workshop on ecosystem conservation and sustainable development in sids jeju, republic of korea, 7...
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Workshop on Ecosystem Conservation and
Sustainable Development in SIDS
Jeju, Republic of Korea, 7 July 2015
Integrated approach to ecosystem and SIDS reflected in recent processes
Hiroko Morita-LouUN DESA/DSD/SIDS Unit
Ecosystem in the Samoa Pathway:
“Conserve by 2020 at least 10 % of coastal and marine areas of SIDS through ..protected areas and area-based conservation measures…to reduce the rate of biodiversity loss”
Ecosystem issues in Samoa Pathway
Protection of Biodiversity
Building Resilience against Invasive Species
Conservation, Sustainable use/management of highly migratory fish stocks
Protection of Coral reefs and other vulnerable marine ecosystems
Key ecosystem actions suggested in the Samoa Pathway
Scientific research and technical capacity-building
Integration of SIDS scientists into regional/int’l research teams
Measures to enhance ecosystem resilience
Strategic multi-sectoral partnerships
Access to financial and tech. resources
Marine Protected Area in SIDS
Kiribati: largest MPA globally – 408,408 km2.
Dominican Republic: 24,588 km2.
Vanuatu: 14,591 km2
Fiji – 11,924 km2
Tonga – 10,055 km2
Cuba – 9,345 km2
Guinea-Bissau– 9,021 km2
Palau – 4,274 km2
Comoros – 3,808 km2
Post-2015 process
Post 2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations (goals and targets , follow-up review on MoI)22-25 June
HLPF on SD26 June – 8 July
Third International conference on FfD, Addis Ababa,13-16 July
Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations 20-24 July
Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations27-31 July
UN Summit to adopt the Post 2015 Agenda 25-27 September
Post-2015 intergovernmental Negotiations (focus on indicators & targets)23-27 March
Post 2015 Intergovernmental negotiations (focus on MoI & partnerships)20-24 April
Post 2015 Intergovernmental negotiations18-22 May
Stand-alone SDG on Oceans
7 Targets under Goal 14
1. Reduce marine pollution
2. Protect marine and coastal ecosystems
3. Reduce ocean acidification
4. Regulate harvesting, overfishing, IUU and restore fish stocks
5. Conserve 10% of coastal and marine areas
6. Prohibit fisheries subsidies that contribute to overcapacity and overfishing
7. Increase the economic benefits from sustainable use of marine resources
Biodiversity as cross-cutting SDG9 Targets under Goal 15
1. Freshwater ecosystems
2. Sustainable management of forests
3. Combat desertification
4. Mountain ecosystems
5. Reduce degradation of natural habitats
6. Benefits from use of genetic resources
7. Trafficking of protected species
8. Invasive alien species
9. Biodiversity reflected in planning
Ecosystem in FfDPublic, private, domestic and international
investments…to protect our ecosystems
Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems
Commit to protect, and restore, the health, productivity and resilience of oceans and marine ecosystems to deliver on all three dimensions of sustainable development.
Emerging Ecosystem Issues for SIDS- from UNEP Foresight process 2014-
Threat of Invasive Alien Species
Overfishing and Potential Collapse of Inshore Marine Ecosystems
Beach erosion and sediments due to climate change and mining
Decline of Agrobiodiversity and Ecosystem Functions Affecting Food and Livelihood Strategies
Loss of Tropical Montane Cloud Forests
UNEP Foresight criteria for “emerging issues”
Indicative criteriaIllustrative issue
Global significance - is critical to achieving sustainable development in many parts of the world
Climate change
Affects one or more of the dimensions of sustainable development
Disaster risk reduction
Evidence-based, including scientific and traditional sources of knowledge
Biotechnology, GMOs
Newness - the result of new knowledge
Ocean acidification
Oceans, seas, marine resources and human well-being nexus (Integrated approach needed: inter-
linkages and threats)
Partnerships on Ecosystems
There are 93 partnerships announced in Samoa related to Biodiversity, Oceans, Seas, Coastal Management and Biodiversity
Illustrative examples include: GLISPA – The Global Island Partnership
(GLISPA)
The Caribbean Challenges Initiative
The Coral Triangle Initiative
SIDS Action Platform - SIDS Partnership Platform http://sids2014.org/partnerships
Monitoring Mechanisms
High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) – SIDS Session
Contribution to agenda-
setting
Contribution to agenda-
setting
Platform for science-policy
dialogue
Platform for science-policy
dialogue
Highlight trends: policy-
relevant analysis
Highlight trends: policy-
relevant analysis
Thank you