Ac�ng for biodiversity at the landscape level
A webinar co-organized by United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of
Sustainability (UNU-IAS) and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)In December 2022 the long-awaited “Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework” (GBF) wasadopted by Par�es to the Conven�on on Biological Diversity (CBD). The GBF is a framework upon whichPar�es (na�onal governments and the European Union) are expected to base their updated na�onal
biodiversity strategy and ac�on plans (NBSAPs). Due to a two-year delay in the adop�on of theframework following the COVID outbreak, most countries also delayed the upda�ng of their NBSAPs.
Many are now hurrying to complete them before the next mee�ng of the COP in October 2024.
Three of the four goals of the GBF are reitera�ons of the original objec�ves of the CBD: the conserva�onof biodiversity, its sustainable use, and the equitable sharing of its beneﬁts. For decades it has become
increasingly clear that these goals/objec�ves can be achieved and sustained only by acknowledging andinvolving all stewards of the landscape. This principle is captured in the concept of “landscapeapproaches”, in which land and sea are managed in the context of multiples uses, and multiple users.
Addressing a variety of land use and land users requires managing trade-oﬀs between their compe�nggoals. It is extremely challenging, but arguably essen�al as a means of ensuring long-term buy-in fromthe range of stakeholders. Landscape approaches are already explicit in some of the 23 targets within
the GBF but are implicit and less obvious in many more.
The purpose of this webinar is to present and discuss ways of managing, restoring and conserving
biodiversity at the landscape level, with a focus on na�onal biodiversity strategy and ac�on planning.
Short presenta�ons by each of the par�cipants will be followed by a conversa�onal ques�on & answer
session. Panelists will present tools for managing biodiversity at the landscape level and case studies on
managing biodiversity at the landscape level.

Registra�on link: htps://iges-jp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_W4rpfAvySgeOnpcqLVp_tg
Date: Wednesday, 8 MayTime: 20:00 – 21:30 (Tokyo)
19:00 – 20:30 (Manila)
14:00 – 15:30 (Nairobi)
07:00 – 08:30 (New York)
Dura�on: 90 minutes (~30 minutes of presenta�on and ~60 minutes of discussion)
Modality: Online
Programme (in Tokyo �me)
Moderator: Andre Mader, Programme Director for Biodiversity & Forests, IGES
20:00: Introduc�on to the topic and webinar format (Suneetha Subramanian, Research Fellow, UNUIAS)
20:05: Using Landscape Approaches in Na�onal Biodiversity Strategy and Ac�on Planning (AndreMader, IGES)
20:10: Coordina�ng mechanism to support implementa�on of Kenya’s NBSAP (Catherine Mungai,Senior Programme Oﬃcer, IUCN Regional Oﬃce for Eastern & Southern Africa)
20:15: Regional planning and ﬁnancing at the landscape scale in San Mar�n, Perú (Juan Ramos, Senior
Manager of integrated ﬁnance and policy, EcoAgriculture Partners)
20:20: A regional biodiversity strategy and ac�on plan in the ASEAN (Carlo Carlos, Strategy and Planning
Division Director, ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity)
20:25: Ques�ons and discussion
21:30: End
Audience: General public
Language: English