The first phase of the CBD-led LifeWeb Initiative has been highly successful with 78 countries and 17 donors agencies participating and the facilitation of 62 matches totaling close to €200 million Euros in developing countries for the expansion and strengthening of protected area systems.

This session will review the current status of the CBD LifeWeb Initiative and take participants on a journey from the development of country NBSAP and CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas Action Plan to identify priority actions, to the development of national expressions of interest (proposals) to LifeWeb, the coordination of donor roundtables, and ultimately the delivery of funding from donors to developing country’s protected area systems.

Lastly, this session will solicit audience feedback for how best to align with the 2011-2020 Strategic Plan for Biodiversity and support achievement of multiple area-based targets.

Programme

1. Introduction by David Cooper, CBD Secretariat


2. LifeWeb Then and Now by Charles Besançon, LifeWeb Programme Officer, CBD Secretariat


3. LifeWeb Presentations and Panel with Julia Miranda, Director of National Parks Colombia, Axel Benemann, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Germany, Marina Van Weissenberg, Ministry of Environment Finland, Ms. Fumiko Nakao, Ministry of the Environment Japan and Ana Paul Prates, Director of Protected Areas, Ministry of Environment Brazil.