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UN-DESA Division for Sustainable Development Goals Sustainable Development Goal 15: Progress and Prospects An expert group meeting in preparation for HLPF 2018: Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies 14-15 May 2018 United Nations Headquarters, New York Conference Room 9 DAY 1 Time Session 9:30-9:45 Welcome and opening address Mr. Elliott Harris, Assistant-Secretary-General for Economic Development and Chief Economist, UN-DESA 9:45-11:00 SESSION 1 Progress: where are we? This session will provide an overall assessment with regard to SDG 15, using the best available data. It will rely on both global and regional evidence to present current status and trends with regard to the various targets of SDG 15. 1. Where has there been notable progress towards SDG 15 targets, and where have trends been in the opposite direction? 2. Are there particular regions where the situation is especially encouraging (or worrying)? 3. How can we improve the indicator set used to track progress towards SDG 15, given that several are Tier III and others Tier II?
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UN-DESADivisionforSustainableDevelopmentGoals
SustainableDevelopmentGoal15:ProgressandProspects
AnexpertgroupmeetinginpreparationforHLPF2018:Transformationtowardssustainableandresilientsocieties
14-15May2018
UnitedNationsHeadquarters,NewYorkConferenceRoom9
DAY1
Time Session
9:30-9:45
WelcomeandopeningaddressMr.ElliottHarris,Assistant-Secretary-GeneralforEconomicDevelopmentandChiefEconomist,UN-DESA
9:45-11:00
SESSION1Progress:wherearewe?ThissessionwillprovideanoverallassessmentwithregardtoSDG15,usingthebestavailabledata.ItwillrelyonbothglobalandregionalevidencetopresentcurrentstatusandtrendswithregardtothevarioustargetsofSDG15.1. WherehastherebeennotableprogresstowardsSDG15targets,andwherehave
trendsbeenintheoppositedirection?2. Arethereparticularregionswherethesituationisespeciallyencouraging(or
worrying)?3. HowcanweimprovetheindicatorsetusedtotrackprogresstowardsSDG15,
giventhatseveralareTierIIIandothersTierII?
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4. WhatarethemostimportantsynergiesacrossthetargetsofSDG15,andwhatdoesthisimplyforcooperationgoingforward?
5. WhatarethemostimportantinterdependenciesbetweenSDG15andotherSDGs?Wheredothesepointtosynergiestobecaptured,wheretopossibletrade-offs?Howtocapturetheformer,minimizethelatter?
Moderator:Ms.FrancescaPerucci,AssistantDirector,UN-DESAStatisticsDivisionLeadpresenters:• Dr.TomBrooks,ChiefScientist,IUCN• Dr.DeonNel,GlobalConservationDirector,WWFInternational• Mr.PierreBoileau,Head,GlobalEnvironmentOutlook,UNEnvironment
11:00-11:15 Coffeebreak
11:15-12:15
SESSION2Forests1. HowcantheimplementationoftheUNStrategicPlanforForests2030leverage
andacceleratetheprogressinSDG15andotherSDGs?2. Howcaneffortstohaltandreversedeforestationbeacceleratedby
strengtheningpositivelinksbetweenagricultureandforests?3. Whatpolicychangescouldhelptoincreaseinvestmentsinforestsand
sustainablelandscapemanagement?4. WhicharethemostcriticalinterlinkagesofSDG15withothergoalsandtargets
(GFGs,AichiTargets,climategoals)intermsofco-benefitsortrade-offs?Howcantheybeleveragedtowardsprogress?
Moderator:Mr.ManoelSobralFilho,Director,UNFFSecretariatLeadpresenters:• Ms.EvaMuller,Director,ForestryPolicyandResourcesDivision,FAO• Mr.SteffenDehn,InternationalForestryStudents’AssociationandUNFFMajor
GroupFocalPointforChildrenandYouth• Mr.JohnParrotta,Vice-President,InternationalUnionforForestResearch
Organizations
12:15-13:15
SESSION3Biodiversity1. Whatarethechangesinpolicyandimplementationthatcouldhelpreduce
incentivesthatleadtobiodiversityloss,andincreasebiodiversityinvestments?2. Whicharethemostcriticalinterlinkageswithothergoalsandtargetsintermsof
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co-benefitsortrade-offs?Howcantheybeleveragedtowardsprogress?3. Howcanthepost-2020globalframeworkforbiodiversitythatwillbedeveloped
undertheConventiononBiologicalDiversity,infollow-uptotheStrategicPlanforBiodiversity2011-2020,bemoreeffectivelylinkedtothe2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopmentanditsnationalimplementation?
Moderator:Ms.AmyFraenkel,Director,DivisionforMainstreaming,CooperationandOutreachSupport,ConventiononBiologicalDiversityLeadpresenters:• Dr.CristiánSamper,PresidentandCEO,WildlifeConservationSociety• SirBobWatson,Chair,IntergovernmentalScience-PolicyPlatformonBiodiversity
andEcosystemServices• Mr.MarkZimsky,BiodiversityFocalAreaCoordinator,RegionalCoordinator,
LatinAmerica,GlobalEnvironmentFacility
13:15-14:30 Lunchbreak
14:30-16:30
SESSION4HolisticandintegratedapproachestoachievingSDG15Ecosystemapproachesrequireholisticthinkingandcross-sectoralactionstoachievesuccessintheconservation,restorationandsustainableuseofterrestrialandinlandfreshwaterecosystemsandtheirserviceswithoutcompromisingordiminishingprogressinotherareas.1. Whataregoodpracticesinemployingtheseapproachesatscale?2. Howeffectivearecurrentapproachesbasedonvaluationofecosystemservices,
naturalcapitalaccounting,etc.incapturingthetruevalueofnature,andintegratingthemintoplanninganddecisionmakingprocessesatnationalandcross-nationallevels?Whatchallengesmustbeovercometomaketheseapproachesmoreeffective?
3. Howcanweachieveamoreholisticaccountingofthevalueofnatureanditsecosystems,andwhatrolecangovernmentsplay?
4. WhatchangesareneededingovernanceinstitutionsandstructuresatalllevelstoenablegreaterefficiencyandeffectivenessinachievingSDG15?
5. HowcanwechangethenarrativeofhowweapproachSDG15tocaptureamoreholisticwayofthinking?
Moderator:Mr.JamilAhmad,Directora.i.andHeadofIntergovernmentalAffairs,UNEPLeadpresenters:• Dr.JuhaSiikamaki,ChiefEconomist,IUCN• Ms.CécileBibianeNdjebet,Director,AfricanWomen'sNetworkforCommunity
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ManagementofForests(REFACOF),Cameroon• Dr.SonaliSenaratnaSellamuttu,SeniorResearcherandHeadofOffice,
InternationalWaterManagementInstitute(IWMI),LaoPDR• Ms.AlessandraAlfieri,UNStatisticsDivision• Ms.MariaRivera,SeniorAdvisoronSDGs,RamsarConventiononWetlands• Ms.WeiZhang,EnvironmentandProductionTechnologyDivision(EPTD),IFPRI
16:30-16:45 Coffeebreak
16:45-18:00
Reflectionsonday1discussionsanddevelopmentofkeymessages1. Whatprogresshasbeenachievedinsupportingatransformationtowards
sustainableandresilientsocietiesfortheachievementofSDG15?2. Whataretheprospectsforsuccessby2020,and2030?3. Whataresomeofthetransformativeactionsthatcanbetakenbystakeholders
atglobal,regional,nationalandsub-nationallevelstoaccelerateprogresstowardsSDG15aswellasthosecloselyassociatedwithit?
Moderator:Ms.CarlaMucavi,Director,FAOLiaisonOffice,UNHQ,NewYorkLeadspeakers(moderatorsfromsessions1to4topresentkeymessages):• Ms.FrancescaPerucci,AssistantDirector,UN-DESAStatisticsDivision• Mr.ManoelSobralFilho,Director,UNFFSecretariat• Ms.AmyFraenkel,Director,DivisionforMainstreaming,Cooperationand
OutreachSupport,ConventiononBiologicalDiversity• Mr.JamilAhmad,Directora.i.andHeadofIntergovernmentalAffairs,UNEP
DAY2
Time Session
9:00-9:15
Settingthetoneforday2:keynoteaddressMs.CristianaPașcaPalmer,ExecutiveSecretary,ConventiononBiologicalDiversity
9:15-10:30
SESSION5CustodiansofterrestrialecosystemsThissessionwilladdresstheneedformoreparticipatoryapproachestopovertyeradication,sustainablelivelihoodsandecosystemconservation.Localandindigenouscommunities,primaryandsmall-scaleproducers,pastoralistsand
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fisherfolkarethedriversofsolutionstoprotect,restoreandpromotesustainableuseofterrestrialecosystems,sustainablymanageforests,preventpoachingandtraffickingofprotectedspeciesoffloraandfauna,combatdesertification,andhaltandreverselanddegradationandbiodiversityloss.Theylargelydependontheseecosystemsfortheirlivelihoods,andrecognizingtheirrights(e.g.withregardtosecurelandtenure,accesstogeneticresourcesandbenefitsharing)canstimulategreaterprogressonallfronts.1. Howcancustodiansofterrestrialecosystemsbeempoweredtoplayastronger
roleinachievingSDG15-includinglocalcommunitiesandIndigenousPeoples,primaryandsmall-scaleproducers,farmers,pastoralists,forestersandfisherfolk,womenandyouth?
2. Howcancustodiansofterrestrialecosystemsbemoreeffectivelysupportedinbalancingtheneedtoaddresspoverty,hunger,securelivelihoodsandopportunitiesfordevelopmentwiththeneedtosavetheenvironment,addressingenvironmentaldegradationandachangingclimate?
3. Whatpolicyandlegislativeframeworkchangesandinvestmentsareneededtofurtherstrengthenexistingmechanismsandpartnershipstoprovideanenablingenvironmentforcustodiansofterrestrialecosystemstoeffectivelyup-scalemoresustainablepractices?
Moderator:Mr.EwaldRametsteiner,SeniorForestryOfficer,FAOstrategicprogrammetomakeagriculture,forestryandfisheriesmoreproductiveandsustainableLeadpresenters:• Mr.MehmetMustafaGozukara,Director-General,MinistryofForestryandWater
Affairs,Turkey• Ms.GertrudeKabusimbiKenyangi,ExecutiveDirector,SupportforWomenin
AgricultureandEnvironment,Uganda• Ms.JojiCarino,SeniorPolicyAdviser,ForestPeoplesProgramme,Philippines
10:30-10:45 Coffeebreak
10:45-11:45
SESSION6Wildlifepoachingandtrafficking1. Arenewinternationalmechanismsororganizationsneededtorespondtothe
mandatesoftheUNConventiononTransnationalOrganizedCrimeandtheUNConventionagainstCorruption?
2. WhatnewnationalpolicieswouldallowcountriestodeliverrapidlyonSDGTarget15.7?
3. Whatregulatoryframeworksatthenationallevelwouldallowcountriestoaddresstheillegaltaking,trafficking,andmarketingofillegalwildlifeproducts?
4. Whicharethemostcriticalinterlinkageswithothergoalsandtargetsintermsofco-benefitsortrade-offs?Howcantheybeleveragedtowardsprogress?
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Moderator:Dr.ElizabethBennett,VicePresident,SpeciesConservation,WildlifeConservationSocietyLeadpresenters:• Mr.JohnScanlon,SpecialEnvoy,AfricanParks,andformerSecretary-Generalof
CITES• Dr.SamuelKasiki,KenyaWildlifeService• Ms.MidoriPaxton,HeadofEcosystemsandBiodiversity,UNDP
11:45-12:45
SESSION7Mountains1. Howcantheroleandvalueofmountainsbeincludedindevelopmentstrategies
andpolicydevelopmentacrosssectors?2. HowcanthedatacollectedfortheMountainGreenCoverIndexfeedinto
nationalplanningandpolicies?3. HowcantheFrameworkforActiononmountainscontributetoachieving
progressinSDG15andtheotherSDGs?4. Whichadaptationmeasurescanpreventthelossofbiodiversityandtheeffectsof
climatechangeinmountains?Moderator:Dr.AndrewTaber,formerExecutiveDirector,TheMountainInstitute,andformerChairoftheMountainPartnershipLeadpresenters:• Ms.RuthTuria,Director,ForestPolicyandPlanningNationalForestService,
PapuaNewGuineaForestAuthority• Ms.HantaRabetaliana,WorldMountainPeopleAssociation,Madagascar
12:45-14:00 Lunchbreak
14:00-15:00
SESSION8Landandsoils1. Whatsuccessesandchallengesareuniquetothisarea?2. HowcanSDGacceleratorsandintegratorslikeSDG15.3contributetothe
achievementofthe2030Agenda?3. Whicharethemostcriticalinterlinkageswithothergoalsandtargetsintermsof
co-benefitsortrade-offs?Howcantheybeleveragedtowardsprogress?4. HowcantheLandDegradationNeutralityFundserveasaninnovativefunding
modeltoachievetheSDGs,especiallySDG15.3?
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Moderator:Mr.MelchiadeBukuru,ChiefofOffice,UNCCDLiaisonOffice Leadpresenters:• Dr.EdwardB.Barbier,DepartmentofEconomics,ColoradoStateUniversity,and
SeniorScholar,SchoolofGlobalEnvironmentalSustainability• Dr.DeborahBossio,LeadSoilScientist,TheNatureConservancy• Dr.DanPennock,UniversityofSaskatechewan,MemberoftheGlobalSoil
PartnershipIntergovernmentalTechnicalPanelonSoils
15:00-16:30
SESSION9MeansofimplementationParagraphs60to71ofthe2030AgendaaddressmeansofimplementationandglobalpartnershipsfortheSDGs,includingfinance,technology,capacitybuilding,trade,andsystemicissues.Targets15ato15coutlinespecificmeasuresforimplementingSDG15.Thissessionwilltakestockoftheprovisionofofficialdevelopmentassistance(ODA)andpublicexpenditureonconservationandsustainableuseofbiodiversityandecosystems,highlightevidence-basedconservationsolutions,includingrecentscientificandtechnologicaladvances,effectivecommunitymanagement,andinnovativepartnershipsthatdelivergenuineimpactandcanbescaleduporreplicatedforsuccess.1. WhataregoodmodelsofputtingODAaswellasdomesticallymobilizedpublic
resourcestoworktowardsSDG15?2. Howcantheycomplementeachotherincludingthroughmulti-stakeholder
partnershipsthatengagelocalcommunitiesandtheprivatesector?3. Whatcapacitydevelopmentisneededtoensurethattheseinitiativescanadapt
innovativefinanceandtechnicalsolutionsthatareinstitutionallysustainable?4. Whatadvancesinscience,technologyanddatacanhelptoaccelerateprogressin
implementation?Moderator:Mr.TimScott,SeniorPolicyAdvisor,BureauforPolicyandProgrammeSupport,UNDP Leadpresenters:• Dr.KatiaKarousakis,OECDEnvironmentDirectorate• Dr.MalanLindeque,PermanentSecretary,MinistryofEnvironmentandTourism,
Namibia• Ms.MirnaInesFernández,GlobalYouthBiodiversityNetwork,Steering
CommitteeMember• Ms.LarissaStiem-Bhatia,ResearchCoordinator,TMGResearchgGmbH–Think
TankforSustainability
16:30-16:45 Coffeebreak
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16:45-17:45
Reflectionsonday2discussionsanddevelopmentofkeymessages1. Whatprogresshasbeenachievedinsupportingatransformationtowards
sustainableandresilientsocietiesfortheachievementofSDG15?Whataretheprospectsforsuccessby2020,and2030?
2. Whataresomeofthetransformativeactionsthatcanbetakenbystakeholdersatglobal,regional,nationalandsub-nationallevelstoaccelerateprogresstowardsSDG15aswellasthosecloselyassociatedwithit?
Moderator:Mr.ShantanuMukherjee,Chief,PolicyandAnalysisBranch,DivisionforSustainableDevelopmentGoals,UN-DESALeadspeakers(moderatorsfromsessions5to9topresentkeymessages):• Mr.EwaldRametsteiner,SeniorForestryOfficer,FAOstrategicprogrammeto
makeagriculture,forestryandfisheriesmoreproductiveandsustainable • Dr.ElizabethBennett,VicePresident,SpeciesConservation,WildlifeConservation
Society• Dr.AndrewTaber,formerExecutiveDirector,TheMountainInstitute,andformer
ChairoftheMountainPartnership• Mr.MelchiadeBukuru,ChiefofOffice,UNCCDLiaisonOffice• Mr.TimScott,SeniorPolicyAdvisor,BureauforPolicyandProgramme
Support,UNDP
17:45-18:00 Closing:nextstepsandthe2018HLPFthematicreviewofSDGsMs.MarionBarthelemy,Director,OfficeofIntergovernmentalSupportandCoordinationforSustainableDevelopment,UN-DESA
