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Update from UNEP-WCMC

Update from UNEP-WCMC. UNEP/GEF FNR_Rio project – 3 rd Project Steering Committee, March 13 th , 2012, Tehran, Iran Peter Herkenrath & Melissa Jaques. Summary of UNEP-WCMC’s engagement on reporting to MEAs. Executing agency for the FNR_Rio Project

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Update from UNEP-WCMC

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  1. Update from UNEP-WCMC UNEP/GEF FNR_Rio project – 3rd Project Steering Committee, March 13th, 2012, Tehran, Iran Peter Herkenrath & Melissa Jaques

  2. Summary of UNEP-WCMC’s engagement on reporting to MEAs • Executing agency for the FNR_Rio Project • Ongoing work on synergies among biodiversity-related MEAs • Providing technical support to the UNCCD’s national reporting process through the Performance Review and Implementation System (PRAIS) • Supporting development of national reporting tools for CMS/AEWA and other MEAs • Supporting the development of indicators for CBD through the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership Update from UNEP-WCMC

  3. UNEP-WCMC work on synergies among biodiversity-related MEAs • UNEP-WCMC has worked on synergies among MEAs since 1990s • Past areas of focus include papers, workshops, decisions/mandates, national pilot projects and insights into national-level harmonization • Focus has been primarily on six biodiversity-related MEAs: • Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) • Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) • International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) • Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar) • World Heritage Convention (WHC) Update from UNEP-WCMC

  4. UNEP-WCMC work on synergies among biodiversity-related MEAs • Most recent report ‘Promoting synergies within the cluster of biodiversity-related multilateral environmental agreements’ • Commissioned by Finnish Ministry of Environment • Builds on past approaches • Outlines practical options for achieving synergies Update from UNEP-WCMC

  5. UNEP-WCMC work on synergies among biodiversity-related MEAs Five possible approaches to achieving synergies : maintaining the existing level of secretariat cooperation and coordination enhancing secretariat initiatives and synergies at the national level clustering of the biodiversity-related conventions merging conventions as protocols under the CBD and reorganisation of conventions under a proposed World/UN/International Environment Organization. Update from UNEP-WCMC

  6. UNEP-WCMC work on synergies among biodiversity-related MEAs Key principles for a synergies process: Government driven – i.e. owned, supported and initiated by Parties Transparent – i.e. at all levels and across all processes Applied and implemented consistently – i.e. across each MEA and their decision-making process Update from UNEP-WCMC

  7. UNEP-WCMC work on synergies among biodiversity-related MEAs • Next steps: • Report to be finalised and potentially put forward under Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development discussions at Rio+20 Update from UNEP-WCMC

  8. UNCCD’s Performance Review and Implementation System (PRAIS) • UNEP-WCMC provides technical support to the UNCCD’s Performance Review and Implementation System (PRAIS) • PRAIS is an indicator-based online reporting portal designed to track and monitor progress against UNCCD’s 10 Year Strategic Plan and Framework (2008-2018) • UNEP-WCMC provides expertise and support for the development and review of Performance and Impact Indicators for PRAIS Update from UNEP-WCMC

  9. Online reporting tools • UNEP-WCMC has been working with CMS and the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) to develop an online reporting tool • Tested by AEWA during their 2011 Reporting Cycle • Tool includes pre-fill mechanisms and delegation functions to facilitate reporting • Currently being tested by the Ramsar Convention for use for on-line submission of the Ramsar Site Information Sheets Update from UNEP-WCMC

  10. Biodiversity Indicators Partnership • UNEP-WCMC hosts the Secretariat of the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership and provides support to the CBD by: • Supporting the development of national biodiversity indicators within the framework of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets • Supporting the review, updating and implementation of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans Update from UNEP-WCMC

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