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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