Biodiversity PreCOP Colombia -- 30 August 2021
Colombia, in consultation with the Secretariat and the presiding officers, has decided to organize a high-level political meeting in a virtual format on Monday, 30 August 2021.
This decision considers the importance of increasing the political momentum around the process that will define the new global biodiversity goals and targets for the upcoming decades. The high-level political segment is being held in a virtual format during the Third Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (WG2020-3) negotiating sessions, from 23 August to 3 September 2021.
The event includes the participation of leaders of coalitions critical in mobilising action and support for the protection and sustainable use of biodiversity, including the High Ambition Coalition, the Global Ocean Alliance, and the Leader’s Pledge for Nature.
All participants have been invited to, among other things, make announcements, highlight initiatives, that can promote momentum towards the adoption and implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
Watch the Event
Interested stakeholders are all invited to join this event via streaming on the CBD website (www.cbd.int/precop-2021/live/) and to share actions, initiatives, alliances and other commitments to make progress towards the adoption and implementation of the new post-2020 framework and address the current crisis of biodiversity loss.
More information:
Third Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Updated Agenda
High-level political segment: Towards an ambitious and effective Post-2020 Global Framework
(Moderated by President Iván Duque Márquez)
Participants:
- Secretary-General UN, António Guterres
- Executive Secretary CBD, Elizabeth Maruma Mrema
- President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera
- Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr. Frans Timmermans
- Secretary-General OECD, Mathias Cormann
- Executive Chairman World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab
- Executive Secretary UNCCD, Ibrahim Thiaw
- President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso
- CEO of Wildlife Conservation Society, Cristián Samper
- Minister of Environmental Affairs of Egypt, Dr. Yasmine Fouad (COP14 Presidency)
Objective: to exchange insights about the critical elements that the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must contain to be ambitious and effective to reverse the global trend of biodiversity loss by 2030, and to make a call for the implementation of urgent actions for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
Modality: Remote interventions.
Suggested questions for the interventions:
- What are the critical elements that the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework will need to address to be ambitious and effective?
- What actions will your country/organization/sector take to implement the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework?
Videos of High-Level Representatives
Participants:
- President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado Quesada
- President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández
- President of COP15 and Minister of Ecology and Environment of China, Mr. Huang Runqiu
- Executive Director UNEP, Inger Andersen
- Director-General World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom
- President of the Inter-American Development Bank, Mauricio Claver-Carone
- President of the Development Bank of Latin-America (CAF), Sergio Díaz-Granados
- Capitan of the Molina Mena community, Absalon Arango
Break
Opening Ministerial Segment: The contribution of alliances, coalitions, and other relevant stakeholders to the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Participants:
Objective: to identify solutions and bridging proposals that serve to resolve pending negotiation issues and advance the implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
Modality: virtual
1. Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns and Green Recovery
(Moderated by Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, Carlos Correa Escaf)
Participants:
- Minister of Climate and the Environment of Norway, Mr. Sveinung Rotevatn
- Minister of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia, Siti Nurbaya Bakar
- European Commissioner for the Environment, Virginijus Sinkevičius
- Minister of Environment of Panama, Milciades Concepción.
- Minister of Environment of the Environment and Climate Change of Finland, Krista Mikkonen
- Executive Director of Business for Nature, Eva Zabey.
- President of the Amazon Biodiversity Center, Thomas E. Lovejoy
- President of the National Museum of Natural History of France, Professor Bruno David
- Viceminister of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Guatemala, Fredy Chiroy
- Chief Scientist at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Ms. Ismahane Elouafi
Objective: to identify solutions and bridging proposals that serve to resolve pending negotiation issues and advance the implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
Modality: virtual
Suggested guiding questions for discussion:
How can countries address Nature-Based Solutions and ecosystem-based approaches in the context of the post-2020 Global Framework on Biodiversity?
What should be the role of the bioeconomy and circular economy in the global framework, considering their relevance for the sustainable use of biodiversity and its potential for green growth?
What other approaches or elements for sustainable consumption and production must be considered in the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework?
2. Resource mobilization
(Moderated by CEO Conservation International, M. Sanjayan)
Participants:
- Minister of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology of Austria, Ms. Leonore Gewessler
- State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany, Jochen Flasbarth
- CEO & Chairperson of Global Environment Facility (GEF), Carlos Manuel Rodríguez
- President & CEO of WWF US, Carter Roberts
- Rainforest Trust CEO, Dr. James Deutsch
- Global Manager of UNDP-BIOFIN, Onno van den Heuvel
Objective: to identify solutions and bridging proposals that serve to resolve pending negotiation issues and advance the implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
Modality: virtual
Suggested guiding questions for discussion:
How to increase the mobilization and allocation of financial resources for the effective and efficient implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework?
How to eliminate perverse or negative incentives and promote those that are positive for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity?
What role should the international financial system, multilateral banks, and the private sector play in this task?
3. The role of coalitions and non-state actors:
(Moderated by: Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, Carlos Correa Escaf)
Participants:
- Minister of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica, Andrea Meza Murillo
- Minister for Pacific and the Environment at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Development for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) of the United Kingdom, Zac Goldsmith
- Minister of Ecological Transformation of France, Barbara Pompili
- Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr
- Technical Secretary of the Fund for the Development of the Indigenous Peoples of Latin-America and the Caribbean, Gabriel Muyuy Jacanamejoy
- National Geographic Explorer-In-Residence & Founder, Pristine Seas, Enric Sala
Objective: to identify solutions and bridging proposals that serve to resolve pending negotiation issues and advance the implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
Modality: virtual
Suggested guiding questions for discussion:
How could partnerships contribute to solving the bottlenecks identified above?
How can synergies be strengthened to serve the post-2020 framework?
- High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People (HAC)
- Leaders' Pledge for Nature (LPN)
- Global Oceans Alliance (GOA)
Second pre-recorded video segment
Participants:
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama, Erika Mouynes
- Minister of Environment and Water of Ecuador, Gustavo Manrique
- Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning of Slovenia, Andrej Vizjak
- Minister of Water and Forestry in Gabon, Lee White
- Viceminister for Global Environmental Affairs of Japan, Yutaka Shoda
- Ambassador and Deputy Minister for Climate Change of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea, Hyoeun Kim
- Secretary of Biodiversity of the Ministry of Environment of Brazil, Maria Beatriz Palatinus Millet
- CEO of The Nature Conservancy, Jennifer Morris
- CEO of BirdLife International, Patricia Zurita
- Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships of the World Bank, Mari Pangestu
- Deputy Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund, Mr. Javier Manzanarez
- Young leader of EarthEcho International, Bruna Valença
- Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN)