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From L-R: Bala Pisupati, Forum for Law, Environment, Development and Governance (FLEDGE); Andrew Plumptre, Birdlife International; and Kat Bruce, Nature Metrics On Day 7 of the Rio Conventions Pavilion, various actors working on capacity building in the biodiversity sector held a series of interactive dialogues and workshops. Themes covered in the morning and afternoon included: ‘Building Capacity Beyond 2020’ – a reflection on capacity building experiences over the past decade of implementation to critically understand successes, failures, and key takeaways; Identifying and informing future actions to support the implementation of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (Post-2020 Framework) and the Post-2020 Long-Term Strategic Framework for Capacity Building; The biodiversity mitigation hierarchy as a tool for engaging industry and finance in effective biodiversity management; and Emerging industry trends and technologies in biodiversity data collection, sharing and monitoring that have the potential to improve our ability to effectively implement the mitigation hierarchy. In the evening, PANORAMA – Solutions for a Healthy Planet, a multi-thematic, multi-partner initiative for learning and knowledge management, convened an event to highlight its contribution to global policy targets around key COP14 agenda items, such as ecosystem-based adaptation, protected and conserved areas, marine and coastal issues and sustainable agriculture. The morning segment was organized by the UN Environment Programme (UN Environment) in collaboration with the CBD, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), and the African Elephant Fund.The Mitigation Hierarchy and Emerging Technologies Workshop was co-organized by the Cross-Sector Biodiversity Initiative (CSBI) and the Equator Principles Association. Photos by IISD/ENB | Mike Muzurakis For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Experiences: From Global to National   From L-R: Patrick Chesney, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat; Warwick Harris, Marshall Islands; Lilian Chimphepo, Malawi; Jamie Cavalier, Global Environment Facility (GEF) Secretariat; and Sonia Peña Moreno, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Jyoti Mathur-Filipp, CBD Secretariat Jamie Cavalier, GEF Secretariat Patrick Chesney, CARICOM Secretariat Sonia Peña Moreno, IUCN Lilian Chimphepo, Malawi Warwick Harris, Marshall Islands Niamh Brannigan, UNEP Philippe Mayaux, European Commission Into the Future: The Post-2020 Frameworks From L-R: Lucy Mulenkei, Indigenous Information Network (IIN); Eric Wikramanayake, Environmental Foundation, Sri Lanka; Easter Galuvao, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP); Erie Tamale, CBD Secretariat; Hilary Allison, UNEP-WCMC; and Philippe Mayaux, European Commission Lucy Mulenkei, IIN Eric Wikramanayake, Environmental Foundation, Sri Lanka Easter Galuvao, SPREP Erie Tamale, CBD Secretariat Interactive Panel on Biodiversity Impact Avoidance Yajna Nath Dahal, Nepal Frazer Lanier, Citigroup Rose Mwebaza, African Development Bank Bala Pisupati, FLEDGE Interactive Panel on Biodiversity Impact Minimization and Restoration Veronica Lo, Equator Principles Association Kat Bruce, Nature Metrics Andrew Plumptre, Birdlife International Interactive Panel on Βiodiversity Impact Offsetting Jonathan Ekstrom, The Biodiversity Consultancy James Trezise, Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) Emerging Technology to Support Application of the Mitigation Hierarchy Tim Hirsch, Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Secretariat Jamison Ervin, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Learning from Local Solutions for Achieving Global Biodiversity Targets: The PANORAMA - Solutions for a Healthy Planet Initiative Midori Paxton, UNDP Christiane Paulus, German Federal Ministry for the Environment Christian Neumann, GRID-Arendal Bimala Acharya Dahal, Himalaya Organic Garden Partners launching the “Business engagement” theme in the PANORAMA Solutions for a Healthy Planet Initiative Around the Venue  

  Delegates from Canada, Norway, Australia, and Japan in discussion On Friday, 14 September, the plenary of the first session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on an international legally binding instrument (ILBI) under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) heard reports from Informal Working Groups on: capacity building and technology transfer (CB&TT); area-based management tools (ABMTs); environmental impact assessments (EIAs); and marine genetic resources (MGRs), including questions on benefit-sharing. Plenary also discussed the way forward. For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports and daily web coverage from BBNJ IGC 1. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has published a summary and analysis report from the meeting.   Photos by IISD/ENB | Francis Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page L-R: Miguel de Serpa Soares, Secretary-General of the IGC, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel; IGC President Rena Lee, Singapore; and Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS CB&TT Informal Working Group Facilitator Olai Uludong, Palau ABMTs Informal Working Group Facilitator Alice Revell, New Zealand MGRs Informal Working Group Facilitator Janine Coye-Felson, Belize EIAs Informal Working Group Facilitator René Lefeber, the Netherlands Emad Morcos Mattar, Egypt, on behalf of the G-77/China Shara Duncan, Costa Rica Andreas Papaconstantinou, EU Abbas Bagherpour, Iran Francisco González, Colombia Martin Zvachula, Federated States of Micronesia Margo Deiye, Nauru, on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria, on behalf of the African Group L-R: Kimo Goree, IISD Reporting Services, and Christian Prip, Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI), Norway Sergey Leonidchenko, Russian Federation Ismail Raushan Zahir, Maldives, on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Sibylle Vermont, Switzerland Evan Bloom,US Liliana Matos, Venezuela Ma Xinmin, China View of the IGC plenary Peggy Kalas, High Seas Alliance Lydia Slobodian, IUCN Hiroko Muraki Gottlieb, International Council of Environmental Law Jay Francis Alcantara, the Philippines Matilda Bartley, Pacific Island Forum Dekalega Fintakpa Lamega, Togo Delegates from Africa with IGC President Rena Lee, Singapore Delegates from Chile Delegates from the European region Delegates from the CARICOM Delegates from the Pacific Islands, New Zealand and the Netherlands Delegates from the Netherlands  

  Delegates from Sri Lanka and Spain On Thursday, 13 September 2018, at the first session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on an international legally binding instrument (ILBI) under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ), the informal working group on marine genetic resources (MGRs) continued to exchange views on: •    access and benefit-sharing (ABS); •    monitoring; and •    definitions and principles. The informal working group on area-based management tools (ABMTs) completed its work, and was followed by a short plenary. For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports and daily web coverage from BBNJ IGC 1. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has published a summary and analysis report from the meeting.   Photos by IISD/ENB | Francis Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page L-R: MGRs Informal Working Group Facilitator Janine Coye-Felson, Belize; Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS; and Charlotte Salpin, UNDOALOS Juliette Babb-Riley, Barbados, on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Humberto Gómez, Ecuador Alfonso Ascencio-Herrera, International Seabed Authority Ola Zahran, World Intellectual Property Organization Diedre Mills, Jamaica Ma Xinmin, China Jihyun Lee, Convention on Biological Diversity Hiroko Muraki Gottlieb, International Council of Environmental Law Blaise Kuemlangan, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN Susana Salvador, OSPAR Commission Peter Hamilton Flewwelling, North Pacific Fisheries Commission Peni Suveinakama, Pacific Island Forum Secretariat L-R: Konrad Marciniak and Anca Leroy, EU Kent Bressie, International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) Kristina Gjerde, IUCN Jessica Battle, WWF Liz Karan, The Pew Charitable Trusts Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria, on behalf of the African Group Takehiro Nakamura, UNEP View of the Informal Working Group on ABMTs ABMTs Informal Working Group Facilitator Alice Revell, New Zealand Alejandro Alday, Mexico Simon Nemtzov, Israel Shara Duncan, Costa Rica Miguel de Serpa Soares, Secretary-General of the IGC, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel IGC President Rena Lee, Singapore Delegates from China Delegates from Australia L-R: ICPC side-event panelists: Robert Wargo; Nigel Irvine; Alice de Juvigny; Graham Evans; Kent Bressie; and Ron Rapp  

  L-R: IGC President Rena Lee, Singapore, in discussion with Ma Xinmin, China On Wednesday, 12 September, during the first session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on an international legally binding instrument (ILBI) under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ), the informal working group on marine genetic resources (MGRs) continued to exchange views on: •    scope, including digital sequence information; •    access; •    benefit-sharing, including modalities and beneficiaries; and •    intellectual property rights. For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin. IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports and daily web coverage from BBNJ IGC 1. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has published a summary and analysis report from the meeting.   Photos by IISD/ENB | Francis Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page L-R: IGC President Rena Lee, Singapore; Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS; and Charlotte Salpin, UNDOALOS Sora Lokita, Indonesia Ana Villatta, El Salvador Angel Horna, Peru Amavaz Ghobadi Largroudi, Iran Thembile Joyini, South Africa Sibylle Vermont, Switzerland Juliette Babb-Riley, Barbados, on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Konrad Marciniak, EU Hiroko Muraki Gottlieb, International Council of Environmental Law Mohammed Atlassi, Morocco Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria, on behalf of the African Group Khurshed Alam, Bangladesh, on behalf of the Least Developed Countries L-R: Miguel de Serpa Soares, Secretary-General of the IGC, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel; MGRs Informal Working Group Facilitator Janine Coye-Felson, Belize; and Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, UNDOALOS Miguel de Serpa Soares, Secretary-General of the IGC, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel MGRs Informal Working Group Facilitator Janine Coye-Felson, Belize Yolannie Cerrato, Honduras Renato Leonardi, Brazil Yagya Raj Poudyal, Nepal Carlos Mata, Uruguay View of the Informal Working Group on MGRs in session Tetsuya Yoshimoto, Japan Alain Tellier, Canada Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga, Mexico Demosthenes Escoto, the Philippines L-R: IGC President Rena Lee, Singapore; Rose Kautoke, Tonga; and Kristina Gjerde, IUCN L-R: Emad Morcos Mattar, Egypt, in conversation with Lisa Speer, Natural Resources Defense Council L-R: Andreas Papaconstantinou, EU, in conversation with Evan Bloom, US