Charles Besançon LifeWeb Initiative Coordinator Scientific, Technical and Technological Matters

1. Connectivity Conservation and the Convention on Biological Diversity Charles Besançon LifeWeb Initiative Coordinator Scientific, Technical and Technological Matters Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity Montreal, Canada

2. United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity • Objectives: Conservation, Sustainable use, Benefit-sharing from genetic resources • Open for signature at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 (Rio Conventions) • 193 Parties • 250 decisions • 2011 – 2020 Strategic Plan for Biodiversity • Agreed in Nagoya at 10th Conference of the Parties • “Take effective and urgent action to halt the loss of biodiversity…” • Includes 20 targets

3. Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 • By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water areas, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, are conserved through effectively and equitably managed, ecologically representative and well connected systems of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, and integrated into the wider landscapes and seascapes.

4. Connectivity Conservation in Science1 Number of journal articles found in Science Direct per year on the topic of connectivity. Articles were found by searching for the following exact key phrases ‘Connectivity Conservation’, ‘Ecological Corridor’, ‘Wildlife Corridor’ and ‘Ecological Network’ and the relevance of each article to ecological connectivity was subsequently verified.

5. Connectivity Initiatives worldwide1 1Number of connectivity initiatives per region identified in this non-comprehensive inventory.

6. Survey of Connectivity Conservation enthusiasts If a connectivity clearinghouse existed, how would you use it?

7. CBD Program of Work on Protected Areas Action Plan • Part of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan process • 105 of 109 countries already submitted to Secretariat • 16 countries reported priority actions for connectivity POWPA Action Plan for India

8. Protected Planet Report identified connectivity as key gap

9. Implementation of Biodiversity Strategic Plan 2011-2020 • Need all the tools in the toolbox • Connectivity key to biodiversity, adaptation and restoration agendas, among others • CBD Secretariat welcomes the establishment of ICCN

11. www.cbd.int/contact The Convention Cartagena Protocol Nagoya Protocol Programmes Information Secretariat Contact me Charles Besancon Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity World Trade Centre 413 St. Jacques street, Suite 800 Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 1N9 Charles.besancon@cbd.int