow us assessing progresstowardsthesetargets(andthe2050vision)?Thissessionlookscloseratkeyareasfortargetsetting:

a.Land(protection,retention,restoration)b.Oceansc.Speciesd.Directdrivers(includewhichones)e.Indirectdrivers(includewhichones)

Speaker:JamesWatson:informsonmethodologiesfortargetsetting–15’minutes

Panel:JamesWatson,NevilleAsh,CarolynLundquist,GünterMitlacher,RobyBiwer.

Themoderatoraskspanelliststogiveshortstatementsonthethemeofsession.Therestofthetimewillbedevotedtoworkinthebreak-outgroups.

Breakoutgroupswillworkonhowtoenabletargetsettingforthepost-2020agenda.

Background:

• To support the 2050 biodiversity vision, we need well-defined, ambitious and measurabletargets.Sciencecanhelpmakingprogressinthequantificationandattribution/allocationofthetargetsthankstonewanalyticalandmodellingworkondifferentpolicyoptionsforgovernmentsanddifferentbusinessdecisions,andtestingthemagainstarangeofidentifiedindicatorstosetmilestonesfor2030and2040.

• Discussionsareongoingwhethertodevelopoverallscience-basedbiodiversitytargetsfor2050equivalent to the 2°C / 1.5°C temperature rise cap agreed under the Paris Agreement forclimate. These targets should express necessity rather than feasibility, and be science-based,succinct, positively framed, bold, and quotable. Success factors, weaknesses, interactions andlimitsofpossibletargets,linkingCBD,theParisagreementandSDGswillframethiswork.

• BeyondtheSMARTframing,thesessionshouldlookintootherframeworkconditions:▪ Existingtargetsnotyetimplemented/newcommitmenttargets▪ Specificitiesbetweenoutcome-orientedandprocess-orientedtargets▪ Establishingclearlinkswiththepoliciesnecessarytoreachthetargets,aswellaswiththe

2050visionandotherkeyglobalcommitmentsliketheSDGs.▪ Beyond any accountability of CBD parties, can the targets be disaggregated for sub-

national and local governments and for different types of non-state actors wishing tocommitvoluntary(specificeconomicsectors,financialorganisations,etc.)?

▪ Howtomaximisesynergiesandreducetrade-offbetweendifferenttargets?• Thisworkshouldbuildonexistingindicators,includingthoselistedindecisionXIII/28,additional

indicators identified by the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership and the indicators for targetsundertheSustainableDevelopmentGoals.

GuidingQuestions:

a) Development of SMART biodiversity targets and measurable indicators and actions which willallowusassessourprogresstowardsthesetargets(andthe2050vision)b)Whatarethebesttargetsfromtheperspectiveofpolicyandscience(pro&contra)?

18.15 Wrap-up:Conclusionsfromday1:EKLIPSE,IUBS,IAI,EC.


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24/11/2018. Day 2: Increasing solutions for restoration (scaling-up nature-basedsolutions).

Whichtransitionsfortransformationalchange?Implementation

9.00 Opening:Informationontheprogramme

Informationfromrelevantsessionsofparallelevents:

Messages from the summit of Local and Subnational Governments: Ingrid Coetzee, CitiesBiodiversityCentre,ICLEIAfricaSecretariatMessagesfromtheNatureandCultureSummit:tbcMessagesfromtheSustainableOceanDay:JoeAppiott,CBDSecretariatMessagesfromtheConsortiumofScientificPartnersonBiodiversity:AnaMariaHernandez,HumboldtInstituteColombia


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9.30 Session5:Scalingup:Nature-basedsolutionsforrestorationagendaandbeyond

Thissessioninformsonneedsforresearchandpolicysettingonrestorationtobetakenfurtherforgivingmultiplebenefitsbeyondclimatechangemitigation,adaptationandbiodiversityconservationand restoration. Can such nature-based solutions help achieving across the SustainableDevelopmentGoals?Whichchallenges,opportunitiesandunresolvedissuesexist?

Speakers:

JudyFisher-“IntroductionofNBSintotheCBDagenda.”–12’minutes

HarrietBulkeley-“Nature-BasedSolutions(NBS)forsuccessfultransitionsregardingsocial-ecologicalsystems,biodiversityandecosystemservices–prioritiesforresearchandpolicy”–12’minutes.

Panel discussion and plenary discussion: What can science say for scaling-up restoration andconnecting it to human needs (CBD restoration action plan and ecosystem-based approaches forclimatechangeanddisasterriskreduction)?HowcanNBShelpbringingthebiodiversityandclimatechangeagendatogether?

Panel:JudyFisher,HarrietBulkeley,FrédéricLemaitre,KarinZaunberger,LucBas


Background

• We need new research and policy settings which tackle at the same time climate changemitigation,adaptationandbiodiversityconservationandrestoration.HowNBSwillsupportthepost-2020agendaispartofthediscussionwewanttohavewithscientistsandpolicy-makers.

• HowcanNBSalsosupporttherestorationagenda?WhichuseofNBSgoesbeyondrestoration?Whichchallenges,opportunitiesandunresolvedissuesexist?

• Thesessionwill also lookat the follow-upof themeetingbetween IPCCand IPBESonclimatechange and biodiversity in Paris (18/10/18). This meeting highlighted that NBS as “win-win”measuresforachievingco-benefitsbetweenclimatechangeandbiodiversity,andtheSDGs.

• Onekeyobjectiveof theSharmel-SheikhtoBeijingActionagendaforNatureandPeople is to“InspireandhelpimplementNBStomeetkeyglobalchallenges”.Howtoimplementthis?

• How could science contribute to knowledgeonNBS, focusing on implementing the post-2020agenda?Couldtherebeguidingprinciples?Whatarethepolicyneeds?

GuidingQuestions:

a)HowcanNBSassist restorationactions inachievingourgoals towards the2050vision?What istheroleofscienceonthatandwhatarethepolicyneeds?b)WhatistheroleofNBSincombiningtherequirementsofbiodiversityandclimatechangeagendatogether?HowNBScancontribute/becomepartofthefutureperspective?


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10.50: Coffeebreak

11.10 Session6:Increasingresilientsolutionsforrestoration

Understanding the need for restoration and using nature-based solutions, including in urbansettings,toreachbiodiversitytargets,ontheexampleofAfrica.Whicharetherecommendationsofscience forpolicymakers?What is the role that research should take?How tobring this into thepost-2020biodiversitydiscussion?Whataretheoptions?Whatcanbedone?

Speakers:

Marwa Halmy “Opportunities for avoiding land and ecosystem degradation and for restoration,includinginurbanareas,andtheroleofnature-basedsolutionsforenhancinglifequality”–12’min

Hamdallah Zedan on messages of and reflections on the African summit for science and policyregardingtotheroleofrestorationinthepost-2020agenda–12’min

Panel and plenary discussion on role of science for scaling-up restoration and connecting it tohuman needs (linking to the CBD restoration action plan and ecosystem-based approaches forclimatechangeanddisasterriskreduction).

Panel:JudyFisher,OmarDefeo,HamdallahZedan,EricWikramanayake,JescaOsunaEriyo


Background

• TheAfricanUnionbiodiversity summitaheadofCOP focusedonavoiding landandecosystemdegradation.Thediscussionswhererelevant tothechallengeof fastgrowingurbanisationandonopportunities for restorationandon theneed for restoration foran increased resilience inAfrica.Suchactionsprovideopportunitiesfortacklingbothclimatechangeandbiodiversitylossbypromotingthedevelopmentanduseofnature-basedsolutions.Findingresilientsolutionsforrestoration,togetherwithup-scaling,willbethecoreofthediscussionacrossecosystems–sothatwecancontributetosustainableuseandsustainability.

• A conservation approach based on restoration of natural capital could lead to a future visionembracingbothprotectionanddevelopment,connectingthebiodiversitycommunitywithlike-minded actors, representing sustainable businesses, local initiatives, and other sectors andstakeholdersembarkingonsustainabilitypathwaysforallterrestrialandmarineecosystems.

• During this sessionwewould like to achieve furtherunderstandingof theneed for scalinguprestoration and the use of nature-based solutions, including in urban settings, to reachbiodiversity targets, settingour focus to thediscussionscoming fromAfrica.Whatcansciencesayonhowtoachieveit?Whatdopolicy-makersbelieveispossiblefor2030?Whatistherolethatresearchshouldtake?Howcanthisbebroughtintothepost-2020biodiversitydiscussion?Whataretheoptions?Whatcanbedone?

Questionstobediscussed:

a)Whatcansciencedotosupportthescaling-upofrestoration,theroleofNBSforrestoration,andwhataretheneedsofpolicyregardingthat?b) How can restoration goals be transformed into SMART targets connected to biodiversityconservation?c)How can the input from theAfrican Summit regarding the role of restorationbeused in otherregions?CangoodpracticesandlessonslearnedinotherregionsbeappliedinAfrica?

12.30 Lunch


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13.30 Session7:Uptakeofactionstowardsthe2050vision

Understanding the frame inwhich the targets are set in thepost-2020agenda toprepare for thedevelopmentofthepost-2020globalbiodiversitytargets.Buildingontheresultsoftheback-castingexercise of day 1 (sessions 3 and 4), participantswill work towards connecting post-2020 targetswiththeSustainableDevelopmentGoalsanddiscussingchallengesandopportunitiesinthatcontext.

Speakers:

JerryHarrison:Howcantargetsandactionsenabletransitionsandtransformationalchangetowardsthe2050visionforbiodiversity?–12minutes

AxelPaulsch:Scientificprioritiestosupportsustainabletransformation, linkedtothetargetsettingofthepost-2020framework–12minutes

Breakoutgroups:10-12peopleineachgroup,withgroupsforuptakeofsessions3,4,5,6.

Background:

This session should build upon the results from sessions 3 (Unfold the 2050 vision) and 4 (Targetsetting for the post-2020 frameworks). It should also take the role of NBS (session 5) and therestorationagenda(session6)forthepost-2020frameworkintoaccount.

Guidingquestions:

a)Howcan these targetsandactionsenable transitionsand transformational change towards the2050vision?Howcanthepost-2020agendaenabletheSustainableDevelopmentGoals?

b)Which incentivesto implementrestorationactions?CanupscalingNBSmakeadifference intheuptakeofaction,becausetheydeliverdifferentbenefitsatonce?

c)How canwe ensure up-take frompolicy?What are the limitationsweneed to overcome?Canmonitoringtoolshelpwiththeuptakeofactions?Canweidentifygoodpractices?

14.40 Coffeebreak


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15.00 Session8:EngagingSociety,ScienceandPolicyintransformativechange

Discussion on the needs from science in implementing social-ecological transitions.Where shouldfutureresearchfocuson?Howtoengagevariousstakeholders?Whatareprioritiesforresearchandpolicy to advance transitions regarding social-ecological systems, biodiversity and benefits fromnature?

Speaker:ThomasElmqvist-Howcantheplanetaryboundaryconcepthelpinidentifyingactionsfortransition?–12’minutes

Panelandplenarydiscussiononhowsocietycanbeengagedinimplementingtransitionsandontheroleofscienceinimplementingsocial-ecologicaltransitions,throughfutureresearchpriorities.

Panel:ThomasElmqvist,KatiaKarousakis,DickySimorangkir,ThomasBrooks,DanielVincenteOrtega


Background

• Theactionsthatarerequiredtofosterthedesiredtransitionsgobeyondbiodiversityactionsandchange the way society functions. The global biodiversity agenda should connect with thetargets and processes of other international agreements, like the SDGs and the Paris ClimateAgreement.

• Expertsarguethatwehavenowenteredthefourthindustrialrevolution,aneracharacterizedbymultipledifferent technologies that arebeing createdat an incredible speedand scale. Thesenewtechnologiesarefusingthephysical,digitalandbiologicalworlds, impactingalldisciplines,economiesandindustries.This4thindustrialrevolutionpresentsawiderangeofopportunities,but also risks. Therefore, it is imperative to better understand it, utilize it, and channel it tobetterpreparesocietiesforthefutureandtobettersafeguardtheEarth.

• For defining "transition" actions,what can planetary boundaries, the 4th industrial revolutionandfurtherconceptstellusatgloballevel,whilemaintainingbioticintegrityatlocallevels?Howcansocietybeengagedinthisprocess?

• Thespeedofchangeintechnologyisatoddswiththeslowinstitutionalprocessofchange.Itisthus essential that the biodiversity community begins to think about how to exploit theopportunitiesofthisrevolutionwhenpreventingtheweaknessestotransformintothreats,e.g.howthebiodiversitycommunitycanengageconsumersandcitizenstoutilizethesetechnologiesinawaythatpromotessustainabilitytransitions?

• Thebiodiversityregimeshouldengagemoredirectlywithsocietalsystemsthatdeterminehownatural resources are used and how their use implicates biodiversity and ecosystems, forexampleinagriculture,fisheries,forestry,tourism,energy,miningandinfrastructure,healthandmanufacturing,allofwhicharesectors inwhichbiodiversityneedstobemainstreamedasperthe decisions of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention. Additionally, how caneconomic, financialandecologicalpoliciesandactionsbedesignedtoplacebiodiversityat thecenterofthedevelopmentparadigmasakeynaturalasset?

Questionstobediscussed

a) Discusshowsocietycanbeengagedinthistransitionprocessforthebiodiversityagenda?b) How can science inform progress? Couldwe look for impacts in biodiversity? Atwhich pace?

Whatarethetangible,futureresearchprioritiesweneedtofocusontoachievethenecessarytransitions?

c) Discussionon the roleof science in implementing and supporting social-ecological transitions,throughfutureresearchpriorities:whichrequestsdopolicymakershavetowardsresearchers?Andwhichrequestscanresearcherstackle,andhow?


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16.10:Coffeebreak

16.30: Synthesis:Wrap-upandnextsteps

EKLIPSEwithpanel from IUBS,EC, IAI,CBDsecretariat:Meetingconclusionsand recommendationssuggestedforthepost-2020process.

Thefacilitatorwillprovidea15-minutepresentation,summarizingtheconclusionsofthesessionsoftheForum,withparticularemphasisontheworkofthegroups,intwoblocks(forday1andforday2).Participantswillbeinvitedtogiveadditionalinputsfromthepanelandtheaudienceforthefinalrefinement/structuringoftheseconclusions.Thepanelmemberswillbeaskedtogivetheiropiniononthedevelopmentandoutputsoftheforum.Thefacilitatorwillinvitecommentsandinputsfromtheaudienceontheoverallsettingofthemeetingandthepotentialforthedevelopmentoffuturesimilardiscussions.

Twointerventionswillgiveanoutlookonpossiblefollow-upactionsandfutureuseontheoutputsofthisScienceForum.

Speakers:AnaMaria Hernandez, Humboldt Institute, Colombia for The Consortium of Scientific Partners onBiodiversity

Andreas Schei, Norwegian Environment Institute, organising the upcoming 9th TrondheimConference

Participantswillbeaskedfortheirfurthersuggestions.In closing this session, participants will also be asked whether they agree on the messages thisScienceForumgivestotheCOPandtothefurtherprocessondiscussionthepost-2020agenda.

18.00 Closingpanel

SamehH.Soror,ForeignSecretary&SupervisorofScientificandCulturalRelationsEgypt,AcademyofScientificResearchandTechnology(ASRT):Reflectionontheroleofsciencetowardspolicy

COPpresidency:MoustafaFouda,EgyptianPresidency


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Suggestedreferences(thislistisnotexhaustive)

Generalandsession1

RecommendationSBSTTA-XXI/1:Scenariosforthe2050VisionforBiodiversity.ThisSBSTTArecommendation invites scientistsworkingon scenarios and relatedassessments to focusonrelevantissuesforthedevelopmentofthepost-2020globalbiodiversityframework,andon long-term strategic directions to the 2050 vision for biodiversity.https://www.cbd.int/recommendations/sbstta/?m=sbstta-21

CBDInformationonthepreparationofthepost-2020globalbiodiversityframework.Thisincludes submissions from Parties, other Governments, relevant organizations andindigenous peoples and local communities on the preparations for the Post-2020Biodiversity Framework, as well as results of the Bogis-Bossey Dialogues for BiodiversityTransformation, and the CBD Seminar on Transformational Change for the BiodiversityAgenda.https://www.cbd.int/post2020/

IPBES Summaries for policymakers are available on https://www.ipbes.net/document-library-categories/assessment-reports-and-outputs

CBD/SBSTTA/22/INF/31Effectiveuseofknowledgeindevelopingthepost-2020globalbiodiversityframework(FramingtheFutureforBiodiversity:Effectiveuseofknowledgeindevelopingapost-2020globalbiodiversityagenda.ReportofthemeetingoftheCambridgeConservationInitiative).https://www.cbd.int/meetings/SBSTTA-22

Session2

Aiminghighertobendthecurveofbiodiversityloss(2018),Mace,G.M.,Barrett,M.Burgess,N.D.,Cornell,S.E.,Freeman,R.,Grooten,M.,Purvis,A.NatureSustainabilityDOI:10.1038/s41893-018-0130-0

TheBendingTheCurveinitiativesetouttoadvancequantitativemodellingtechniquestowardsambitiousscenariosforbiodiversity:Towardspathwaysbendingthecurveofterrestrialbiodiversitytrendswithinthe21stcentury.LeclereD,ObersteinerM,AlkemadeR,AlmondR,BarrettM,BuntingG,BurgessN,ButchartS,etal.(2018).http://pure.iiasa.ac.at/15241

WWFLivingPlanetReport2018https://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/living-planet-report-2018

Session3and4

HowSectorsCanContribute toSustainableUseandConservationofBiodiversity (2014).PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Secretariat of the Convention onBiological Diversity, Montreal. CBD Technical Series No. 79 available athttps://www.cbd.int/doc/publications/cbd-ts-79-en.pdf (Coordinating AuthorsMarcel Kok,RobAlkemade)


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Investmentstoreversebiodiversitylossareeconomicallybeneficial(2017),Sumaila,R.etal. In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 29: 82-88.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2018.01.007)

IPBES Guide on production and integration of assessments from and across all scaleshttps://www.ipbes.net/guide-production-assessments

CBD decision XIII/28, Indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and theAichi Biodiversity Targets: additional indicators identified by the Biodiversity IndicatorsPartnershipandtheindicatorsfortargetsundertheSustainableDevelopmentGoals.

Session5

Recommendation SBSTTA 22/7 on Biodiversity and climate change: ecosystem-basedapproaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reductionhttps://www.cbd.int/recommendations/sbstta/?m=sbstta-22

CBD/CCB/WS/2018/2/3 Report of the Workshop on Biodiversity and Climate Change:integrated science for coherent policy with UNFCCC/IPCC and CBD/IPBES: this meetinghighlightedthatNBScanbe“win-win”measuresforachievingco-benefitsbetweenclimatechangeandbiodiversity,andtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals.

UNBiodiversityConference2018,SharmEl-Sheikh,EgyptAnnouncement:SharmEl-SheikhtoBeijingActionAgendaforNatureandPeople:OnekeyobjectiveoftheSharmel-SheikhtoBeijingActionagendaforNatureandPeopleisto“Inspireandhelpimplementnature-basedsolutionstomeetkeyglobalchallenges”.

Session6:

CBDdecisionXIII/5Ecosystemrestoration:short-termactionplan

IPBES Summary for Policymakers of the Assessment Report on Land Degradation andRestoration

IPBESSummaryforpolicymakersoftheregionalandsubregionalassessmentofbiodiversityandecosystemservicesforAfrica

The AfricanMinisterial Summit on Biodiversity on 13/11/18 under the theme “Land andecosystemdegradationandrestoration:Prioritiesfor increasedinvestments inbiodiversityand resilience in Africa”, adopted, among others, the African Ministerial Declaration onBiodiversity and the Pan-African Action Agenda on Ecosystem Restoration for IncreasedResilience.https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2018/cop-14-afr-hls

Session7:

IPBESreportsassessingAichitargetsvsSDGs.https://www.ipbes.net/assessment-reports

Session8:

The4thIndustrialRevolution,bytheWorldEconomicForum:https://www.weforum.org/about/the-fourth-industrial-revolution-by-klaus-schwab

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