Presentations

Monday 1 February

Session 1 – Opening Session

Artistic performance by the Cantus Choir

Welcome to Trondheim, Rita Ottervik, the Mayor of Trondheim

Opening address, Erik Solheim, Norwegian Minister for environment and international development

Opening address, Angela Cropper, Deputy Executive Director, United Nations Environment Program

Opening address, Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Secretariat for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Challenges from the present Presidency of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Ursula Heinen-Esser, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Environment Ministry, Germany

Perspectives from the incoming Presidency of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Toshio Torii, Ministry of the Environment, Japan

Session 2 – Setting the stage

Information on the nature of the conference and on practical aspects, Peter J Schei and Finn Katerås, Conference co-chairs

‘Tracking progress toward the 2010 biodiversity target - and looking beyond’, Jon Hutton, Director, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC)

Developing post 2010 biodiversity targets - relevant processes and ways forward in the CBD, David Cooper, Secretariat for the Convention on Biological Diversity

Session 3 – Keynote addresses on important and emerging issues for making post 2010 biodiversity targets

The economics of biodiversity and ecosystems – a tool to improve understanding and impact? Pavan Sukhdev, Team leader for the study on the economics of ecosystem services and biodiversity (TEEB), UNEP

Bridging global challenges into new targets - including links to climate change, to food production and to scientific foundations, Bob Watson, Chief Scientific Advisor, Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom

Post 2010: Transforming the global economy to save nature, Ashok Khosla, President, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Tipping towards the unknown - critical planetary boundaries in relation to biodiversity and ecosystem services, Johan Rockström, Director, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Sweden

Special session

Making biodiversity relevant for people - looking at ‘the good obligations’, Jostein Gaarder, Norwegian author and founder of the Sophie Prize

Tuesday 2 February

Session 4 – Meeting tipping points and serious large scale challenges for major ecosystems

The Global Biodiversity Outlook 3 study on ‘Biodiversity futures for the 21st century’, Paul Leadley, Université Paris-Sud XI, France, and Henrique Pereira, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Disappearing Amazonas, Carlos A. Nobre, senior scientist, Brazilian Institute for Space Research, and chair of the Scientific Committee of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

Dryland Connections: Agro-biodiversity Science, Mark Winslow, The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), India

Ocean acidification and biodiversity, Jan Helge Fosså, Institute for Marine Research, Norway

Disappearing coral reefs - in light of large scale changes, Paul Leadley, Université Paris-Sud XI, France (stand in)

The significance of wetland ecosystem services and degraded wetlands for human health and well-being, Ritesh Kumar, Senior Technical Officer, Wetlands International – South Asia, India

Special session

Celebrating World Wetlands Day 2 February 2010 – ‘Caring for wetlands – an answer to climate change’, Nick Davidson, Deputy Secretary General, Ramsar Secretariat
 
Session 5 – Reflecting the economics of biodiversity and ecosystem services

The economics of ecosystem services and biodiversity (TEEB) – bringing together economics and governance of biodiversity, Heidi Wittmer, TEEB Team (scientific coordination), Helmholtz-Centre for Environ-mental Research (UFZ), Germany

Integrating economic values into policy assessment and using economics-based policy instruments for biodiversity and ecosystem services, Patrick ten Brink, TEEB Team member

The wealth of nature – ecosystem services, biodiversity and human well-being, Russell A Mittermeier, Conservation International, United States

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) – a promising payment system for ecosystem services?, Katia Karousakis, Organization for economic co-operation and development (OECD )

Biodiversity and business and how to engage the business sector, Susan Brownlie, de Villiers Brownlie Associates, South Africa

Wednesday 3 February

Session 6 – Implications for governance and for addressing drivers of biodiversity loss

A UN system perspective on ecosystem services and sectoral cooperation for halting the loss of biodiversity, Ivar Baste, Director, Environment Management Group Secretariat, UNEP

Addressing food security and poverty: The critical role of biodiversity and ecosystem services, Alexander Muller, Assistant Director General, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

On biodiversity and climate change – on linking major environment challenges, Thomas E Lovejoy III, Bio-diversity Chair, Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment, United States

On implementation of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP) for the Convention on Biological Diversity, Christian Prip, project manager, UN University

Using economics for improved decision making and the integration of biodiversity in EU policy, Ladislav Miko, European Commission

National institutions and governance to meet future biodiversity challenges, Tanya Abrahamse, Chief Executive Officer, South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa

The importance of biodiversity - in light of climate change and disaster prevention, Fiu Mata’ese Elisara-La’ulu, Executive Director, Ole Si’osi’omanga Society, Samoa

The ‘Satoyama Initiative’ – Advancing socio-ecological production landscapes for the benefit of biodiversity and human well-being, Yoshihiro Natori, United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies, Japan

Local efforts to halt the loss of biological diversity, Søren Brandt, Herning municipality, Denmark

Session 7 – Discussion in breakout groups on understanding and meeting sector needs and on the economics of biodiversity and ecosystem services

Three breakout groups to discuss how to better understand and meet sector needs - and on the economics of biodiversity and ecosystem services, sector integration and governance.

Facilitators:

• Carsten Neßhöver, Scientific Assisstant, Helmholtz Centre
  economics of biodiversity and ecosystem for Environmental Research – UFZ
• Heidi Wittmer, Head of the Working Group Governance &
  Institutions, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
• Natasha Walker, Consultant

Thursday 4 February

Presentation of outputs from Wednesday's breakout groups

Session 8 – Lessons learned from the ‘2010 target’ and challenges for setting ‘post 2010 biodiversity targets'

An overview of where we are in the process of setting post 2010 biodiversity targets, Jo Mulongoy, CBD Secretariat

Relevant output from the UK/Brazil meeting on CBD’s Strategic Plan in London 18 – 20 January 2010, Andrew Stott, Science Director, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, United Kingdom

Output from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ‘International Year of Biodiversity Science-Policy Conference’ in Paris 25 – 29 January 2010, Salvatore Arico, UNESCO

Key considerations as seen from the scientific community, Anne Larigauderie, Executive Director, Diversitas, France

Conflicts between conservation targets: what can we learn from succesful elephant conservation and the risks to other species, Graham I.H. Kerley, Director, Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa

UNEP efforts related to biodiversity and development of post 2010 biodiversity targets, Balakrishna Pisupati, UNEP, Nairobi

Developing new targets and on ensuring good linkages with available indicators and opportunities for measuring progress, Jane Smart, Director of Biodiversity Conservation Group, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Indigenous peoples’ perspectives on new targets and on indicators, Joji Carino, Tebtebba - Indigenous Peoples' International Centre for Policy Research and Education

Session 9 – Discussion in breakout groups on lessons learned from the ‘2010 target’ and on the setting of ‘post 2010 biodiversity targets’

Three breakout groups to discuss lessons learned from the ‘2010 target’ and the setting of ‘post 2010 biodiversity targets’ – facilitators and rapporteurs to be appointed

Friday 5 February

Presentation of outputs from Thursday's breakout groups

Session 10 – Communicating biodiversity

Does biodiversity matter, and if it does how do we communicate it?, Fredrik Moberg, Albaeco, Sweden

Using the International Biodiversity Year for outreach and communication, David Ainsworth, CBD Secretariat

Session 12 – Closing session

Slogan competion

Presentation of Chairmen’s report with conclusions and recommendations, Peter J. Schei, Conference Co-chair

Discussion on and comments to draft Chairmen’s Report

Closing address by the chairman of CBD’s Subsidiary body on scientific, technological and technical advice (SBSTTA), Spencer Linus Thomas, SBSTTA Chair, Grenada

Closing address – on sustainable development, biodiversity and the economy, Sigbjørn Johnsen, Minister of Finance, Norway