Meetings Other Relevant Events
Integrating coral reefs into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)
ICRI recently released a “Guide for integrating coral reefs and associated ecosystems into NBSAPs”, accompanied by 3 case studies from the Philippines, Palau and France. Integrating coral reefs into NBSAPS is crucial for their conservation, protection, and restoration, especially in light of the recent announcement by NOAA and ICRI regarding the fourth global coral bleaching event. The webinar aims to support the implementation of the guidelines – equipping coral reef countries with the knowledge and tools necessary to effectively integrate coral reefs into their NBSAPs, in turn supporting the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). Over the 90 minutes, speakers will showcase the guidance and its contents, including the 3 case studies, as well as financial support for the implementation of NBSAPs and the NBSAP Forum.
The guidance, case studies and summary are available to download here: https://icriforum.org/documents/icri-coral-reefs-nbsaps/
The meeting will be recorded.
English with French and Spanish Interpretation
Should you have any questions or need more information, do not hesitate to contact the ICRI Secretariat
Tuesday 7th May 2024
Agenda
Welcome and Overview
Margaux Monfared, ICRI Secretariat
Welcoming Remarks
Joseph Appiott, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (TBC)
NBSAPs as a mechanism to support the Global Biodiversity Framework for coral reefs
Jillian Campbell, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Introducing a Guide to integrating coral reefs into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans
Simon Harding, International Coral Reef Society
Case Study 1: French Overseas Territories
Antoine Pebayle, Ministry for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition
Case Study 2: The Republic of Philippines
Speaker TBC
BIOFIN: Creating sustainable finance solutions for people and planet
Tracey Cumming, The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN)
The NBSAP Forum: A tool to support countries
Alexis Legigand, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Question and Answer
Moderator: Margaux Monfared, ICRI Secretariat
Closing Remarks
Margaux Monfared, ICRI Secretariat
Jillian Campbell
UN Convention on Biological Diversity
Jillian Campbell is responsible for monitoring of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, including national action planning. Prior to that she led the methodological work on the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators under UN Environment Programme (UNEP) custodianship and coordinated UNEP’s work on environment statistics capacity building. In order to improve the compilation of environmental data and the use of environmental data and information for analysis she has been actively working to elaborate how a digital ecosystem for the environment could be achieved, including through new techniques and data sources (such as citizen science data, satellite data, etc.). Before joining UN Environment (UNEP) in 2015 she was Programme Officer and Statistician at the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia-Pacific (UN ESCAP) based in Bangkok (Thailand) and in Suva (Fiji) where she worked on environment statistics and environmental-economic accounting, her work at UN ESCAP included designing and implementing capacity building activities with a focus on the System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA) and managing the production of the ESCAP Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific. Prior to her work in the Asia-Pacific region she was based in the UN Statistics Division of DESA in New York where she worked on economic statistics and national accounts.
Simon Harding
International Coral Reef Society
Dr Simon Harding has over twenty-five years of professional experience working in marine and coastal ecosystems, mainly in tropical environments. Specialist areas of expertise are coral reef resource and biodiversity assessments, marine conservation planning, small-scale fisheries, MPA designation for community-based management, environmental training and awareness programmes for local stakeholders, project design and management, and providing high-level marine conservation and fisheries policy advice to decision makers. Subject areas have been applied and interdisciplinary including coral reefs and climate change, small-scale fisheries; underwater noise, marine debris, marine reserves and managed areas, socio-economic assessments of coastal communities and seafood chains, regional ocean governance, and monitoring and evaluation including project reviews.
Antoine Pebayle
Ministry of Ecological Transition of France
Antoine has been a marine biology and coral reefs policy officer at the Ministry of Ecological Transition of France since 2019. As such, he is in charge of coordinating the French Coral Reefs Initiative (Ifrecor) alongside the Ministry of the Overseas. He is the national focal point to international initiatives such as the International Coral Reefs Initiative (ICRI) or the Coral Research & Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP). Antoine has a background in environment sciences and policies.
Tracey Cumming
The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN)
Tracey Cumming is a Senior Technical Advisor with UNDP-BIOFIN, overseeing the work in Eastern and Southern Europe, Central Asia and China. She headed BIOFIN in South Africa before joining the global team in 2017. She has led and collaborated on numerous publications on approaches to biodiversity finance, with a strong focus on creating transformative change in global and national systems. Tracey was a member of the three-person CBD Expert Group on Resource Mobilisation in the lead up to the Global Biodiversity Framework, and holds a BSc degree majoring in Economics and Environmental Science, and an MSc in Environmental Science.
Alexis Legigand
United Nations Development Programme
Alexis Legigand works has an Environmental Technical Analyst at UNDP HQ. He provides technical support to Parties to the CBD through the Global Biodiversity Framework Early Action Support Project. His main responsibilities include supporting communication with UNDP-supported countries and leading the capacity building offerings of the EAS project, including the NBSAP Forum. Previously, Alexis worked at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in environment and statistics. Alexis holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, and a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from St. Olaf College. Alexis speaks English, French and Russian.
Margaux Monfared
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) Secretariat
Margaux has experience in managing and organising marine conservation projects in diverse reef environments around the world, including Honduras, Cambodia, and the Maldives. Her experience focused on increasing coral reef resilience to climate change. Margaux’s most recent research focused on the reproductive patterns of Acropora in the Maldives, as well as coupling asexual propagation methodologies with the use of coral larvae for restoration. Margaux joined the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) Secretariat in May 2023 and supports ICRI’s members in the implementation of the Plan of Action 2021 – 2024: Turning the Tide for Coral Reefs.
The webinar will be recorded and displayed here.
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