Finding Solutions for Nature — International Day for Biological Diversity 2021

Event
  • DATE / TIME:
    2021•05•20    18:00 - 19:30
    Location:
    Online (JST)

    This online symposium will mark International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) 2021, on the theme “We’re part of the solution #ForNature”. It will feature presentations sharing the latest developments on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework and initiatives undertaken in Japan. A panel discussion will share detailed action and exchange expert opinions on ways to “be a part of the solution #ForNature.”

    The symposium will be co-organised by UNU-IAS, the Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOEJ) and the Global Environment Outreach Centre (GEOC). It will be supported by the Japan Committee for United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (UNDB-J; TBC).

    The event will be held in English and Japanese, with simultaneous translation provided.

    In addition to this webinar, two further events will be hosted by the organisers to commemorate IDB 2021. For details please see the bottom of this page.

    Registration

    Please register in advance to participate in this event.

    Programme

    18:00 Opening Remarks

    • Hiroyoshi Sasagawa (State Minister of the Environment, Japan)
    • Akio Takemoto (Head of Programme & Administration, UNU-IAS)
    • Elizabeth Maruma Mrema (Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity)

    18:10 Keynote

    • Kazuhiko Takeuchi (Visiting Professor, UNU-IAS; President, IGES)

    18:30 Presentation

    • Reo Kawamura (Director, Office for Mainstreaming Biodiversity, MOEJ)

    18:40 Panel Discussion and Q&A: “Ways you can be a Part of the Solution #ForNature”
    Moderator: Tomoko Hoshino (GEOC)

    • Scott Newman (Senior Animal Health & Production Officer, FAO Focal Point for GFTADs, AMR & the Tripartite in Asia and the Pacific)
    • Maiko Nishi (Research Fellow, UNU-IAS)
    • Juan Pastor-Ivars (Research Associate, UNU-IAS)
    • Reo Kawamura (Director, Office for Mainstreaming Biodiversity, MOEJ)
    • Tomomi Kudo (EnVision Conservation Office, RCE Hokkaido Central)

    International Day for Biological Diversity 2021

    The United Nations has proclaimed May 22 as the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB). Every year, UNU-IAS hosts an event to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues around this day.

    Other IDB 2021 Events:

    • UNU-IAS OUIK Biodiversity Virtual Tour
      Details are available on the OUIK website
    • GEOC Online Poster Gallery “Life and biodiversity” — from 20 May
      Details are available on the GEOC website
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