GLOBAL ABS CONFERENCE 2020
Session 1
Happy Birthday Nagoya Protocol!
29 October 2020
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The Global ABS community commemorates the 10th year anniversary of the Nagoya Protocol and celebrates its contribution to global environmental governance, nature-based solutions and sustainable development.
9:00 AM New York Time / 8 AM Panama Time (2 hours)
Description
On this day, the ABS community commemorated the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Nagoya Protocol and the international community got together to celebrate its contribution to global environmental governance, nature-based solutions and sustainable development. Hear what world leaders, authorities of multilateral organizations, indigenous and community leaders and many other ABS actors had to say about it and get inspired by their wishes for the ABS we all need.
Introduction
Session Recording
Speakers
Timothy Hodges
Former Co-Chair
Professor of Practice at McGill University. Former Co-Chair of the Working Group on ABS under the CBD from 2006 to 2010.
Norma Munguia
International negotiator
Former International negotiator at the CBD. Consultant on Environment and Sustainability, with more than 20 years of experience working in the natural resources, energy and sustainable development field.
David Hafashimana
International negotiator
Ecologist, Biodiversity and Biosafety senior consultant, he represented Uganda in the ABS Negotiations of the ABS Working Group and drafted the Bonn Guidelines in 2000.
Hugo Schally
EU
Head of Unit of the Multilateral environmental co-operation in DG Environment of the European Commission.
Janet Lowe
New Zealand
Former head of delegation for New Zealand during the negotiation of the Nagoya Protocol. She also Co-chaired the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol (ICNP).
Lucy Mulenkei
IIFB
Executive Director of the Indigenous Information Network (IIN) and one of the co-chairs of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB).
Balakrishna Pisupati
Chairperson
Chairperson of Fledge, specialist in conservation and development with close to three decades of experience working in the field.
