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SC-DIVERSITAS Report of the Executive Director

SC-DIVERSITAS Report of the Executive Director. Anne Larigauderie 22 March 2011. A warm welcome to new members. Dr Belinda Reyers CSIR South Africa. Ladies at the sauna. Prof Eugene (Gene) Rosa Washington State University, USA. Eugene Rosa and flute (ca 1904).

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SC-DIVERSITAS Report of the Executive Director

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  1. SC-DIVERSITASReport of the Executive Director Anne Larigauderie 22 March 2011

  2. A warm welcome to new members Dr Belinda Reyers CSIR South Africa Ladies at the sauna Prof Eugene (Gene) Rosa Washington State University, USA Eugene Rosa and flute (ca 1904)

  3. Biodiversity science-policy interface Assessment (IPBES) Research (DIVERSITAS) Policy (CBD, Rio+20) Observation (GEO BON)

  4. Outline Science • DIVERSITAS Draft strategic plan (M Lonsdale) • Core Project, Cross Cutting Networks, IHDP, IGBP, ESSP Assessment • IPBES: new assessment platform Policy • CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) • Rio+20 Observations • GEO BON: Global Observing System for Biodiversity

  5. Implementing the DIVERSITAS vision for biodiversity and ecosystem services Biology bioGENESIS freshwaterBIODIVERSITY ecoHEALTH Global MountainBiodiversityAssessment agroBIODIVERSITY … International Assessments IPBES - IPCC Ecology Genetics bioDISCOVERY Economics Global Observation System GEO BON Law Political Sciences ecoSERVICES … Scientific and Policy publications Conventions bio SUSTAINABILITY Assessments Databases, models, new concepts, etc… Observations Capacity Building, Open Science Conferences, Programme Review … Dialogues withstakeholders DIVERSITAS Science Deliverables

  6. Bd & ES science for a sustainable planet: the DIVERSITAS science plan for the decade 2011-20 • Context • Phase III • Evolving biodiversity science • Evolving landscape (IPBES, GEO BON, 2020 targets, etc) • ICSU visioning (D Chen) *Doct 6 • At this meeting *Doct 5 • Finalise draft science plan (challenges, sub-challenges) • Discuss implementation (projects, partnerships)

  7. Outline Science • DIVERSITAS Draft strategic plan (M Lonsdale) • Core Project, Cross Cutting Networks, IHDP, IGBP, ESSP Assessment • IPBES: new assessment platform Policy • CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) • Rio+20 Observations • GEO BON: Global Observing System for Biodiversity

  8. IPBES: 3rd Round of negotiations • Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem services (IPBES) • Busan, Rep of Korea, 7-11 June 2010 • 85 countries • UN bodies, IGOs, NGOs • Science community represented by ICSU, DIVERSITAS & IHDP ICSU DIVERSITAS IHDP

  9. The Busan outcome • (We) conclude… that an IPBES (intergovernmental science policy platform for biodiversity and ecosystem services) should be established to strengthen the science policy interface for biodiversity and ecosystem services for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, long term human well being and sustainable development…

  10. IPBES: starting in 2011! UN General Assembly 22 December 2010 The UN General Assembly, • Noting UNEP decision SS.XI/4, the Busan Outcome, the CBD COP 10 decision X-(L.25), and the decision adopted by the PX Commission of UNESCO in document 185 EX/43, requests UNEP, without prejudice to the final institutional arrangements of IPBES, and in consultation with all relevant organisations and bodies, in order to fully operationalize the Platform, to convene a plenary meetingproviding for the full and effective participation of all Member States, in particular representatives from developing countries, to determine modalities and institutional arrangements for the Platform at the earliest opportunity. • First Plenary of IPBES: October 2011

  11. Scientific community very supportive of IPBES Feb 2010: CBD-PreCOP10 (Nagoya); Science-policy dialog on IPBES with Japanese Vice-Minister of Environment; 300 participants; April 2010: US consultation on IPBES (USNC DIVERSITAS); October 2010: Side event on IPBES at CBD-COP10, Nagoya (DIVERSITAS-IHDP-ICSU); March 2011: Perrings, Duraiappah, Larigauderie and Mooney: The Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Science-Policy Interface, Science4: 1139-1140 IPBES side event at CBD COP10 (DIVERSITAS, IHDP, ICSU, IUCN, UNEP)

  12. DIVERSITAS and IPBES: items for discussion • Scientific contribution: assemble a small team of international experts to provide input into the IPBES Programme of Work (lead: A Duraiappah) • Strategic planning: Assemble a small team to articulate a science community strategy towards IPBES plenary meetings • *Doct 21

  13. Outline Science • DIVERSITAS Draft strategic plan (M Lonsdale) • Core Project, Cross Cutting Networks, IHDP, IGBP, ESSP Assessment • IPBES: new assessment platform Policy • CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) • Rio+20 Observations • GEO BON: Global Observing System for Biodiversity

  14. On the agenda of CBD-COP10 Assess progress towards 2010 biodiversity target Adopt a new Strategic plan 2011-2020 COP - 10 Adopt a protocol on Access & Benefit Sharing International Year of Biodiversity

  15. Contributing to CBD: Biodiversity Scenarios (GBO-3) A synthesis and assessment of projections of 21st century changes in biodiversity and associated ecosystem services based on an analysis of a broad range of existing models, experiments and observations Pereira H, Leadley P et al. Scenarios of global biodiversity in the 21st century. Science, 26 Oct 2010, 330:1496-1501

  16. Contributing to CBD: Biodiversity Scenarios (GBO-3) Feb 2009 – Start work on Global Biodiversity Outlook 3 (GBO3) Feb 2010 - Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity, an encounter between CBD delegates & scientists, Norway. March 2010 - Pre-COP 10 meeting, Nagoya, Japan. May 2010 - Official launch of the GBO3, Nairobi (SBSTTA). October 2010 – COP 10 Nagoya • Presentation of GBO3 • Presentation to launch the "Rio Conventions' Ecosystems and Climate Change Pavilion”… A Steiner, Exec. Dir. UNEP T Lovejoy, Dir. Heinz Center P Leadley, co-lead GBO-3 Scenarios

  17. Contribution to discussions on 2020 targets • To establish priorities among targets (red, green, blue) • To develop science-based indicators for ecosystem services • Consider coherence among targets • Use a social-ecological systems approach to develop indicators • DIVERSITAS contribution: • PreCBD-COP10 meeting (Nagoya, Japan, Feb 2010): Report to CBD-COP10 on biodiversity targets • G. Mace et al. 2010. Biodiversity targets after 2010. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2:1-6 • Larigauderie et al. 2010. Colour-coded targets would help clarify biodiversity priorities, Nature 464:160 • Perrings et al. 2010. Ecosystem services and the 2020 targets, Science, 330: 323-3; (ecoSERVICES) • Elmqvist, Polasky et al. A social-ecological approach to indicators setting for the 2020 targets, in prep. (bioSUSTAINABILITY) • DIVERSITAS thanked in COP10 documents for GBO-3, for GMBA, and for this contribution on targets

  18. Contribution to CBD: views on 2020 targets • To establish priorities among targets (red, green, blue) • To develop science-based indicators for ecosystem services • Consider coherence among targets • Use a social-ecological systems approach to develop indicators • DIVERSITAS contribution: • PreCBD-COP10 meeting (Nagoya, Japan, Feb 2010): Report to CBD-COP10 on biodiversity targets • G. Mace et al. 2010. Biodiversity targets after 2010. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2:1-6 • Larigauderie et al. 2010. Colour-coded targets would help clarify biodiversity priorities, Nature 464:160 • Perrings et al. 2010. Ecosystem services and the 2020 targets, Science, 330: 323-3; (ecoSERVICES) • Elmqvist, Polasky et al. A social-ecological approach to indicators setting for the 2020 targets, in prep. (bioSUSTAINABILITY) • DIVERSITAS thanked in COP10 documents for GBO-3, for GMBA, and for this contribution on targets

  19. DIVERSITAS and CBD: items for discussion (Doct 19) • Explore possible follow up to GBO-3 (bioDISCOVERY; GBO-4) • Explore additional involvement in work on Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (20 targets for 2020; AHTEG on indicators; other opportunities)

  20. Outline Science • DIVERSITAS Draft strategic plan (M Lonsdale) • Core Project, Cross Cutting Networks, IHDP, IGBP, ESSP Assessment • IPBES: new assessment platform Policy • CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) • Rio+20 Observations • GEO BON: Global Observing System for Biodiversity

  21. Contributing to Earth Summit 2012 (Rio+20) • Via ICSU (G Glaser) • 2 contributions: • Our Open Science Conference 2012 • Policy brief on biodiversity and ecosystem services NB: We will work on the Policy Brief on Thu 24 March *Doct 16 and 20

  22. Outline Science • DIVERSITAS Draft strategic plan (M Lonsdale) • Core Project, Cross Cutting Networks, IHDP, IGBP, ESSP Assessment • IPBES: new assessment platform Policy • CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) • Rio+20 Observations • GEO BON: Global Observing System for Biodiversity

  23. GEOSS (2005)

  24. Biodiversity Observation Network Vision of GEO BON A coordinated global network that: • gathers and shares information on biodiversity, • provides tools for data integration and analysis, and • contributes to improving environmental management and human well-being.

  25. 2006 Oct: First International Workshop (Geneva, CH) DIVERSITAS, USA (NASA), and EU (E-BON) mandated as co-leads of GEO BON Jan 2008: GEO BON Steering Committee formed (Geneva) Apr 2008: 2nd International workshop (Potsdam, Germany) Produce GEO BON concept document Feb 2010: 3rd International workshop (Asilomar, California) 22 May 2010: Launch of GEO BON implementation plan (v 1.0) Oct 2010: Request from CBD-COP10 (adequacy report) March 2011: Adequacy report meeting (Wageningen, NL) Biodiversity Observation Network A brief history

  26. GEO BON & CBD For more information on GEO BON: http://www. earthobservations.org/ • Decision CBD-COP10 (Nagoya, Nov 2010) Recognizes the need to continue strengthening our ability to monitor biodiversity at all levels including … through participation in, and support to the GEO BON… Requests the Executive Secretary to invite GEO BON, (…) to prepare an evaluation of existing observation capabilities relevant to the targets contained in the Strategic Plan for the period 2010-2020.

  27. GEO BON structure • Steering committee meets annually • 18 people: stakeholders, implementers, experts • Small secretariat in S-Africa (CSIR), and GEO Sec in Geneva • Co-leaders GEO: DIVERSITAS, NASA, EC-EBONE • Focussed, limited-term topic working groups • Genetics (Tet Yahara and Daniel Faith) • Terrestrial Species Monitoring Programmes (Henrique Pereira) • Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring (Rob Jongman) • Freshwater Ecosystem Monitoring (Ian Harrison) • Marine Ecosystem Monitoring (Jan de Leeuw and Carlo Heip) • Ecosystem Services (Hal Mooney) • In-situ / Remote-sensing Integration (Simon Ferrier) • Informatics and Portals (Hannu Saarenmaa and Eamonn O Tuama) • Regional or thematic participating BONs • Asia-Pacific Regional BON (AP-BON) • J-BON (Japan) • EBONE (Europe)

  28. Biodiversity Observation Network GEO BON & DIVERSITAS • Science-Policy work: Representation of GEO BON at CBD and IPBES • Decision X/7 • Support of two working groups of GEO BON: • Ecosystem services (H Mooney; met this past week) • Genetic diversity (T Yahara, D Faith)

  29. To conclude: • 2010: • A year rich in events (new mechanisms, renewed political committments) • Hope for a step change in the way biodiversity and ecosystem services are understood and managed • DIVERSITAS has an important role to play in this new landscape

  30. THANK YOU! ありがとうございます!

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