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IUCN Biodiversity Offsets Policy – Consultation update
Steve Edwards
Global Business and Biodiversity Programme
September 22, 2015
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Phase 1 (Completed November 2014)
• Nov. 2013 - Technical Study Group convened
• Consultation process with IUCN Commissions (online)
• Presentation at No Net Loss and Beyond Summit in London, June 2014
• Technical report and two input papers released at World Parks Congress, Nov 2014
• Consultation side event held at WPC, Sydney, Nov 2014
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www.iucn.org/offsets
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Progress to date (Phase 2)Policy Working Group launched in September 2014
– PWG finalize draft policy and Council approved draft policy for consultation – April 2015
– www.iucn.org/offsets website established – June 2015– Union Portal site(s) – French, Spanish, English – June 2015
Formal presentations:– North America Regional Conservation Forum – June 2015– Oceania RCF – July 2015– FFI offsets workshop– Asia RCF – August 2015– SUR RCF – August 2015– ORMACC RCF – September 2015– ESARO, PACO, Europe, ROWA RCFs (pending)
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Progress to date (Phase 2)Additional outreach:
– New Zealand and Australia IUCN Nat’l committees – held meetings to discuss; supported by IUCN Councillors
– Two email messages describing consultation sent to all IUCN members via Union Development Group, in three languages
– Blog by Steve Edwards, featured on IUCN.org– Blog by Ariel Brunner, featured on IUCN.org– BBOP newsletter– Building Bridges (several times); ARO Newsletters– Studies highlighted in the IUCN library newsletter, BBOP
Publications list, on TBC website, Biodiversity Offsets Blog– ICMM Webinar– Presentations to World Bank, IDB– LinkedIn and Twitter
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What comes next (Phase 3)
– Sept. 2015 PWG reviews consultation and finalizes policy
– Oct. 2015: Final draft presented to Council, Approved(?)
– Nov. 2015: Council Motion drafted and submitted to online Motions
Process
– March - April 2016: Online discussion of proposed motions (IUCN members only)
– Sept. 2016: Floor discussion and vote by IUCN members
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Consultation process:
Accepted comments through Sept 15
Comments will be made publically available on IUCN website
Visit www.iucn.org/offsets to learn more and participate
Write: [email protected] and [email protected] if you would like to know more.
Many thanks!