Webinar Series Objectives
- Promote and support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, in alignment with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- Promote the implementation of the Common Approach to Biodiversity
- Support Member States in developing NBSAPs
- Highlight biodiversity-related activities within the UN System
- Promote the integration of biodiversity considerations into UN policies and programmes
- Facilitate information sharing between UN organisations
- Highlight case studies and lessons learned
- Raise awareness of systematic challenges around biodiversity
09 July 2024 | 14:00 – 15:30 CEST | Online
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In collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), this webinar will launch a new sub-series within the Common Approach to Biodiversity Webinar Series, focusing on the incorporation of human rights-based approaches to biodiversity conservation. The sub-series aims to build capacity on and promote human rights-based approaches to the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of biodiversity, and the equitable sharing of the benefits from its utilization; promote awareness and implementation of the Common Approach in the UN system, as well as exchange and disseminate best practices and lessons learned from actions that consider rights-based approaches for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
Webinar Objectives:
- Present the importance, opportunities and existing gaps for the incorporation and implementation of human rights-based approaches for the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of biodiversity.
- Recognize the Common Approach potential to guide UN collective action to mainstream biodiversity and nature-based solutions, considering a human rights-based approach and including common UN messaging on human rights and biodiversity for COP16 to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
- Set the tone and expectations for future sessions in this webinar series.
More events in this sub-series will follow later in the year.
04 June 2024 | 15:00 – 16:30 CEST | Online
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This webinar will focus on actions and initiatives aimed at mainstreaming biodiversity across agrifood sectors.
Will be held in collaboration with FAO and IFAD.
Presentations
- Mainstreaming biodiversity across agrifood sectors for the achievement of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework – Presented by Frédéric Castell (FAO)
- Mainstreaming biodiversity in food system investments – Presented by Marie-Aude Even (IFAD)
- Building an Integrated UN System Strategy for Biodiversity in Indonesia through the UN Common Approach to Biodiversity – Presented by Robert Steele (UNEP UNCT Indonesia)
- UNEP’s role in biodiversity and agrifood systems and an overview of the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership – Presented by James Lomax (UNEP) and Katherine Madden (NBSAP Accelerator Partnership)
24 April 2024 | 15:00 – 16:30 CEST | Online
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Held in collaboration with UN Habitat, this inaugural webinar featured case studies from Chile, Costa Rica and Kenya on the need for and integration of urban spatial planning for biodiversity conservation and preservation within their countries.
Webinar Objectives
- Raise awareness on the need to take urgent action at urban and peri-urban level to preserve and conserve biodiversity, in support of the GBF.
- Promote awareness and implementation of the Common Approach in the UN system, as well as exchange and disseminate best practices and lessons learned from the implementation of urban and peri-urban spatial planning actions for biodiversity conservation and preservation.