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Follow-up measures of the IUCN Resolution for the Promotion of the

The 5 th Asia Pacific-Biodiversity Observation Network ( AP BON) Meeting 26 November 2013 SAS Hall, SEARCA Los Baños, Laguna Philippines. Follow-up measures of the IUCN Resolution for the Promotion of the Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network (AP-BON) adopted at the

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  1. The 5thAsia Pacific-Biodiversity Observation Network (AP BON) Meeting 26 November 2013 SAS Hall, SEARCA Los Baños, Laguna Philippines Follow-up measures of the IUCN Resolution for the Promotion of the Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network (AP-BON) adopted at the World Conservation Congress (WCC) in 2012 Eun-Shik KIM Co-chair of AP BON Chair of ILTER East Asia-Pacific Regional Network Professor, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea

  2. http://tcktcktck.org/2013/11/cop19-philippines-speech-moves-plenary-tears/58705#sthash.0bB07ZVV.dpufhttp://tcktcktck.org/2013/11/cop19-philippines-speech-moves-plenary-tears/58705#sthash.0bB07ZVV.dpuf • The Philippines chief negotiator, Yeb Sano, opened the UN climate talks with an impassioned plea for urgent action, and announcing a hunger strike in solidarity for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan. (06:20, 09:20) • In Doha, we asked “If not us then who? If not now, then when? If not here, then where? It may have fell on deaf ears. But here in Warsaw, we may very well ask these same forthright questions. “If not us, then who? If not now, then when? If not here in Warsaw, where? What my country is going through as a result of this extreme climate event is madness. The climate crisis is madness. We can stop this madness. Right here in Warsaw.

  3. Sequence of Presentation • IUCN Resolution for AP-BON • Questions to Address for AP-BON • Follow-up Measures for IUCN Resolution for AP-BON

  4. Sequence of Presentation-1 • IUCN Resolution for AP-BON • Questions to Address for AP-BON • Follow-up Measures for IUCN Resolution for AP-BON

  5. Jeju World Conservation CongressSeptember 2012 AP-BON Motion adopted as a Resolution • WCC-2012-Res-125-EN • Promotion of the Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network (AP-BON)

  6. Sponsor and Co-Sponsors Sponsor: The Ecological Society of Korea (ESK) Co-Sponsors: 1. Nature Policy Division, Ministry of Environment, Korea (RK) 2. Ministry of the Environment, Japan 3. Korea Forest Service, Korea (RK) 4. Korea National Park Service, Korea (RK) 5. Wildlife Watch Group, Nepal 6. Center for Natural Resource Studies, Bangladesh 7. Japan Wildlife Research Center (JWRC, Shizen Kankyo Kenkyu Senta), Japan 8. Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, Bureau of Environment, Korea (RK) 9. Korean Association for Conservation of Nature, Korea (RK) 10. Korean Society of Environmental Impact Assessment, Korea (RK) 11. Korean Society of Nature Conservation, Korea (RK) 12. Korean Wetlands Society, Korea (RK) 13. National Nature Trust, Korea (RK) 14. The Korean Society of Oceanography, Korea (RK) 15. The Korean Society of Plant Taxonomists, Korea (RK) 16. Nature Conservation Society of Japan , Japan

  7. Key Resolution Items of the 2012 Jeju World Conservation Congress (WCC) of IUCN on AP-BON (September 2012) • URGES State and government agency Members of IUCN to support currently existing biodiversity observation network activities • ENCOURAGES the non-governmental organization Members of IUCN to actively participate in the activities • ENCOURAGES governments in all countries in the Asia-Pacific Region to extend support to the biodiversity observation networks • REQUESTS the Director General of IUCN to 1) encourage IUCN Members and Commissions to cooperate; 2) promote capacity building • INVITES the Director General of IUCN and its Commissions to utilize information generated by the AP-BON

  8. Sequence of Presentation-2 • IUCN Resolution for AP-BON • Questions to Address for AP-BON • Follow-up Measures for IUCN Resolution for AP-BON

  9. Questions on AP BON-1 • Are there National BONs with secretariats and relevant Committees? • Are AP BON a regional Network of the National BONs with secretariat and relevant Committees? • Is the GEO BON the International Network of the Regional BONs with secretariat and relevant committees? • What is the niche of AP-BON in the conservation of Biodiversity?

  10. AP-BON Development & Structural Levels

  11. Key QuestionsinPhilippines (for example) • Philippines BON? • Needs & Activities • Structure, Function & Development • Mechanism for Cooperation • Interlinkages? • With other BONs (regional & international) • IUCN & Other Organizations • Benefits for Networking? • Incentives, Conservation, Effectiveness, …

  12. Korea BON Activities Brief Introduction from Dr. Chan-Ho PARK, National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea

  13. Questions on AP BON-2 • Are there National BONs with secretariats and relevant Committees? • Are AP BON a regional Network of the National BONs with secretariat and relevant Committees? • Is the GEO BON the International Network of the Regional BONs with secretariat and relevant committees? • What is the niche of AP-BON in the conservation of Biodiversity?

  14. Asia-Pacific Region

  15. Questions on AP BON-3 • Are there National BONs with secretariats and relevant Committees? • Are AP BON a regional Network of the National BONs with secretariat and relevant Committees? • Is the GEO BON the International Network of the Regional BONs with secretariat and relevant committees? • What is the niche of AP-BON in the conservation of Biodiversity?

  16. GEO BON ContributorsIntergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, academic institutions and national governmental institutions • ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) • Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP) • Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) • Centro de Referência em Informação Ambiental (CRIA) • DIVERSITAS • European Biodiversity Observation Network (EBONE) • European Space Agency (ESA) • Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) • International Long-Term Ecological Research (ILTER) • International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) • Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) • Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) • Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS) • Smithsonian Institution • United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) • US Geological Service (USGS) • US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

  17. GEO BON Working Groups • Genetics • Terrestrial Species Monitoring Programmes • Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring • Freshwater Ecosystem Monitoring • Marine Ecosystem Monitoring • Ecosystem Services • In-situ / Remote-sensing Integration • Data Integration and Inter-operability: Informatics and Portals • Biodiversity Indicators

  18. Questions on AP BON-4 • Are there National BONs with secretariats and relevant Committees? • Are AP BON a regional Network of the National BONs with secretariat and relevant Committees? • Is the GEO BON the International Network of the Regional BONs with secretariat and relevant committees? • What is the niche of AP-BON in the conservation of Biodiversity?

  19. Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020Aichi Biodiversity Targets

  20. Objectives and Deliverables of IPBES Work programme for the period 2014–2018 (draft)

  21. Eight strategy areas for catalyzing action for the conservation of biodiversity ES Kim, 2012

  22. Major categories of factors and the processes for the biological diversity being degraded or lost affected by the human activities ES Kim, 2012

  23. A diagram showing the need of the studies for the structure, function, and development of ecosystems in the observation of the biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services for human societies ES Kim, 2012

  24. Sequence of Presentation-3 • IUCN Resolution for AP-BON • Questions to Address for AP-BON • Follow-up Measures for IUCN Resolution for AP-BON

  25. Gaps to be Filled: Biodiversity Observation in AP Region • A Network of Networks? • Key Issues? • Governance (funding) and Infrastructure • Activities in Research and Science • Service to Society • Important Factors for Success: Strong linkages? • Governmental activities and policies at domestic levels • International organizations • Strategies?

  26. IUCN 6 Commissions

  27. Suggestion 1: 2014PyeongChang CBD COP12 Side-event for the promotion of AP BON

  28. Questionsasked inPhilippines • Philippines BON? • Needs & Activities • Structure, Function & Development • Mechanism for Cooperation • Interlinkages? • With other BONs (regional & international) • IUCN & Other Organizations • Benefits for Networking? • Incentives, Conservation, Effectiveness, …

  29. Items related to the evaluation of the Status of the Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services in Observation • Assessment • Information & Knowledge Generation • Policy Support • Capacity Building • Finance/Budgets • Public Relations • Protocol/Program • Facility/Infrastructure • Monitoring/Research • Others

  30. Suggestion 2: Initiating an international cooperative research project on “essential biodiversity variables (EBV)”in Asia-Pacific Region

  31. Promotion of LTER Network activities of different counties having different status in biodiversity conservation and monitoring ES Kim, 2012

  32. Suggestion 3: Discussion in Korea for further discussion for the Promotion of AP-BON contributed from the Ministry of Environment, Korea

  33. Thank you!

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