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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


16:45-18:00

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


10:45-11:45

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


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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