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After six weeks of virtual negotiations, delegates agreed approval of any draft decisions will be postponed until parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity can meet in person, to finalize preparations for the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties and the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
United Nations Biodiversity Conference - OEWG 5/CBD COP 15/CP-MOP 10/NP-MOP 4
At the conclusion of an often fractious two-week meeting and after four years of negotiation, parties adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, a historic package of measures that addresses the dangerous loss of biodiversity and the need to restore natural ecosystems and will guide biodiversity policy through 2030.
Highlights and images for 25 September 2019
Launch of the Global Hub on Governance for the SDGs
VIPs attending the launch of the Global Hub on Governance for the SDGs
Highlights
Angel Gurría, Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), said the Hub will address the governance bottlenecks that make achieving the SDGs challenging.
Achim Steiner, Administrator, UN Development Programme (UNDP), noted that the Hub will help harness “the extraordinary level of experimentation and innovation” taking place in the internet and governance fields.
Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Happiness and Wellbeing, United Arab Emirates (UAE), mentioned that UAE will host some of the Hub’s activities and will create an accelerator to advance its development and utilization.
The event, presented by the governments of UAE, Colombia and Romania, UNDP, and OECD, launched the Global Hub on Governance for the SDGs, a joint OECD-UNDP initiative, which aims to facilitate targeted support to interested countries tackling the specific governance challenges of SDG implementation. The Hub will provide a space for national experts and practitioners to interact and learn from each other, and will align with other existing and planned SDG initiatives to leverage SDGs 16 (peace, justice, and strong institutions) and SDG 17 (partnerships for the goals) as key enablers of the entire 2030 Agenda.
Opening the event, Angel Gurría, Secretary General, OECD, said inclusive, strong, and accountable institutions are key to achieving the SDGs, adding that the Hub will address the governance bottlenecks that make achieving the SDGs challenging. He noted that challenges persist everywhere, including in advanced economies. Gurría highlighted that a whole-of-government approach to SDG implementation is paramount, adding that the Hub will strengthen governance mechanisms at all levels by enabling governments to develop tailor-made solutions to their specific needs.
Achim Steiner, Administrator, UNDP, noted that good governance systems enable the predictability of rule of law, and thus attract investments and economic growth. He explained that the Hub aims to help governments navigate the complexity that the SDGs bring to development planning. Noting that the internet exacerbates current global challenges such as enabling and expanding human trafficking and hate speech, he underscored that international cooperation, including through the Hub, will be essential to address them. Steiner added that the Hub will help harness “the extraordinary level of experimentation and innovation” taking place in the internet and governance fields.
Eugen Teodorovici, Minister of Public Finance, Romania, highlighted the need to involve ministers of finance in discussing governance for the SDGs. He expressed Romania’s readiness to share knowledge and best practices acquired in SDG implementation through the Hub, including on stakeholders and mobilization of local governments. He announced that starting in 2020 Romania will integrate the SDGs in its national budget.
Noting the need to establish platforms for meaningful government cooperation in support of the SDGs, Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Happiness and Wellbeing, United Arab Emirates (UAE), said that UAE will host some of the Hub’s activities and will create an accelerator to advance its development and utilization.
Andres Rugeles Pineda, Deputy Permanent Representative of Colombia to the UN, highlighted the value of learning lessons through peer exchange and tailored support and said Colombia would lead on the monitoring and evidence pillar.
During a panel discussion, Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister, Uganda, discussed the preparation of Uganda’s national SDG framework, including through a consultative process and integrating the SDGs into national governmental processes.
Evelyn Wever-Croes, Prime Minister, Aruba, noted special governance challenges that small-scale societies face and highlighted national efforts to implement e-governance.
Gabriela Agosto, Executive Secretary of the National Council for the Coordination of Social Policies, Argentina, noted challenges with increasing protectionism and difficulties in accessing the global trade system, and said an exchange of ideas and experiences with other countries would be beneficial.
Ruairí de Búrca, Director General, Irish Aid, said Ireland has used the climate agenda to drive a whole of government approach, but noted that existing frameworks for development and delivery need to be adjusted to deliver this agenda.
André Weidenhaupt, Director General, Department of the Environment, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure, Luxembourg, noted national initiatives that would fit into the Hub: a toolbox for municipalities to help put the 2030 Agenda into practice at the local level; a sustainability check process, through which all legislative proposals will be reviewed with regard to their compatibility with the SDGs; and a toolbox that addresses policy coherence for sustainable development.
Eddy Maloka, CEO, African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), said the APRM promotes good governance through experience sharing at the highest level, and added that the Hub will be an important resource for the Mechanism.
Ahmed Kamaly, Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform for Planning Affairs, Egypt, reviewed Egypt’s Voluntary National Review and said governance was one of the challenges it identified.
In conclusion, Marcos Bonturi, Director, Public Governance, OECD, highlighted that the next steps will include engaging with member countries, UNDP partners, and others who have expressed an interest in the Governance Hub. Haoliang Xu, Director, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDP, said that while we know that global challenges include addressing climate change, deforestation, poverty, and inequality, the solutions need to become more sophisticated. He noted that the partnership will seek to help governments address these challenges and achieve the development outcomes that the global community has set for itself.
IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin on the Side (ENBOTS) meeting coverage, provided web coverage from the Launch of Global Hub on Governance for the SDGs.
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View of the plenary during the launch of the Hub
José Ángel Gurría Treviño, Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Achim Steiner, Administrator, UN Development Programme
Eugen Orlando Teodorovici, Minister of Public Finance, Romania
Andres Rugeles Pineda, Deputy Permanent Representative of Colombia to the UN
Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Happiness and Wellbeing, UAE
Deborah Charles, News Editor, Devex, moderated the event
L-R: Evelyna Christina Wever-Croes, Prime Minister of Aruba, and Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda
CONTACT
Ricardo Sánchez Torres, OECD | ricardo.sancheztorres@oecd.org
MORE INFORMATION
http://www.oecd.org/gov/pcsd/launchoftheglobalhubonthegovernanceforthesdgs.htm
Highlights and images for 27 June 2018
Global Bamboo and Rattan Congress 2018
Hans Friederich, Director-General, INBAR, receives a pledge from Li Nuyun, China Green Carbon Foundation (CGCF), affirming commitment to making BARC 2018 a carbon-neutral event.
The final day of the Global Bamboo and Rattan Congress (BARC 2018) focused on technology innovations and business. Scientists and entrepreneurs presented their work in developing high-performance bamboo-based materials that have been used in a wide variety of settings, for example, in building construction, transportation, and power utility poles. Participants also discussed the social aspects of bamboo and rattan in livelihoods and women’s empowerment. The International Bamboo and Rattan Organization (INBAR) Taskforce on Rattan Uses and Development launched a publication on ‘Rattan Terminologies,’ which provides a common lexicon for users. At the closing ceremony, Hans Friederich, Director-General, INBAR, announced several outcomes of BARC 2018, including a commitment by the Netherlands to lend support to a new phase of the Dutch-Sino-East Africa project, and several projects in the areas of training and biodiversity protection. Friederich also announced that the Beijing Declaration had in principle been agreed upon by all members of INBAR, and that the Secretariat would circulate an updated version in coming weeks.Li Nuyun, China Green Carbon Foundation (CGCF), offered to offset the carbon emissions generated by participants’ travel to the Congress through a bamboo planting project in Yunnan province, China, and Friederich expressed satisfaction that the Congress can claim to be a genuinely carbon-neutral conference. He also presented an award to a representative of the volunteers who had supported the Congress, recognizing their contribution to making the Congress a success.Jiang Zehui, INBAR Co-Chair, congratulated all concerned on the success of the Congress, which had attracted ministerial-level delegates from over 30 countries. Peng Youdong, National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NGFA), expressed confidence that the Congress discussions would contribute to the achievement of the SDGs by 2030. INBAR Co-Chair William J.C. Hutchinson declared the Congress closed at 4.59 pm.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, provided daily digital web coverage and daily reports from BARC 2018. In addition, IISD Reporting Services, will publish a summary report from this Conference on Saturday, 30 June 2018.
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High-Level Dialogue on Technology Innovation and Industry Development
Jiang Zehui, Chair, BARC Organizing Committee
Robert Nasi, Director-General, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Veerle Vandeweerd, Senior Advisor to the Global Science, Technology and Innovation Conferences (G-STIC)
John Hardi, Bali, Indonesia
John Hardi (right), presents a gift to Hans Friederich (left), Director-General, INBAR
Panelists and participants during the High-Level Dialogue
Ye Lin, President and General Manager, Zhejiang Xinzhou Bamboo-based Composites Technology Co., Ltd.
Yang Huanming, Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI), China
Jan van Dam, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
Einar Haaveland, CEO, Ecopole, Norway
Parallel Session on Internationalisation of Bamboo and Rattan Standards
Jingyi Zhao, ISO/TC 296 Secretariat
A slide from Jingyi Zhao’s presentation
Karnita Yuniarti, Center for Forest Products Research and Development, Indonesia
A slide from Karnita Yuniarti’s presentation
Abel Olajide Olrunnisola, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
A slide from Abel Olajide Olrunnisola’s presentation
Parallel Session on Bamboo Composite Material - The Way Forward
L-R: Mateo Gutiérrez González, University of Queensland, Australia; Eduardo Trujillo, Co-Founder, The Bamboo Fibre Co., Colombia; Romildo D. Toledo Filho, President, Brazilian Society for Non-Conventional Materials and Technologies; Sean Steed, CEO, Change Climate Pty Ltd., Australia and Indonesia; B.N. Mohanty, Director, Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute (IPIRTI); and David Knight, CEO, Resource Fiber LLC, US
B.N. Mohanty, Director, IPIRTI, India
A slide from B.N. Mohanty’s presentation
Mateo Gutiérrez González, University of Queensland, Australia
A slide from Mateo Gutiérrez González’s presentation
Parallel Session on Green Transportation – Bamboo Bikes
Participants watched a video about the use of bamboo bikes in Africa
Bernice Dapaah, Ghana Bamboo Bikes
Michael Kwaku, Director, INBAR Office in Ghana
Charlie Du, Tus Holdings, China
A slide from Neelam Manjunath’s presentation
Neelam Manjunath, Bambike, the Philippines
Participants engage in discussion of bamboo bikes.
Bamboo bikes at the session
Parallel Session on Women, Bamboo and Rattan
L-R: Hannah Ryder, China Representative, China Africa Advisory; Durai Jayaraman, INBAR; Dancilla Mukakamari, Africa Women’s Network for Sustainable Development (REFADD); Janette Poku Akom, Kwanoka Farms and Processing; Gloria Asare Adu, Entrepreneur, Global Bamboo Products Ltd; and Markus Ihalainen, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Hannah Ryder, China Representative, China Africa Advisory
Gloria Asare Adu, Entrepreneur, Global Bamboo Products Ltd, and Markus Ihalainen, CIFOR
Markus Ihalainen, CIFOR
Janette Poku Akom, Kwanoka Farms and Processing
Parallel Session on Business Leaders Forum: Challenges and Opportunities for the Private Sector
L-R: María Emilia Caro, Eldorado Bambu; Vikida Yu, Fujian Heqichang Bamboo Product Co., Ltd.; Janette Poku Akom, Kwanoka Farms and Processing; Hormilson Cruz, Entrepreneur, Mexico
L-R: Mark Halle, INBAR Board of Trustees; Héctor Archila, Amphibia Group; Safaverdi Giafar, IKEA; Jorge Augusto Montoya, Guadua Federation of Colombia (FEDEGUADUA); and David Knight, Resource Fiber
Mark Halle, INBAR Board of Trustees
David Knight, Resource Fiber
Safaverdi Giafar, IKEA
María Emilia Caro, Eldorado Bambu
Jorge Augusto Montoya, FEDEGUADUA
A participant during the discussion
A participant asks a question to the panel
Hormilson Cruz, Entrepreneur, Mexico
A view of the room during the session
Parallel Session on The Ecosystem Services and Economic Benefits
Tam Le Viet, WWF
A slide from Tam Le Viet’s presentation
Sreekumar V.B., Taskforce on Rattan Uses and Development (TFR)
A slide from Sreekumar V.B.’s presentation
Zhu Zhaohua, Zhejiang A & F University, China
A slide from Zhu Zhaohua’s presentation
Rafiqul Haider, TFR
A slide from Rafiqul Haider’s presentation
Parallel Session on International Perspectives and Applications of Bamboo for Renewable Energy
Ximena Londoño, President, Colombia Bamboo Association
A slide from Ximena Londoño’s presentation
Rocío Díaz-Chávez, Stockholm Environmental Institute Africa Centre
A slide from Rocío Díaz-Chávez’s presentation
Gloria Asare Adu, CEO, Global Bamboo Products Ltd., Ghana
A slide from Gloria Asare Adu’s presentation
Closing Ceremony
Hans Friederich, Director-General, INBAR
William J.C. Hutchinson, Minister Without Portfolio, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Jamaica
Li Nuyun, CGCF
Li Nuyun, CGCF, presents a donation to a project partner for planting bamboo in Yunnan province, China, which will offset the carbon emissions generated by Congress travel.
A representative from Yunnan Suge Horticulture Engineering Co. Ltd. donates US$ 15,153 to CGCF
Hans Friederich presents an award to a representative of the volunteers
Jiang Zehui, INBAR Co-Chair
Peng Youdong, National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NGFA)
Participants at the BARC 2018 closing ceremony
Around the Venue
The IISD team at BARC 2018. L-R: Delia Paul, Malaysia/Australia; Laura Bullon-Cassis, Switzerland/Spain; Diego Noguera, Colombia; Keith Ripley, US; Elaine De la Rosa Limjoco, the Philippines; and Wang Yan, China.
48th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-48)
On Saturday, 6 October, the Panel adopted the Summary for Policymakers (SPM) of the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C (SR15) and approved the Technical Summary and the underlying assessment report. Throughout the week and through the last night, the first Joint Session of Working Groups (WGs) I, II and III discussed the SPM line-by-line in order to reach agreement.
Geneva Biodiversity Conference
Delegates prepared the foundations for the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, which must adopt the post-2020 global biodiversity framework (GBF) later this year. Work on the GBF progressed slowly so delegates had no choice but to schedule a fourth meeting of the Working Group in Nairobi in June 2022.
Highlights and images for 29 November 2016
African Soil Seminar - Soil Restoration for Achieving the 2063 and 2030 Agendas in Africa: Linking Global Ambitions to Local Needs
The second day of the African Soil Seminar opened with three parallel thematic sessions. The first session discussed the links between land governance and sustainable land management in Africa, drawing on lessons from Benin and Burkina Faso.
The second session explored opportunities to bridge the shortfall in funding commitments for land and soil restoration, such as the estimated US$150 billion required to restore 150 million hectares of agricultural land in order to contribute to the food security aim of the New York Challenge. The session also highlighted the recently launched Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Fund, an initiative of the Global Mechanism of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), which seeks to leverage public funds with private capital.
The third session discussed how to design and address food policies through youth programmes and involvement that respond to the challenge of severe hunger and food insecurity that is faced by millions of people around the world, especially in Africa.
In the afternoon, a High-Level Plenary convened to discuss the next steps, supporting policies, and partnerships necessary to ensure holistic and effective follow up and review of implementation of the African Union's Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals. The discussions explored, among other questions: the kinds of information and knowledge needed to ensure effective monitoring of sustainable land and soil management targets; how to ensure that this information is made available to the poorest and most vulnerable communities; and how to incorporate a wide range of stakeholders into monitoring, follow-up and review mechanisms, especially in the face of a shrinking space for civil society in many countries.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, has provided a summary of the African Soil Seminar on the 3rd of December 2016, which is available in HTML and PDF.
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Thematic Session on Land Governance and Sustainable Land Management in Africa: What Lessons to Draw?
From L-R: Simon Bodea, TERRE et VIE; Marcellin Allagbe, Centre d'Action Régional pour le Développement Rural (CARDER), Benin; Saydou Koudougou, Groupe de Recherche et d'Action sur le Foncier (GRAF), Burkina Faso; and André Tioro, GRAF, Burkina Faso
Sayodu Koudougou, GRAF, Burkina Faso
Marcellin Allagbe, CARDER, Benin
André Tioro, GRAF, Burkina Faso
Simon Bodea, TERRE et VIE, Benin
Mary Githaiga, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Kenya
Austin Godwin Chiazor Onuoha, African Center for Corporate Responsibility
Conclusions from the thematic session on land governance and sustainable land management
Thematic Session on Making Investments in Soil Rehabilitation Count for Food Insecure Farmers
Clarisse Aduma, Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB Group), discussed innovative financing instruments targeted at smallholder farmers.
Philip Osano, Stockholm Environment Institute
Yosuke Kotsuji, International Finance Cooperation
Thematic Session on Food Security Policies for 2030
Matheus Alves Zanella, Global Soil Forum, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany (IASS)
Janet Maro, Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania
Samie Blasingame, IASS
Siyabonga Myeza, Environmental Monitoring Group, South Africa
Nicodemus Nyandiko, Masinde Muliro University, Kenya
Boniface Kiteme, Centre for Training and Integrated Research in ASAL (Arid and Semi-Arid Lands) Development, Kenya
Diana Lee-Smith, Mazingira Institute, Kenya
Daouda Maiga, Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, Burkina Faso
Participants at tea and coffee break
Plenary on Measuring What Matters: What Knowledge do We Need to Ensure That We Are Moving Forward?
From L-R: Ivonne Lobos Alva, IASS; Habtamu Hailu, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Ethiopia; McBride Nkhalamba, African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Secretariat; Florence Mtambanengwe, University of Zimbabwe; Solomon Mkumbwa, UN-HABITAT, Kenya; Rose Oluoch, SDGs Kenya Forum; and Jes Weigelt, IASS
Jes Weigelt, IASS
Session Facilitator, Ivonne Lobos Alva, IASS
McBride Nkhalamba, APRM Secretariat
Habtamu Hailu, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Ethiopia
Rose Oluoch, SDGs Kenya Forum
Florence Mtambanengwe, University of Zimbabwe
Members of MoTra, an all-female percussion band based in Nairobi, Kenya, entertained participants during the session
MoTra, entertained participants during the session
Around the Venue
Summary highlights 23 January 2019
Negotiation of the Summary for Policy Makers of the 6th Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6)
Highlights for Wednesday, 23 January 2019
From L-R: Fernando Coimbra, Brazil; Martin Gronda, Argentina; and Vinicius Trindade, Brazil
The Intergovernmental Meeting on the Sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) resumed on Wednesday, 23 January 2019, at the UN Environment (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.
Delegates met in the morning, afternoon, and into the evening, to complete the paragraph-by-paragraph reading of four sections of the Summary for Policymakers (SPM). On the section on drivers of, and responses to, environmental degradation they discussed the following issues:
greenhouse gases
biodiversity
oceans and coasts
land and soil
freshwater, and
the changing environment
The section on effectiveness of environmental policies involved discussions on policy innovations, diffusion, and enforcement.On future pathways they conferred on:
the need for urgent, sustained and inclusive actions
pathways towards achieving sustainable development
innovations and transformation required to achieve environmental goals, and
benefits from following sustainable pathways
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage, daily reports, and a summary report from the Negotiation of the GEO-6 Summary for Policy Makers, which is available in HTML and PDF.
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Luciano Donadio Linares, Argentina
GEO-6 Assessment Co-Chair Paul Ekins, UK
Co-Chair Edgar Gutiérrez-Espeleta, Costa Rica, with GEO-6 Assessment Co-Chair Paul Ekins, UK
Sebastian Gil, European Union
Anne Martinussen, Norway
Stuart Mangold, South Africa
Sibylle Vermont, Switzerland
Delegates during the lunch break
Miriam Ott, Germany
Pascale Collas, Canada
Lori Dando, US
Vinicius Trindade, Brazil
GEO-6 authors
Anne Martinussen and Guri Sandborg, Norway
Matthew Billot and Jason Jabbour, UNEP
Gillian Bowser, Colorado State University, with Sibylle Vermont, Switzerland
Zhuo Zhuang, China
James Mathew, India
Felipe Cortes, Chile
GEO-6 Assessment Co-Chair Joyeeta Gupta, India
Nobukazu Naniwa, Japan
Cheikh Fofana, Senegal
Isaac Dladla, Eswatini
Co-Chair Aziza Geleta Dessalegn, Ethiopia
Harouna Ramata Abba Kiari, Niger
Muhammad Asif Sahibzada, Pakistan
Co-Chair Edgar Gutiérrez-Espeleta, Costa Rica
Afsane Moeeni, Iran
Nino Gokhelashvili, Georgia
Vincent Fleming, UK
Jamil Mtoor, Palestine
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Highlights and images for 8 March 2019
2nd Global Session UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment
Highlights for Friday, 8 March 2019
In the afternoon, Forum participants engaged in an exchange with UNEA-4 President Siim Kiisler, Minister of Environment of Estonia.
On Friday, 8 March, closed consultations took place prior to the official opening of the second global session of the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment. The Forum will feed into the fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-4), which is due to convene from 11-15 March 2019 on the theme, “Innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production.”
In the morning, participants took part in closed consultations around three focal areas of the Forum: Big Data and Earth Observations; the Green Startup Initiative; and Citizen Science. Among other things, delegates:
reviewed a draft declaration for the Citizen Science Global Partnership;
outlined challenges and opportunities for Green Startup Initiatives and how the Forum can help enable green innovation; and
provided input for a proposed white paper on building a global digital platform for the environment.
The closed consultations concluded with a dialogue between leaders from the science, policy, civil society and business communities that included an exchange with UNEA-4 President Siim Kiisler, Minister of Environment of Estonia.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage and a summary report from the 2nd Global Session of the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment. The summary report is now available in HTML and PDF.
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Participants arriving at the Forum
Data and Earth Observations
View of the consultations on Data and Earth Observations
Shereen Zorba, Head, Secretariat of the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment, and facilitator for the consultations on Data and Earth Observations
Participants at the consultations on Data and Earth Observations
Green Startup Initiative
Consultations on Green Startup Initiative
Citizen Science
Consultations on Citizen Science
High-Level Working Lunch
Forum participants during the High-Level Working Lunch
High-Level Briefing with the UN Environment Assembly Leadership
UNEA-4 President Siim Kiisler, Minister of Environment of Estonia
Shereen Zorba, Head, Secretariat of the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment
Yvonne Harz-Pitre, International Fertilizer Association
Wayne Balta, IBM
L-R: Izabella Monica Vieira Teixiera and Janez Potočnik, Co-Chair, International Resource Panel
Steven Kukoda, International Copper Association
Jonathan Everhart, Global ReEnergy Holdings
James Donovan, ADEC Foundation Inc.
Ram Gyan Kej, Grammy Winning Singer/Songwriter
L-R: Jian Liu, Chief Scientist, UNEP, and Satya Tripathi, Assistant Secretary General, UNEP
Edie Hedda Threlfall, Youth participant from Francis Holland School