GLOBE CBD Parliamentarians Forum
Valuing Natural Capital to Mainstream Biodiversity
25 – 26 October 2010
Nagoya, Japan
**Please note that this is DRAFT AGENDA and liable to change**
In partnership with
Sunday 24 October
1900
GLOBE International & GLOBE Japan Drinks reception at Nagoya Marriott Hotel
Monday 25 October
0900
Introductory Session
Representative Takashi Maeda
President, GLOBE Japan
Barry Gardiner MP
Co-Chair, GLOBE International Commission on Land Use Change & Ecosystems
Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf
Executive Secretary, CBD
0945
Introduction to the GLOBE Investing in Natural Capital Case-Studies
A legislator will present their policy example from the GLOBE Investing in Natural Capital
report
(Additional case-studies will be presented by legislators throughout the Forum)
1000
Session 1: Part I: Valuing Natural Capital and Biodiversity
Professor Gretchen Daily (invited)
Director, Natural Capital Project
Dr Sam Fankhauser
Chief Economist, GLOBE
1100
Coffee
1130
Session 1: Part II: Status of Natural Capital and Biodiversity
Dr. Thomas Lovejoy
Heinz Center Biodiversity Chair and GEF Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel Chair
Professor Jonathan Baillie
Director of Conservation Programmes, Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
Chief Scientific Advisor, GLOBE
1230
Lunch
1400
Session 2: Integrating Natural Capital and Mainstreaming Biodiversity into Public
Decision Making
1530
Coffee
1600
Part 3. Actions for National Audit Offices
Sir John Bourn
Former UK Comptroller & Auditor General
1700
Session 3: Integrating Natural Capital into Private Decision-Making
Mr Watanabe, Chief Executive Officer, Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
1800
Day 1 Concludes
Tuesday 26 October
0900
Session 4: Focus on the Marine Environment
Report of the International Commission on Land Use Change & Ecosystems:
GLOBE Marine Ecosystems Recovery Strategy
1030
Coffee
1100
Session 6: Focus on Forests
Report of the International Commission on Land Use Change & Ecosystems:
GLOBE Legislator Rainforest Initiative
1230
Lunch
1400
The Role of Parliamentarians in Implementing TEEB
Dr Pavan Sukhdev
Project Lead, The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) Study
1500
High Level Closing Session
Closing Parliamentarians & Ministerial Roundtable, including the presentation of the
GLOBE CBD Parliamentarians Action Plan
Keynote Address:
Prime Minister Naoto Kan (to be confirmed)
The Prime Minister, Government of Japan
Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf
Executive Secretary, CBD
Mr Achim Steiner (tbc)
Executive Director, UNEP
Ms Monique Barbut (tbc)
President and CEO, Global Environment Facility
Ms Inger Andersen
Vice President for Sustainable Development, World Bank
1700
Forum Concludes
1900
GLOBE International Drinks Reception,
The reception will include the launch of “Stories for our Children: The World in 2050”
2000
GLOBE International Dinner with invited CBD Ministers