The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the Belgian Biodiversity Platform, and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) organised a Technical Workshop on 'Implementing the new Global Biodiversity Framework: Making Target 3 work for People and Nature' on 15th May 2023 at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels.
The historic Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), has led the way to a new era of global cooperation on biodiversity conservation and we are excited to contribute to its implementation.
Following the organisation of a successful joint event in November 2022 focused on the CBD COP15 and UNFCCC COP27, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and the Belgian Biodiversity Platform joined forces again, this time together with the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), to organise a follow-up event at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels on Monday, May 15th, 2023.
This technical workshop was divided into four main sessions, each of which focused on a critical aspect of the implementation of Target 3 under the GBF, including: ensuring ecological representativeness and integrity; ensuring benefits to people; marine and inland water conservation; and supporting and financing implementation.
A workshop report is available here.
Please contact Arnaud Goessens at agoessens@wcs.org with any questions.
Speakers and the audience at the GBF workshop in Brussels.
Programme
09.30 – 10.00 Welcome and Opening
- Dr. Janice Weatherley-Singh, Director, WCS EU Office
- Dr. Michel Van Camp, Director General, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
- Mr. Hugo Schally, Adviser for International Negotiations, DG ENV, European Commission
- Mr. Caner Can, Energy Counselor, Permanent Delegation of Türkiye to the EU
- Mr. César Luena, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chair of Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
- Ms. Charlotta Sörqvist, Chair of SBI, Co-chair WPIEI Biodiversity and Senior Advisor, and Ms. Mette Svejgaard, Co-chair WPIEI Biodiversity and Senior Advisor, Ministry of Climate and Enterprise of Sweden
10.00 – 11.15 Session 1: Ensuring Ecological Representativeness and Integrity in 30 x 30 Site Designation
- Mr. Andras Krolopp, Senior Policy Adviser, TNC
- Dr. Madhu Rao, Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) - PPT presentation
- Mr. Frank Vassen, EU Birds and Habitats Directive Officer, DG ENV, European Commission
- Dr. Andrew Plumptre, Head of the Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) Secretariat - PPT presentation
11.15 – 11.45 Coffee Break
11.45 – 13.00 Session 2: Benefits of protected and conserved areas under 30 x 30 for people
- Dr. Madhu Rao, Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) - PPT presentation
- Ms. Chantal Marijnissen, Head of Unit for Environment, Sustainable Natural Resources, DG INTPA, European Commission
- Dr. Dörte Segebart, Advisor on Biodiversity-Environment-Oceans, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 15.15 Session 3: Implementing 30 x 30 in the Marine and Inland Water Environment
- Dr. Simon Cripps, Executive Director of Marine Conservation, WCS - PPT presentation
- Ms. Sophie Trémolet, Europe Freshwater Director, TNC - PPT presentation
- Ms. Sophie Mirgaux, Belgium's Special Envoy for the Ocean, Belgian Federal Public Service of Environment - PPT presentation
- Ms. Gizem Eras, Counsellor and Head of Section for Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment, Canadian Mission to the EU - PPT presentation
15.15 – 15.45 Coffee Break
15.45 – 17.00 Session 4: Putting Theory into Practice: Supporting and Financing Global 30 x 30 Implementation
- Ms. Salima Kempenaer, Belgian Focal Point on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS), and Focal point on Resource Mobilization, Belgian Federal Public Service of Environment - PPT presentation
- Ms. Stefanie Lang, Executive Director, Legacy Landscapes Fund (LLF) - PPT presentation
- Ms. Juliane Muellner, International Relations Officer, DG ENV, European Commission
- Mr. Jason Dozier, Policy Officer Multilateral Biodiversity Negotiations, HAC N&P Coordinator, French Ministry of Ecological Transition - PPT presentation
17.00 – 17.30 Closing Remarks
- Mr. Boris Erg, Director, IUCN European Regional Office
Thank you to the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and to the Bezos Earth Fund for their support in the organisation of this event.