Transcript The IUCN Programme 2013-2016Nature+Proposal, May 2011

The IUCN Programme
2013-2016
Nature+
Proposal, May 2011
WHAT IS THE IUCN PROGRAMME?
How we deliver our mission
How we work together as a Union
What we plan to deliver
How is the Programme developed?
• A Global Situation Analysis is prepared to illustrate the state
and main drivers of biodiversity loss and sustainable
development;
• IUCN also takes its mandate from the body of IUCN
Resolutions in which the Members have requested IUCN to do
certain things, and externally from policy mandates such as the
Strategic Plan for Biodiversity;
• Based on the situation and the mandate give to IUCN, a small
team at HQ leads a process of drafting a Programme
document and conducting a global consultation.
Thematic
Core
THE 2013-16 PROGRAMME
1 Valuing and conserving
biodiversity
3 Nature-based
solutions to
climate change
2 Sharing nature’s benefits
fairly and equitably
4 Managing ecosystems
5 Greening the
for improved food
security
economy
THE 2013-16 PROGRAMME
Driving change where we are best placed to deliver
IUCN’s Value Proposition
 Credible, trusted knowledge
 Partnerships for action
 Global to local / Local to global reach
 Standards and practices
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Thematic
Core
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Valuing and conserving biodiversity
1 Valuing and conserving
biodiversity
3 Nature-based
solutions to
climate change
2 Sharing nature’s benefits
fairly and equitably
4 Managing ecosystems
5 Greening the
for improved food
security
economy
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Valuing and conserving biodiversity
The situation
• Biodiversity in decline;
• 2010 target not met;
• Biodiversity is valuable;
• Conservation does work.
Our mandate
• IUCN’s heartland with a huge body
of resolutions;
• Contributes to numerous targets of
the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity.
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Valuing and conserving biodiversity
Approach
• Better knowledge will drive
action (once fed through
appropriate actors and policy
mechanisms).
Deliverables
• Knowledge and tools: Red List
of Species, Red List of
Ecosystems, planning tools;
• Policy influence: CBD, World
Heritage, CITES, national
policies.
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Thematic
Core
2
Sharing nature’s benefits fairly and equitably
1 Valuing and conserving
biodiversity
3 Nature-based
solutions to
climate change
2 Sharing nature’s benefits
fairly and equitably
4 Managing ecosystems
5 Greening the
for improved food
security
economy
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Sharing nature’s benefits fairly and equitably
The situation
• Everyone depends on nature;
• Nature’s benefits are not shared equally;
• Sharing power and responsibility is good for
people and biodiversity.
Our mandate
• People’s rights and equity are key to good
biodiversity governance decisions;
• Over 100 IUCN resolutions directly link
conservation science with social justice and
equity.
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2
Sharing nature’s benefits fairly and equitably
Approach
• Addressing governance, equity and
rights of vulnerable groups in rural
landscapes is an essential
precondition for biodiversity
conservation.
Deliverables
• A new flagship product,
consolidating IUCN’s approach to
governance, equity and rights in the
form of principles and methods;
• Measurable changes in the
landscapes where IUCN is working.
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Thematic
Core
3
Nature based solutions for climate change
1 Valuing and conserving
biodiversity
3 Nature-based
solutions to
climate change
2 Sharing nature’s benefits
fairly and equitably
4 Managing ecosystems
5 Greening the
for improved food
security
economy
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3
Nature based solutions for climate change
The situation
• Climate change is currently the biggest
underlying threat to biodiversity;
• Nature offers solutions to both
adaptation and mitigation that are
available, scalable and sustainable.
Our mandate
• Nature based solutions can provide an
important additional set of solutions to
necessary emissions reductions;
• Also significant mandate from the IUCN
Resolutions, the Strategic Plan for
Biodiversity and the UNFCCC.
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3
Nature based solutions for climate change
Approach
• Based on the premise that nature
can provide nature based solutions,
IUCN aims to influence the policy
direction and demonstrate solutions
on the ground in a mutually
reinforcing manner.
Deliverables
• Influence over UNFCCC and
national policies the favour nature
based solutions;
• Proof and demonstration that nature
based solutions provide adaptation,
mitigation benefits.
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Thematic
Core
4
Managing ecosystems for improved food security
1 Valuing and conserving
biodiversity
3 Nature-based
solutions to
climate change
2 Sharing nature’s benefits
fairly and equitably
4 Managing ecosystems
5 Greening the
for improved food
security
economy
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4
Managing ecosystems for improved food security
The situation
• Close to one billion people suffer from
hunger and as food production systems
expand, so does pressure on
ecosystems that sustain them;
Our mandate
• IUCN has a clear niche in the food
security debate providing an ecosystem
perspective, something which is
currently lacking;
• Over 40 IUCN resolutions on food
security;
• Strong links to the CBD Strategic Plan.
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Managing ecosystems for improved food security
Approach
• IUCN will expand knowledge on how
ecosystems underpin food security,
demonstrate nature based solutions
that balance the competing aims and
use this to influence policy
underpinning food security.
Deliverables
• Influence over food security polices
to favour nature based solutions;
• Demonstration of nature based
solutions to food security and
ecosystem management.
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Thematic
Core
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Greening the economy
1 Valuing and conserving
biodiversity
3 Nature-based
solutions to
climate change
2 Sharing nature’s benefits
fairly and equitably
4 Managing ecosystems
5 Greening the
for improved food
security
economy
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Greening the economy
The situation
• Turbulence in the global economy has
opened the space for discourse on the
Green Economy;
• TEEB has shown the considerable value of
biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Our mandate
• Opportunity knocks both in public and
private sector to address a key driver of
biodiversity loss;
• A diversity of Resolutions on the
relationship between the economy and
biodiversity; also a key goal of the Strategic
Plan for Biodiversity.
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Greening the economy
Approach
• IUCN will continue to build the
economic case for transition to a
Green Economy both by expanding
knowledge base and demonstrating
the Green Economy in practice.
Deliverables
• Demonstration of practical nature
based solutions to the Green
Economy;
• Influence over a small number of
private sector companies to adopt
net positive impact on biodiversity
through tools and standards.
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THANKYOU
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2013-16 Programme, contact:
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