IUCN/WCS/France Knowledge Dialogue: Nature Governance, Peace and Sustainable Development

Jul 16, 2019 | International Union for Conservation of Nature, Wildlife Conservation Society, and Government of France
New York, NY
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Since the launch of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Government of France have been convening Knowledge Dialogues at the United Nations, to inform and engage diplomats and policymakers in a discussion of the latest science and practice relating to biodiversity and ecosystem conservation and their fundamental importance to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals.

IUCN/WCS/France Knowledge Dialogue: Nature Governance, Peace and Sustainable Development

High-Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development under ECOSOC

16 July 2019, UN Conference Room A, 1:15 – 2:30 p.m.

IUCN/WCS/France Side Event Nature Governance, Peace and Sustainable Development

Welcome Remarks

Senior Official, Government of France [tbc]

Introductory Remarks

HE María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of 73rd UN General Assembly [tbc]

Dr. John Robinson, Executive Vice President, Conservation and Science, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Juha Siikamaki, Chief Economist, International Union for Conservation of Nature Presenting IUCN Flagship Report, State of Nature in a Globalised World: Conflict, Migration and Nature

Jenny Springer, Director, Global Program on Governance and Rights, IUCN

Respondent

HE Pierre Hélé, Ministre de la protection de la nature, de l’environnement et du développement durable, République du Cameroun [tbc] and/or

HE Jorge Skinner-Klée Arenales, Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the United Nations [tbc]

Panelists

Janet Edmond, Senior Director, Policy Center for Environment and Peace, Conservation International

Smita Narula, Haub Distinguished Professor of International Law, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University

Carl Bruch, Director, International Programs, Environmental Law Institute

Q&A and Open Discussion

RSVP: If you would like to attend this event but do not have a UN pass, please RSVP to Conor Strong (conor.strong@ext.iucn.org) at the latest by Friday, 28 June 2019.