charting pathways for biodiversity and sustainable development
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Jamison Ervin, UNDP
Charting Pathways for National Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable
Development
Hot Moments in History
1970s: The decade of environmental policy
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International Environmental Treaties
Hot Moments in Sustainable Development
• 1972: UN Conference on the Human Environment
• 1982: World Charter for Nature
• 1983: World Commission on Environment and Development
• 1992: Agenda 21
• 1993: Commission on Sustainable Development
• 2002: World Summit on Sustainable Development
• 2005: World Summit on Millennium Development Goals
• 2012: Rio+ 20
• 2015: Sustainable Development Goals
Defining the future we want
• Rio+ 20: Reaffirming 3 pillars: human rights, equality and sustainability
• “The Future We Want”: inclusive social and economic development, environmental sustainability, peace and security
• Post 2015 SDGs: national sustainable development goals
• Poverty eradication
• Equity and equality
• Peace and security
• Food security
• Sustainable natural resource use
• Empowerment of the poor, of civil society
• Economic transformation
Emerging Priorities for SDGs
• Inclusive and sustainable growth paths
• Management of key productive resources and services
• Voice, participation and accountability
• Justice and the rule of law
• Disaster risk reduction and disaster recovery
Emerging priorities for UNDP’s Strategic Plan: 2014 - 2017
The Future We Want: Stark Choices
Global wellbeing and justice
Abundance and security
Vital and resilient natural world
Global poverty and inequity
Scarcity and vulnerability
Natural world on brink of collapse
1. Awareness – of the current trajectory
Fisheries collapse
Food insecurity and instability
Ecosystem services declines
Water shortages
Climate change impacts
Poverty and inequity
And awareness – of the value of nature
To productive fisheries
To food security and stability
To ecosystem services
To water supplies
To climate resilience
To local livelihoods and economies
2. Sustainable Policies
Natural boundaries and limits
National plans and budgets
Subsidies and incentives
Biological trophic systems
Ecological footprint
National accounting
4. Outcomes and results
• Productive fisheries
• Productive agriculture
• Water security
• Food security
• Secure livelihoods and jobs
• Climate-resilient communities
• Sustainable economic growth
• Thriving ecosystems
Development Trajectory – Vicious CycleLow awareness
of values
Poor policies
Unsustainable practices
Negative outcomes
Development Trajectory – Virtuous Cycle
High awareness of values
Effective policies
Sustainable practices
Positive outcomes
3 Signature Programs:
• Mainstreaming
• Protected areas
• Restoration
UNDP’s Ecosystems and Biodiversity Strategic Plan
UNDP’s Ecosystem and Biodiversity Strategic Plan
Capacity –Equator Initiative, BES-Net portal, resilience toolkit
Finance – finance gap assessments, policy environment, resource mobilization
Policy– NBSAP direct support, NBSAP Forum
• Address the underlying causesof biodiversity loss
• Reduce pressures on biodiversity and promote sustainable use
• Safeguard ecosystems, species and genetic diversity
• Enhance benefits to all
• Promote participatory planning, knowledge management and capacity building
Convention on Biological Diversity’s 2011- 2020 Strategic Plan
Aichi TargetsUnderstand
values
Mainstream biodiversity
Address incentives
Sustainable production
Halve rate of loss
Sustainable fisheries
Manage within limits
Reduce pollution
Reduce invasive spp.
Minimize reef loss
Protected areas
Prevent extinctions
Conserve gene pool
Restore ecosystems
Enhance resilience
Implement Nagoya Prot.
Revise NBSAPs
Respect and conserve TK
Improve knowledge
Mobilize resources
Aichi TargetsUnderstand
values
Mainstream biodiversity
Address incentives
Sustainable production
Halve rate of loss
Sustainable fisheries
Manage within limits
Reduce pollution
Reduce invasive spp.
Minimize reef loss
Protected areas
Prevent extinctions
Conserve gene pool
Restore ecosystems
Enhance resilience
Implement Nagoya Prot.
Revise NBSAPs
Respect and conserve TK
Improve knowledge
Mobilize resources
The NBSAP Forum is
• A partnership between CBD, UNDP and UNEP
• A one-stop shop to find information
• A place to exchange best practices and learning
• A global community of practice
• A peer review center
• Connect with experts, members
• National and regional NBSAP pages
• Help desk
• Peer review center
• E-learning center
• Quick guides
NBSAPs: A tool to change the development trajectory
High awareness
Effective policies
Sustainable practices
Positive outcomes
Fosters linkages
Identifies key policies
Identifies key practices
Highlights benefits
• Ensure that NBSAPs inform SDGs
• Promote a virtuous cycle; transformative approach
• Promote awareness of values, effective policies, and sustainable practices
NBSAPs & SDGs – Making the Connection