NOÉ IS PRESENT AT THE WORLD NATURE CONGRESS TO TELL ITS EXPERIENCE AND TAKE PART IN THE DEBATE
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the French Government are organizing the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020 from 3 to 11 September 2021 in Marseille. The event, originally scheduled for June 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is now being offered in a hybrid format adapted to health conditions with a distance and face-to-face programme.
WHAT IS THE WORLD CONSERVATION CONGRESS ?
Every four years, the IUCN World Conservation Congress brings together thousands of delegates (10,000 in 2016), including conservation experts and practitioners, government and business representatives, indigenous peoples, scientists, and other professional stakeholders interested in nature and the fair and sustainable use of natural resources.
This year, it will take place in Marseille from 3 to 11 September 2021, at the Parc Chanot. It is the major international meeting before the COP15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, a major event that will revise the international biodiversity objectives (Aïchi objectives) and the commitment of the 196 States Parties to the Convention for the period 2021-2030 by formalising a new global strategic plan.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CONGRESS
The Congress aims to strengthen efforts to protect biodiversity worldwide and to promote solutions to the most pressing environmental and sustainable development challenges. It aims to :
Bring together and mobilise the global conservation network
Identify and exchange on important and emerging conservation issues
Initiate new actions for conservation
Set and influence the global conservation agenda and priorities for action (especially in view of the CBD COP 15 in Kunming, China in late 2021)
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CONGRESS
The Congress is divided into 2 main parts:
The Forum (4-7 September), open to the public, where IUCN members and partners can exchange ideas.
The Members' Assembly (8-10 September) (for members only), the highest decision-making body of IUCN, where members will debate international environmental policies, approve the IUCN Programme (through voting on motions that become resolutions or recommendations) and elect the IUCN Council and its President.
Noé is a member of IUCN and the French Committee of IUCN. We are also the bearers of two motions that have already been accepted: Generalise alternative techniques to the use of pesticides & Increase funding for developing countries.
For this 2021 edition, the French Office for Biodiversity is also proposing the Espaces Génération Nature, a large biodiversity village open to all from 4 to 11 September and targeting young people and schoolchildren in particular.
THE THEMES OF THE 2021 EDITION
Managing landscapes for nature and people
Conserving fresh water to preserve life
Restoring the health of the oceans
Accelerating climate change mitigation and adaptation
Defending rights and ensuring effective and equitable governance
Leveraging economic and financial systems for sustainability
Advancing knowledge, learning, innovation and technology
NOÉ'S PARTICIPATION IN THE CONGRESS: THE MAIN DATES
AS PART OF THE FORUM
A thematic session (hybrid format lasting 1h30) on the theme "How to reconcile biodiversity conservation and local economic development ?" in partnership with Savannah Fruits Company and L'Occitane, as well as with the local CSOs WAPCA (Ghana) and TFRD (Cameroon). The event will take place on Sunday 5 September from 4 to 5.30 pm, room H8-8 Pyrenees.
A thematic session (hybrid format lasting 1h30) on the theme "Reconciling conservation and development in protected areas in Africa and the Francophonie" in partnership with the Agence Française de Développement. Meeting on Monday 6 September from 4 to 5.30 pm, room H6-C Cévennes.
A press conference (30 minutes) for the media on the topic "Private sector involvement in pro-biodiversity value chains: an opportunity for whom?" Meet on Wednesday 8 September in the press room (time to be confirmed).
An e-poster (interactive multimedia content) designed in partnership with the Pollinis association on the theme "How ecological infrastructures modify landscapes for the benefit of wild pollinators ?" will be available online throughout the Congress.
AS PART OF THE ESPACES Génération nature
The broadcasting of our video report: "Araucarias, these remarkable trees threatened by the Forgotten Coast (New Caledonia)". See you on Tuesday 7 September from 2 to 3 pm.
OTHER
IUCN "BEST and beyond" Pavilion : Presentation of our action in New Caledonia - "Strengthening the capacity of local populations to produce plants for the restoration of degraded sites". See you on 8 September from 11 to 11.45 am.
OFF (OUTSIDE THE OFFICIAL CONGRESS PROGRAMME)
A conference on the theme of rewilding organised by the Alcazar library of the City of Marseille in partnership with ASPAS and BIOTOPE. See you on Friday 3 September from 5 to 7 pm.
The above list is neither complete nor exhaustive.
Noé may be asked to speak at the stands of certain partners from time to time, or at press conferences for which we have expressed a wish to the organisers. These elements are still being organised at this time. Do not hesitate to come back and consult this page regularly for more information.
