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Engaging the CBD to Build on Existing Biofuel Sustainability Initiatives

Organizer
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Date and Time
25 October 2010 16:30 - 18:0

Meeting
Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10)

The primary objective of this side event is to demonstrate how existing biofuel guidelines and standards address ways and means to promote the positive and minimize the negative impacts of the production and use of biofuels on biodiversity. Additional objectives are to discuss the linkages to other work streams under the CBD as well as the linkages and coherence with other conventions such as UNFCCC, UNCCD and Ramsar. Guidelines and standards such as those being developed by the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) and by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) provide an excellent foundation for the CBD to build on, rather than develop separate criteria for biofuels. The side event will include an overview of existing standards and processes, supported by case study examples that demonstrate their effects on the ground and their linkages with broader land use planning processes such as Responsible Cultivation Areas (RCA) and the 4 step land use assessment framework. Discussions during the side event will address how to engage the CBD and its parties within existing bodies of work (including work by GBEP, RSB and UN-Energy) concerning biofuels and biodiversity impacts. Supporting partners confirmed for this side event are UNEP, RSB, WWF and CI.