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Background and objectives

 

Objective

At the G8+5 environmental ministers meeting at Kobe in 2008, the Government of Japan announced its commitment for the implementation of a "Kobe Call for Action for Biodiversity".

In that respect, the Japanese government is "to hold a global forum, "Kobe Biodiversity Dialogue" in order to promote information exchange, dialogue, discussion, and collaboration among various stakeholders including governments, business sector, NGOs, researchers, and international organizations."

The objective of this dialogue is to facilitate international biodiversity-related discussions on key issues in the agenda of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s 10th Conference of the Parties to be held in the city of Nagoya, Japan, in October 2010.– The Kobe Dialogue will thus take place just one-year before the CBD COP10 and it also aims to feed its results to the ongoing international discussions leading up to COP10 including the Third Business & the 2010 Biodiversity Challenge Conference, the Second DIVERSITAS Open Science Conference, the post 2010 target global and regional consultation meetings, the UNFCCC COP15, the Trondheim Biodiversity Conference, the UNEP Governing Council & GMEF Special Session, the CBD SBSTTA14 and WGRI3, and the UNGA special session on Biodiversity, among others

 

 

Outline

Name:

Kobe Biodiversity Dialogue in 2009

Hosts

Hosted by:	Ministry of the Environment of Japan
Co- hosted by:	Nippon Keidanren Committee on Nature Conservation
In cooperation with:	The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Hyogo Prefecture Kobe City Aichi-Nagoya COP10 CBD Promotion Committee
Sponsored by:	Japan Airlines

Date:

Thursday, 15 October, 2009 through Friday, 16 October, 2009

Venue:

Hotel Okura Kobe

Language:

Japanese, English (Simultaneous interpretation)

 

 

Program    Click here for the reference materials.

 

Day1: 15 Oct 2009

09:00-09:30

Welcome remarks

Host:	Mr. Issei Tajima, Senior Vice-Minister of the Environment, Japanese Government
Co-host:	Mr. Masaki Mashita, Advisor, Nippon Keidanren Committee on Nature Conservation
Guest:	Mr. Toshizo Ido, Governor of Hyogo Prefecture

09:30-10:30

Keynote Speech

• "Road to Nagoya: Saving the Diversity of Life on Earth"
  Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Director, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity Montreal, Canada
• "Japan’s Efforts on Biodiversity and the COP10"
  Mr. Masaki Suzuki, Director-General, Nature Conservation Bureau,
  Ministry of the Environment, Japanese Government

10:30-10:45

Break

10:45-13:00

Panel Discussion 1-1: Progress and Challenges of Private Sector Engagement
Through the adoption of a decision on private sector engagement at the Conference of the Parties for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD-COP8), progress has been made on private sectors’ efforts on biodiversity globally. In this session, examples on declarations, guidelines, initiatives, and tools related to biodiversity will be introduced and future challenges will be discussed.

Facilitator: Prof. Shiro Wakui, Tohin University

Presentations  (15 min. each):

• "German Business and Biodiversity Initiative"
  Mr. Edgar Endrukaitis, Federal Ministry for the Environment/GTZ, Germany.
• "Guidelines for Private Sector Engagement to Biodiversity"
  Mr. Toshio Torii, Global Biodiversity Strategy Office, Biodiversity Policy Division, Nature Conservation Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
• "Nippon Keidanren’s Program to Address Biodiversity"
  Mr. Toru Nishizutsumi, Nippon Keidanren Committee on Nature Conservation, Japan
• "Ecosystem and Business – Business Response and Action"
  Ms. Ayako Kohno, CSR Office, Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd., Japan (Also representing World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Ecosystems Focus Area Core Team (FACT))
• "Biodiversity Initiative for Lake Biwa Declaration by Business Leaders in Shiga Prefecture Toward a Sustainable Society Rich in Biodiversity"
  Ms. Reina Kikuchi, Study Group on Business and Biodiversity, Shiga Committee for Economic Development

Panel discussion (60 min.)

13:30-14:30

Lunch

14:30-16:45

Panel Discussion 1-2: Business and Biodiversity Perspective
In this session, examples in different industry sectors on biodiversity will be introduced and discussion will be made on future challenges on business and biodiversity.

Facilitator: Dr. Joshua Bishop, Chief Economist, IUCN

Presentations (15 min. each):

• "Business and Biodiversity: An Overview of Risks and Opportunities"
  Dr. Joshua Bishop, Chief Economist, IUCN, Switzerland
• "Managing Biodiversity both as a Risk and an Opportunity: Perspectives from a Large Multi-national Company"
  Mr. Sachin Kapila, Group Biodiversity Adviser, Royal Dutch Shell, London
• "Thankful for "gifts of nature" ! -Asahi Breweries Group's Environmental efforts-"
  Mr. Yoshinobu Takeda, General Manager, Social & Environmental Management Department, Asahi Breweries, Ltd.
• "The strategies of Sumitomo Trust for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (BES) The Role of the Financial Sector for BES"
  Mr. Tsukasa Kanai, Head office executive, Corporate Social Responsibility Office, Corporate Planning Department, The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
• "Building New Biodiversity Business Models: Investing in Habitats and Ecosystem Services"
  Ms. Marisa Meizlish, Director, New Forests Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia

Panel discussion (60 min.)

16:45-17:15

Break

17:15-18:15

Summary of Day 1
Chair: Prof. Shiro Wakui, Tohin University
         Dr. Joshua Bishop, Chief Economist, IUCN, Switzerland

19:00- 21:00

Reception

 

Day 2: 16 Oct 2009

9:00- 11:30

Panel discussion 2-1: Challenges and Perspectives for Revision of the Strategic Plan (Shaping Scope of a Post 2010 Target Framework)
One of the main issues to be discussed at the CBD-COP10 is evaluation and revision of the current strategic plan (post 2010 target framework). In this session, various opinions and views will be exchanged on the post 2010 target framework setting.

Facilitator: Dr. Jeff McNeely, Senior Science Advisor, IUCN

Presentations (15 min. each):

• "Summary of the Previous Day's Discussion and Issues for Today"
  Dr. Jeffrey A. McNeely, Senior Science Advisor at IUCN
• "Beyond the Post 2010 target – A New Framework for Biodiversity Conservation"x
  Dr. Jane Smart, Director, Biodiversity Conservation Group, IUCN, Switzerland
• "Initial Findings and Recommendations from TEEB (A study of The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity)"
  Dr. Joshua Bishop, Chief economist, IUCN, Switzerland
• "The Efforts of the Government of Japan to Revise the Strategic Plan to the Convention on Biological Diversity (Formulation of the post-2010 Target)"
  Mr. Toshio Torii, Director, Global Biodiversity Strategy Office, Nature Conservation Bureau, Ministry of the Environment of Japan
• "Experiences and Proposals for Post 2010 Biodiversity Indicators"
  Dr. Matt Walpole, United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC),UK
• "Recommendation for Post 2010 Biodiversity Target from Civil Society Sectors"
  Prof. Masahito Yoshida, Chair, Japan Committee for IUCN and Co-chair, Japan Civil Society Network for CBD

Panel discussion (60 min.)

11:30-13:00

Lunch

13:00- 15:15

Panel discussion 2-2: How to Implement the New Strategic Plan (Post 2010 Target)?
In this session, various opinions and views will be exchanged on the post 2010 target framework implementation and achievement.

Facilitator: Mr. Nobutoshi Akao, former IUCN Regional Councilor

Presentations (15 min. each):

• "Protected Areas and Biodiversity Conservation: Post 2010"
  Ms. Christy Nozawa, Birdlife International (Asia)/ IUCN-WCPA Vice-chair At-large
• "Introducing of Satoyama Initiative"
  Mr. Yoshihiro Natori, Senior Research Fellow, United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS)
• "Achieving Sustainable Biodiversity Conservation"
  Dr. Mark Zimsky, Senior Biodiversity Specialist, Biodiversity Focal Area Coordinator, Regional Program Manager - Latin America and the Caribbean, Global Environmental Facility
• "Views and Proposals from Academia"
  Prof. Yoshihisa Shiroyama, Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University
• "Regional Development and Lifelong Learning –The Challenge in Hyogo"
  Dr. Isao Nakase, Graduate School of Landscape Design and Management, Univ. of Hyogo, Japan Museum of Nature and Human Activities

Panel discussion (60 min.)

15:15-15:45

Break

15:45-16:45

Summary of Day 2
Chair: Mr. Nobutoshi Akao, former IUCN Regional Councilor
         Dr. Jeff McNeely, Senior Science Advisor, IUCN

16:45-17:00

Break

17:00-17:30

Closing

• Chair’s summary of the conference
• Closing remarks
  
  • Mr. Hideo Kajimoto, Vice-Mayor, City of Kobe, Japan
  • Mr. Masaki Suzuki, Director-General, Nature Conservation Bureau,
    Ministry of the Environment, Japanese Government

*Please note that the contents and participants are subject to change without notice

*Panel exhibition in a separate room to display initiatives to be conducted by local governments,
private sectors and citizens

*Updates and latest information will be posted on this page

 

 

Registration

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Free Admission (Registration required. Approximately JPY5,000 for Reception)
First-come First-served (Day 1: 300 people, Day 2: 300 people, Reception: 160 people)
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Extended to October 13, 2009