Transcript Workshop on Ecosystem Conservation and Sustainable

Workshop on
Ecosystem Conservation and
Sustainable Development
in SIDS
Jeju, Republic of Korea, 7 July 2015
Integrated approach to ecosystem and SIDS reflected in
recent processes
Hiroko Morita-Lou
UN DESA/DSD/SIDS Unit
Ecosystem in the Samoa Pathway:
“Conserve by 2020 at least
10 % of coastal and marine
areas of SIDS
through ..protected areas
and area-based
conservation measures…to
reduce the rate of
biodiversity loss”
Ecosystem issues in Samoa Pathway
Protection of Biodiversity
Building Resilience against Invasive Species
Conservation, Sustainable use/management
of highly migratory fish stocks
Protection of Coral reefs and other vulnerable
marine ecosystems
Key ecosystem actions suggested in the
Samoa Pathway
Scientific research and technical
capacity-building
Integration of SIDS scientists into
regional/int’l research teams
Measures to enhance ecosystem
resilience
Strategic multi-sectoral partnerships
Access to financial and tech.
resources
Marine Protected Area in SIDS
 Kiribati: largest MPA globally –
408,408 km2.
 Dominican Republic: 24,588 km2.
 Vanuatu: 14,591 km2
 Fiji – 11,924 km2
 Tonga – 10,055 km2
 Cuba – 9,345 km2
 Guinea-Bissau– 9,021 km2
 Palau – 4,274 km2
 Comoros – 3,808 km2
Post-2015 process
Post-2015 intergovernmental
Negotiations
(focus on indicators & targets)
23-27 March
Third International conference
on FfD, Addis Ababa,
Post-2015
13-16 July
Intergovernmental
Negotiations
20-24 July
Post 2015 Intergovernmental
negotiations
18-22 May
HLPF on SD
26 June – 8 July
March
April
May
Post 2015 Intergovernmental
negotiations (focus on MoI &
partnerships)
20-24 April
June
Post-2015
Intergovernmental
Negotiations
27-31 July
July
Sept
Post 2015 Intergovernmental
Negotiations (goals and targets ,
follow-up review on MoI)
22-25 June
UN Summit to adopt the Post 2015
Agenda
25-27 September
Stand-alone SDG on Oceans
7 Targets under Goal 14
1. Reduce marine pollution
2. Protect marine and coastal
ecosystems
3. Reduce ocean acidification
4. Regulate harvesting,
overfishing, IUU and restore
fish stocks
5. Conserve 10% of coastal and
marine areas
6. Prohibit fisheries subsidies that
contribute to overcapacity and
overfishing
7. Increase the economic benefits
from sustainable use of marine
resources
Biodiversity as cross-cutting SDG
9 Targets under Goal 15
1. Freshwater ecosystems
2. Sustainable management of
forests
3. Combat desertification
4. Mountain ecosystems
5. Reduce degradation of natural
habitats
6. Benefits from use of genetic
resources
7. Trafficking of protected
species
8. Invasive alien species
9. Biodiversity reflected in
planning
Ecosystem in FfD
 Public, private, domestic and international
investments…to protect our ecosystems
 Mobilize and significantly increase financial
resources from all sources to conserve and
sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems
 Commit to protect, and restore, the health,
productivity and resilience of oceans and marine
ecosystems to deliver on all three dimensions of
sustainable development.
Emerging Ecosystem Issues for SIDS
- from UNEP Foresight process 2014 Threat of Invasive Alien Species
 Overfishing and Potential
Collapse of Inshore Marine
Ecosystems
 Beach erosion and sediments
due to climate change and
mining
 Decline of Agrobiodiversity and
Ecosystem Functions Affecting
Food and Livelihood Strategies
 Loss of Tropical Montane Cloud
Forests
UNEP Foresight criteria for “emerging issues”
Indicative criteria
Illustrative
issue
Global significance - is critical to
achieving sustainable development in
many parts of the world
Climate change
Affects one or more of the dimensions of
sustainable development
Disaster risk
reduction
Evidence-based, including scientific and
traditional sources of knowledge
Biotechnology,
GMOs
Newness - the result of new knowledge
Ocean acidification
Oceans, seas, marine resources and human well-being nexus
(Integrated approach needed: inter-linkages and threats)
Partnerships on Ecosystems
 There are 93 partnerships announced in Samoa
related to Biodiversity, Oceans, Seas, Coastal
Management and Biodiversity
 Illustrative examples include:
 GLISPA – The Global Island Partnership (GLISPA)
 The Caribbean Challenges Initiative
 The Coral Triangle Initiative
SIDS Action Platform - SIDS Partnership Platform
http://sids2014.org/partnerships
Monitoring Mechanisms
 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) –
SIDS Session
Highlight
trends: policyrelevant
analysis
Platform for
science-policy
dialogue
Contribution
to agendasetting
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