ST 1.3: Mobilizing Action beyond 30×30 Commitment through Institutional Partnership
Overview
The call for conserving 30% of land and seas by 2030 has created momentum in establishing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in recent years. However, as the international community begins their implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM GBF) and achievement of this global target, ensuring this acceleration leads to durable, effective, equitably managed, and ecologically representative systems of conservation areas, will be challenging. These challenges include, but are not limited to, building constituencies, and fostering political will to sustain commitments made, building capacity for effective and durable management, ensuring inclusive and equitable governance systems, and securing sustainable financing. In short, achieving 30% ocean protection through effective, equitable, and durable ocean conservation requires partnership at all stages of a site’s ‘conservation journey’ from the commitment and legal designation of a new or expanded area to actively and equitably managing it to securing sustainable funding.
Blue Nature Alliance is a global partnership established to catalyze the conservation of 18 million square kilometers or 5% of the ocean by 2027 in contribution to conserving 30% of the ocean by 2030. We collaborate with governments and local partners in designing and implementing strategic interventions needed to achieve measurable outcomes for the creation of new large-scale ocean conservation areas, and the expansion, improved management, or upgraded protections of existing areas.
This side event hosted by the Blue Nature Alliance is intended to encourage all Parties to consider the need for partnership and engagement beyond initial commitments towards implementation and impact. This event will include an interactive and engaging panel featuring governments and implementing partners of the Blue Nature Alliance to build momentum for ambitious commitments toward global ocean conservation. Panelists will share personal experiences, lessons learned, and innovations in ocean conservation and offer encouragement and partnership to participants as they consider how to advance their country’s conservation journey to achieve the global targets of the KM GBF.
Programme
| Time | Agenda |
| 10:00 – 10:05 | Session Introduction
· Facilitator: Nai’a Lewis |
| 10:05 – 10:15 | Welcome Remarks:
· Ryan Dolan, Site Engagement co-Lead, Blue Nature Alliance |
| 10:15 – 10:20 | Brief Introduction of Speakers |
| 10:20 – 11:30
(10 minutes each) |
Presentation of Case Studies
1. Building constituencies · Dax Dequito, Social and Environmental Systems Manager, Zoological Society of London, Philippines 2. Fostering political will to sustain 30×30 commitments · Ahmad Sofiullah, Senior Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Manager, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia 3. Strengthening legal and policy frameworks for MPA establishment · Atty. Cole Yokingco, Senior Policy Manager, Conservation International,- Philippines 4. Building capacity for effective and durable MPA management · Nai’a Lewis, Director, Big Ocean, USA 5. Ensuring inclusive and equitable governance systems within governmental stakeholders · Atty. Arsenio Bañares, Chief Fishing Regulations Officer, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Philippines 6. Ensuring inclusive and equitable governance systems among sectoral stakeholders · Arsenio Tanchuling, Fisheries Management Area 1 Management Board Member 7. Securing sustainable financing · Dr. Victor Nikijuluw, Senior Ocean Advisor, Konservasi Indonesia |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Question & Answer
Session Summary |
