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Summary report 9–13 December 2013
6th Session of the UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) OWG on SDGs
13th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD (COP 13)
Both the CST and the CRIC completed their work ahead of schedule, while several decisions at the heart of the negotiations, including adoption of the 2018-2030 Strategic Framework, alignment of the Convention with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and improved reporting and monitoring procedures, were not as contentious as some expected. The heavy lifting done by the Intergovernmental Working Group on the future strategic framework―and the special methodological session of the CRIC in October 2016―appeared to have paid dividends in Ordos.
Highlights and images for 9 September 2017
4th International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC4)
The fourth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC4) high-level meeting took place in Valparaiso, Chile, on Saturday, 9 September 2017. Heads of State, ministers and other dignitaries gathered to discuss the outcomes of IMPAC4 and assess the way forward.
In the morning, participants heard keynote addresses from: H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, who said effective MPA management depends on specific criteria for protection; and, Michelle Bachelet, President of the Republic of Chile, who said joint and coordinated action is required to address the needs of our planet and the message is clear, “it is worth it, and it is possible.”
Participants also heard keynote speeches from: Heraldo Muñoz, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chile; Marcelo Mena, Minister of the Environment, Chile; Guido Girardi, Senator and Chairman of the Future Challenges Commission; and, Ségolène Royal, President, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP21 and French Ambassador to the Arctic and Antarctic Poles.
Panel discussions also took place on: the report on the main results and recommendations from IMPAC4; MPAs and ocean conservation as climate action; and, integrating local communities and other key stakeholders in the creation and effective management of MPAs.
The meeting finished with a Call for Action on MPAs, with a number of countries and organizations taking the floor to express their support, including: Argentina; Brazil; Uruguay; Gabon; Peru; France; United Kingdom; the UN Food and Agriculture Organization; UN Development Programme; and, the Transatlantic Partnership of Marine Protected Areas.
Following closing statements, the high-level meeting was closed at 6:41 PM
Photos by IISD/ENB | Ángeles Estrada Vigil
High Level Meeting Opening Ceremony
(L-R): Marcelo Mena, Minister of the Environment of Chile and Chair of IMPAC4, Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile, H.S.H. Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Heraldo Muñoz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile
H.S.H. Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Marcelo Mena, Minister of the Environment of Chile and Chair of IMPAC4, and Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile
H.S.H. Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Heraldo Muñoz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile
Heraldo Muñoz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile
Ségolène Royal, UNFCCC COP21 President
Report on the main results and recommendations from IMPAC4
(L-R): Dan Laffoley, IUCN-World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Maximiliano Bello, Pew Charitable Trusts, Nelson Zambrano, Undersecretary Coastal and Marine Management, Ecuador, Sally Barnes, Parks Australia, and Liesbeth Van der Meer, OCEANA-Chile
Liesbeth van der Meer, Vice-president, OCEANA-Chile
Sally Barnes, Director, Parks Australia
Maximiliano Bello, Pew Charitable Trusts
Nelson Zambrano, Undersecretary for Coastal and Marine Management, Ecuador
Dan Laffoley, IUCN-WCPA
Guido Girardi, Senator and Chairman, Future Challenges Commission
MPAs and Ocean Conservation as Climate Action
(L-R): Margaret Leinen, Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Enric Sala, National Geographic Society Explorer-in-Residence, Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu, Minister of Environment, French Polynesia, and Serge Segura, French Ambassador for the Oceans
Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu, Minister of Environment, French Polynesia
Margaret Leinen, Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Enric Sala, National Geographic Society Explorer-in-Residence
Serge Segura, French Ambassador for the Oceans
Integrating local communities and other key stakeholders in the creation and effective management of MPAs
(L-R): Carolina Hotu Hey, Provincial Governer, Easter Island, Chile, Elsa Galarza, Minister of Environment, Peru, François Gauthiez, French Agency for Biodiversity, and Eve Crowley, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Elsa Galarza, Minister of Environment, Peru
Eve Crowley, FAO
François Gauthiez, French Agency for Biodiversity
Carolina Hotu Hey, Provincial Governer, Easter Island, Chile
IMPAC4 High Level Meeting Call for Action on Marine Protected Areas
Marcelo Mena, Minister of the Environment of Chile and Chair of IMPAC4
Ambassador Fiona Clouder, UK
Guillermo Escarlata, Uruguay
Dolores Diverges, Argentina
José Pedro de Oliveira Costa, Brazil
Kevin Stringer, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
Ricardo Gutierrez, Mexico
Around the Venue
View from the venue
Daily report for 20 July 2016
3rd Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (ExMOP 3) and Associated Meetings
Daily report for 8–10 October 2016
Montreal Protocol MOP 28