The Importance of Biodiversity Governance in Protection of Nature and Livelihoods

THE IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY GOVERNANCE IN PROTECTION OF NATURE AND LIVELIHOODS: Towards a New UN Global Framework for Managing Nature Through 2030

Time: 19:00 - 20:40 (GMT+7), 22 September 2022

Platform: Online (Zoom)

Registration link: https://bit.ly/eutalk-biodiversity (Zoom link will be sent via email to registrants)

Languages: English, with live interpretation into Vietnamese via Zoom

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Hosted by the EU Delegation to Vietnam as part of #ItsTimeToAct–A Natural Film Festival, the event features a range of speakers from Vietnam, Europe, and Latin America, aiming to shed light on the values of biodiversity as well as major factors impacting its current decline.

Through presenting mitigation experiences and good practices from Europe and Latin America, we will explore avenues through which greater commitment to biodiversity conservation in Vietnam – one of the world’s 16 most biologically diverse countries – could be engendered.

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SPEAKERS

- Ms. KARIN ZAUNBERGER, Policy Officer, Directorate General for Environment, European Commission

https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/environment_en

Ms. Karin Zaunberger is a biologist and part of the team working on the Global Biodiversity Framework. After working in the European Parliament, she joined the Research Department of the European Commission and followed research projects in the field of biodiversity and climate change. Since 2007 she has been working in the Directorate General for Environment with a main focus on the biodiversity-climate change nexus. She accompanied the EU’s BEST initiative to unlock the local potential for biodiversity action including ecosystem-based approaches in the EU’s Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories. She has participated in negotiations on biodiversity and climate change in the frame of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) since 2010 and contributed to several studies and reports in relation to nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based approaches.

- Dr. HOANG THI THANH NHAN, Deputy Director, Biodiversity Conservation Agency, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

http://vea.gov.vn/detail?$id=461

Dr. Hoang Thi Thanh Nhan is Deputy Director of Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Agency, Ministry of Natural Resources an Environment in Viet Nam. She is also the National Focal Point to the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and the member of SBSTTA (Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice) of the CBD (Convention of Biological Diversity). She has been working on environmental and biodiversity management for more than 20 years, and participated in developing in National Strategies on Biodiversity (in three periods: to 2010, 2020, 2030) and formulating regulations on biodiversity in Viet Nam. She has participated in negotiations on biodiversity in the frame of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) and the The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization since 2008.

- Dr. NGUYEN THI THU TRANG, Director and Founder, WildAct Vietnam

http://www.wildact-vn.org

Dr. Nguyen Trang is a Vietnamese wildlife conservationist and environmental activist. She is known for her conservation work addressing the illegal wildlife trade in Africa and Asia. In 2018, she received an award from Future for Nature, and has also been recognised as an Eco-Warrior of Elle Style Awards. She has also been included on Forbes Vietnam’s ‘30 Under 30’ list, and nominated for Women of the Future Awards Southeast Asia for her contributions to global wildlife conservation. She was also included on the BBC list of the most influential women globally in 2019, and Forbes Asia’s ‘30 Under 30’ (2020).

- Mr. CESAR GUEDES, International Consultant; Former Senior UN Official

Cesar Guedes (Peru) is a freelance International Consultant based in Hanoi, was a former Senior UN official with 30 years of experience serving in four continents. His last UN assignment was as UNODC Representative to Afghanistan. Earlier he served in similar capacities in Mozambique, Pakistan, Bolivia and Panama and is well-known for spearheading joint EU – UNODC partnerships. One of the main challenges he dealt with on the cited locations was the permanent threat of transnational organized crime (drug trafficking, illegal mining, illicit exploitation of fauna & flora etc.) in protected areas thus posing a threat to indigenous communities and conservation zones. Mr. Guedes served earlier in various capacities in UNDP, UN Volunteers and UNIDO both in field locations (Guyana, Eastern Caribbean, China, North Korea, Peru) and HQ locations in Bonn and Vienna overseeing development programs for Latin America and the Caribbean.

- Moderator: Mr. TRINH LE NGUYEN, Executive Director, PanNature; Chairman, Vietnam Wildlife Conservation Fund

https://nature.org.vn

Before initiating PanNature, Mr. Trinh Le Nguyen worked for Fauna and Flora International (FFI) and then was one of the founders and Program Director of Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV). Nguyen has also involved in many nature conservation and environmental protection initiatives through serving on the boards of different organizations in Vietnam. He obtained his M.Sc degree in Water – Environment – Oceanography from the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH).

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AGENDA

- Welcoming remarks: EU Ambassador to Vietnam Giorgio Aliberti

- Four short presentations from the speakers

- Panel discussion with the seminar moderator and all speakers

- Q&A with audience

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