In the framework of the European Union funded project ‘Building capacity related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP MEAs 3)’, FAO and the CBD Secretariat are jointly organizing a series of regional information webinars to unpack the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) with a focus on the targets related to agricultural biodiversity.
The webinars will focus on the Kunming-Montreal GBF targets that are of direct relevance to the sustainable management of agricultural biodiversity. Most of these targets are closely connected to the implementation of other Multilateral Environmental Agreements, such as the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the Rotterdam Convention.
This webinar provides the opportunity to biodiversity focal points from agriculture and environment sectors from the African region to discuss how these newly adopted global biodiversity targets could be translated into concrete and integrated national strategies and action plans for the conservation of biodiversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of their utilization.
The expected outcomes of this webinar include:
- An increased shared understanding of the Kunming-Montreal GBF and its relevance to the sustainable management of agricultural biodiversity.
- Improved capacity of relevant agricultural focal points and stakeholders to participate in the NBSAP review process and implementation.
PROVISIONAL AGENDA Meeting facilitator: Ivy Saunyama, ACP MEAs 3 Regional Coordinator for the African region TIME (CEST) | AGENDA ITEM | SPEAKERS | 14.00-14.10 | Welcome / opening remarks | Bernard Crabbe
Head of the Environment Mainstreaming & Circular Economy Sector, Directorate General for International Partnerships (DG-INTPA), European Commission
Abebe Haile-Gabriel
Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa, FAO
| 14.10-14.15 | Context and Objectives of the webinar | Kim-Anh Tempelman
ACP MEAs 3 Project coordinator
FAO | 14.15-14.35 | Overview of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) | Erie Tamale
Senior Programme Management Officer, Head of the Capacity Building and Knowledge Management Unit, CBD Secretariat | 14.35-14.45 | Revising and updating national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs) | Jillian Campbell
Senior Programme Management Officer
CBD Secreteriat | 14.45-15.00 | Introduction of GBF targets of specific relevance to agricultural biodiversity | Frédéric Castell
Senior Natural Resources Officer, Biodiversity Unit
FAO | 15.00-15.10 | Experience on the importance of enhanced collaboration and synergies between the CBD and other MEAs | John Wasswa Mulumba
Senior Principal Research Officer National Agricultural Research Organization and National Focal Point of the ITPGRFA Uganda | 15.10-15.20 | Resource mobilization for NBSAP implementation | Ines Verleye
Senior biodiversity expert, Federal Public Service, Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, Belgium | 15.20-16.20 | Panel Discussion
Unpacking the key agricultural biodiversity related targets | Panellists
Monica Kobayashi
Programme Management Officer
CBD Secretariat Peter Wekesa
Expert – Environment and Natural Resource Governance, Secretariat of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Kent Nnadozie
Secretary of the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Buyung Hadi
Agricultural Officer, Plant and Pesticide Management team FAO Ines Verleye
Senior biodiversity expert, Federal Public Service, Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, Belgium Kim Friedman
Senior fishery resources officer, Resilience team, Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, FAO Moderator:
Patrick Chesney
International biodiversity expert (PC Consultants) | 16.20-16.30 | Closing remarks | Irene Hoffmann
Head of FAO Biodiversity work stream and Secretary of the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (tbc) | |
