DATE / TIME:

2018•10•02    13:00 - 17:00

Location:

Tokyo

UNU-IAS and the Japan Committee for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN-J) will co-organize a symposium to commemorate IUCN’s 70th anniversary. As the international environmental community begins discussions on a post-2020 global framework under the Convention on Biological Diversity, this event will highlight nature-based solutions proposed by IUCN for SDGs success, with a focus on the importance of collaboration across diverse fields and sectors.

This event is free and simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English and Japanese.

Programme

13:00–14:30

Session 1: The Legacy of IUCN

Keynote Speaker
Mr. Masato Yoshida (Professor at the University of Tsukuba／Co-delegate of the IUCN-J 2020 preparation meeting)　

Discussants
• Mr. Masato Yoshida
• Mr. Toshio Torii (Councilor, Ministry of the Environment, Japan)　
• Mr. Hiroshi Ishihara (Keidanren Committee on Nature)

Facilitator: Mr. Tetsuji Ida（Kyodo News Editor）

14:30–15:00

Coffee Break and Poster Session

15:00-17:00

Session 2: Nature-based Solutions for the SDGs

Special Lecture
Ms. Inger Andersen (Director General of IUCN)

Introduction of the Work of IUCN Member Organizations and UNU-IAS
• Conservation International Japan
• The Nature Conservation Society of Japan
• Ramsar Network Japan
• UNU-IAS (Presented by Ms. Hiromi Masuda)

Panel Discussion
Moderator: Ms. Tomoko Hoshino, Global Environmental Outreach Centre

For more details, please see the IUCN-J event announcement (JP only).

Registration

Registration is now closed. Thank you for your interest.

This event is a part of the UNU-IAS SDG Dialogue series.