SwedBio and partner organizations have contributed, within the Knowledge Interface role, perspectives on the engagement of indigenous people and local communities in the CBD, the integration of human rights and biodiversity conservation, and the alignment of Agenda 2030 and the post-2020 biodiversity framework.

 

Side events hosted with partner organizations at SBI 2

Tuesday 10 July 2018, 13:15 – 14:45, Assembly Hall

Achievements to dates and the positioning of indigenous peoples and local communities in the Post 2020 Biodiversity Framework

SwedBio | CBD | IIFB | RMIB – LAC


Tuesday 10 July 2018, 18:15 – 19:45, Room 7B

Ecosystems and the 2030 Agenda: Examining the challenges and opportunities for effective co-implementation

SwedBio | CBD | UNDP | UNEP-WCMC | WWF | IUCN | Costa Rica | Norway


Wednesday 11 July, 13:15 – 14:45, Room 6

Human Rights, Biodiversity and SDGs: Weaving together SDG 16 and the human right to a healthy environment into the post 2020 global biodiversity framework

SwedBio | CBD |IDLO | UNEP | OHCHR | Natural Justice | FPP | ICCA Consortium |UNDP | Swedish Environmental Protection Agency


Wednesday 11 July 2018, 18:15 – 19:45, Room D

Biodiversity Conservation and Human Rights: Stepping up Action and Synergies

SIPP | FPP | Natural Justice | SwedBio | CBD


 

 

 

Side events hosted with partner organizations at the HLPF 2018

Thursday 12 July, 18:30 – 20:00, Conference Room 7

SwedBio | CBD |IDLO | UNEP | OHCHR | Natural Justice | FPP | ICCA Consortium |UNDP | Swedish Environmental Protection Agency


 

 

 

About SBI and the HLPF

The Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI) of the Convention on Biological Diversity has four functions and core areas of work: (a) review of progress in implementation of the convention; (b) strategic actions to enhance implementation; (c) strengthening means of implementation; and (d) operations of the convention and the Protocols.

The High-level Political Forum is the United Nations central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, provides for the full and effective participation of all States Members of the United Nations and States members of specialized agencies. The Forum adopts intergovernmentally negotiated political declarations.