Scoping for a thematic assessment of sustainable use of biodiversity

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1 Scoping for a thematic assessment of sustainable use of biodiversity

2 Mandate and Process Mandate IPBES 2 agreed on a work programme including a thematic assessment of invasive alien species and an assessment of sustainable use for biodiversity based on initial scoping documents IPBES 3 approved the initiation of scoping, primarily using virtual approaches, for a thematic assessment of invasive alien species and an assessment of sustainable use for biodiversity for consideration by the Plenary at its fourth session (Decision IPBES-3/1). As agreed at the 5th meeting of the MEP and Bureau an access web-based scoping consultation (e-conference) was organized and held 7-25 September 2015 to scope both assessments.

3 Mandate and Process Process The E-conference was conducted over 3 weeks and according to 4 distinct sessions, each aiming to address specific aspects of the scoping reports. Secretariat acted as E-conference managers and responsible for the general organization, dissemination, day-to-day management, liaising with the E- conference co-chairs, editing and posting all accepted contributions. Two MEP members were the E-conference co-chairs responsible for providing the overall guidance and direction of the discussion: IAS co-chairs were Mark Lonsdale and Jean Bruno Mikissa, SUB co-chairs were Marie Stenseke and Sebsebe Demissew Widely announced, everybody could sign up; special invitations were sent to IAS and SUB experts embedded in the regional assessments.

4 Mandate and Process Facts & Figures Total of 1056 participants registered to participate in both E-conferences 140 participants contributed with 585 comments of varying length and complexity out of which 313 for IAS and 272 for SUB. IAS had over 4400 views and SUB topics had over 4000 views

5 Mandate and Process Area of Expertise Percentage (%) of all participants Invasive Alien Species 40.7 Terrestrial Ecology 39.4 Freshwater Ecology 14.2 Sustainable Use of Biodiversity 54.1 Marine Ecology 12.4 Biological Science 31.3 Social Science & Governance 21.1 Economics 8.3 Ecosystems Services 41.1 Conservation & Restoration 44.3 Agriculture, Aquaculture & Forestry 25.7 Indigenous Local Knowledge 19.0 Governance & Administration 18.8 Practitioners & Business 9.7

6 Mandate and Process Process The E-conference was based on the pre-scoping documents presented at IPBES-2 Introductory contributions were prepared to trigger discussions on each of the topics by the Co-Chairs and IAS and SUB experts embedded in the regional assessments. Discussions of week 1 and week 2 were synthesized by the Co-chairs and shared for review in the next week. In the last session/week, the participants were presented with the edited drafts of the scoping document based on the discussions in previous sessions, provided by the co-chairs. The results of the e-conference were discussed by the MEP & Bureau meeting in October, which then finalised the scoping documents.

7 Mandate and Process Reflection on the appropriateness of the E-conference as a tool E-conferences enables a much more inclusive participation as well as broader perspective on the issues, providing a level of transparency that expert meetings do not. It provides a wider time frame to review, contemplate and post their contributions as well as making it easier to provide references for the contributions. The total costs incurred for these two E-conference are US$ 175 (software), compared to previous face-to-face meetings (around US$ 80,000). Good for less complex and better defined isseus not so good for complex and not well defined issues

8 Scope of the SUB assessment Draft scoping report for a thematic assessment of sustainable use of biodiversity Contents Scope, rationale and utility (including policy-relevant questions) Assumptions (including ILK related issues) Chapter outline and chapter content Indicators, metrics and data sets Relevant stakeholders and initiatives Capacity building Process and timetable Cost estimate

9 Scope of the SUB assessment General scope The objective of the proposed thematic assessment is to assess various approaches to sustainable use of wild species and to strengthen related capacities and tools in line with the objectives of the Platform. It focuses on to the sustainable harvesting, use and trade of wild species for the following uses: Provisioning of food and medicines, including hygiene; Provisioning of raw material, including precious woods, and energy supply; Provisioning for ornamental purposes, including trophy hunting, trade of skin and fibre and trade of living pets.

10 Scope of the SUB assessment Utility and Assumptions Work under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is of particular interest. The assessment expert group will consist of 2 co-chairs, 50 authors and 10 review editors This assessment would be coupled with the regional assessments: 10 authors with expertise in sustainable use have been included in each of the four regional assessments. The 40 experts will contribute to both the regional assessments and, by virtual means, the thematic assessment of sustainable use. Duration = 3 years Costs = $ USD

11 Scope of the SUB assessment Chapter outline Chapter 1 will introduce the concept of sustainable use. It will provide a critical assessment of sustainable use principles. It will also define what is meant by wild species and by their sustainable harvest, use and trade. The chapter will address the two crucial aspects of biodiversity and sustainable use: intragenerational and intergenerational equity. Chapters 2, 3 and 4 will review the effectiveness of the sustainable harvesting, use and trade of wild species within each of the three consumptive categories (food and medicine, raw material, and ornamentation), in a structured manner based on the conceptual framework of the Platform. The main focus of the chapters is an assessment of practices, norms, governance systems, policy instruments, decision support tools and methodologies of sustainable harvesting, use and trade of wild species.

12 Scope of the SUB assessment Chapter outline Chapter 2 will focus on the provisioning of food and medicines, including the harvesting of marine species, subsistence harvesting of terrestrial vertebrates, such as bush meat, and agricultural use of wild species. It will also include diverse aspects of wild species, providing medicine and medical and hygienic applications from plants, animals and fungi, and will address issues such as bio-prospecting and bio-piracy; Chapter 3 will focus on the provisioning of raw material, including the harvesting (commercial or subsistence) of timber and precious wood species, wood fibre and other non-timber forest products used as non-food raw materials, such as materials for construction, energy supply and livestock forage; Chapter 4 will focus on the use of wild species for ornamental, cultural and recreational purposes, including trophy-hunting, harvest and trade of skins, furs, feathers, fibre, ivory and corals, as well as the harvest and trade of living pets and plants, such as exotic fish species, birds and orchids.

13 Scope of the SUB assessment Chapter outline Chapter 5 will bring together conclusions and lessons from across the three preceding chapters, synthesizing them and presenting future options for sustainable use, including a compilation of policy support tools and management guidelines (for example, best practices, procedures and planning processes) on sustainable use. There will be a strong emphasis on stakeholder engagement to strengthen capacity-building and knowledge generation, also with regard to existing indigenous and local knowledge.

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