Communication, Education & Public Awareness Communication, Education & Public Awareness About Background and Status Article 13 Aichi Biodiversity Target 1Programme COP Decisions Global InitiativePriority Activities (VIII/6) Implementation CEPA Fair National Action on CEPAInternational Day for Biological DiversityEducationProjects from the Global InitiativeToolkitsCase StudiesKey MessagesCEPA ExpertsPartners Related Information Meeting & Documents NotificationsRelated Websites CEPA // 2014 Tuesday // 12.16.2014 CEPA Fair 2014 The CEPA Fair on experiences and best practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness (Notification: CEPA Fair 2014) took place during COP-12, 6-17 October 2014, in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. The CEPA Fair provides an opportunity for Parties and Organizations to highlight their work and contribution to the implementation of the three objectives of the Convention. This year’s Fair measured the progress of implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the celebration of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity. The focus will be on Aichi Biodiversity Target 1: By 2020, at the latest, people are aware of the values of biodiversity and the steps they can take to conserve and use it sustainably. Presentations Below, you will find more details about the presentations. Skip to: week 1 / videos / week 2 / exhibition / webcasts Monday, 6 October 2014 United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)Presentations: Contribution to the Aichi Biodiversity Targets from the ground up • Engaging diverse communities and perspectives through the Satoyama Initiative - Sustainable Development and the Satoyama Initiative, by Prof. Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Senior Vice-Rector, United Nations University - Conservation of Satoyama in Fukui Prefecture for Future Generations, by Masao Nishigaki, Nature and the Environment Division, Fukui Prefecture - Piloting the preparation and implementation of LBSAP for conservation and livelihood benefits of rural people in three ecological landscapes of Nepal, by Bishnu Hari Pandit, Kathmandu Forestry College (KAFCOL) - Communities in Action for Landscape Resilience and Sustainability, by Diana Salvemini, COMDEKS Programme (UNDP-GEF) - Indicators of resilience in Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS), by P. Eyzaguirre, Bioversity Tuesday, 7 October 2014 Rare, in collaboration with IUCN-CECPresentation: Panel presentations: The human and social dimension of biodiversity conservation - Changing Knowledge, by Paul Butler, Senior Vice President, Rare - Awareness, values and behavior – methodologies and tools, by Louisa Nakanuku-Diggs, Steering Committee member of IUCN-CEC - Mobilising political leadership, by Kate Brown, GLISPA RareRoundtable: Campaigning for conservation – A roundtable for social marketing International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA)Presentation: The role of youth in mainstreaming biodiversity - Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Discussion Video: Children have fun on International Day of Forests Presentation of cultural events by Gangwon Province, taking place at the Music Tent (not part of the CEPA Fair) Wednesday, 8 October 2014 BirdLife InternationalPresentation: Conserving the mudflats of Seocheon County, Republic of Korea, through sustainable development and ecotourism - Conserving the mudflats of Seocheon County / 서천의 갯벌을 보전하고자 - Turning one billion tourists into one billion opportunities to protect the world’s original long-distance travelers and Audio Video: - Seocheon Tidal Flat with Migratory Waterbirds - 서천갯벌과 멸종위기 철새들 Related: see also section below, 9 Oct, by EAAFP University of Yamanashi & University of NagoyaWebcast Presentation: Framework on estimating expected benefits through facilitating the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing: Interim report – An attempt of estimation of non-monetary benefits - Presentation Paper - Part 1: Overview of this Session - Part 2: Method of the Research - Part 3: Method of Simulating Ripple Effects by Input-Output Analysis - Part 4: Clarifying Benefits Links: - Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Yamanashi, Japan - Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, Japan - Description of the Activities by the Sponsor (Japanese Government) - GSID - Description of the Activities by the Sponsor (Japanese Government) - KAKEN - Presentation at COP11 - Video from presentation at COP11 Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN)Presentation: Youth awareness on biodiversity and the status of youth participation in biodiversity-related decision-making processes - Webcast - GYBN - Youth Participation in the CBD-Process - NAJU - JAA (Jugend-Aktionsprogramm Artenschutz): Youth Action Programme for the Conservation of Species - JBYN - Japan Biodiversity Youth Network - KCBD - The Korean Council for Biological Biodiversity - IFSA Contribution to Aichi Biodiversity Targets - Youth Accomplishments in implementation of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets in India - Tiger Conservation - Central India Thursday, 9 October 2014 etc GROUPPresentation: Film Launch: "What is Synthetic Biology? – a critical introduction" East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership Secretariat (EAAFP)Presentation: Conserving Migratory Birds: The challenge of CEPA across the diverse cultures and capacities of Flyway countries - Partnership for the East Asian – Australasian Flyway, by Spike Millington, Chief Executive EAAFP - Approaches and Challenges in CEPA along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway, by Tomoko Ichikawa, EAAFP Video: World Migratory Bird Day 2014 Related: see also section above, 8 Oct, by BirdLife Namibia - Ministry of Environment & Tourism Presentation: - Webcast - Implementation of NBSAP2 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets in Namibia, by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism Invitations: - Visit our kiosk - Attend our presentation Earth Kids Foundation, in collaboration with Korea Greenfoundation and UNEP TUNZAPresentation: Please listen to the voice of 11-year-old environmentalist and artist boy Video: Rock Lee & Earth Kids Foundation Friday, 10 October 2014 Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)Presentation: Getting to the heart of the matter: communicating ocean acidification Videos:Ocean acidification: Connecting science, policy, industry and the public (with Korean subtitles), and other languages Cold water corals: narrated by Sir David Attenborough Ocean acidification (animation) The other CO2 problem (animation) and other languages Oceans in Peril Acid Oceans (BBC documentary/news report) Links:Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) Heriot-Watt University Alliance for Climate Education (ACE) UK Ocean Acidification Research Programme - Resources More:Press conference (video): launch of Technical Series 75 Technical Series 75: An updated synthesis of the impacts of ocean acidification on marine biodiversity Invitation flyer Sweden - Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA)Presentation: Communication makes the value of ecosystem services visible - Webcast - Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services in Europe - The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity Brazilian Natural Capital Initiative - Ecosystem services in Sweden’s updated NBSAP - The biggest single opportunity we have is dialogue - Communication makes the value of ecosystem services visible - Love. Not loss. (video) - Local and regional experiences from Sweden Weekend, 11-12 October 2014 In the spotlight 52 Tips for Biodiversity (other EU languages) Videos Moji Riba has spent the past 15 years trying to revitalize Arunachal’s culture and sense of identity by sparking the interest of young people. Read more > Documentary film When the Mist is Lifted (40 mins) explores the agricultural and forest management system of the Apatani in Arunachal Pradesh, India, and its deep rooted linkages to the community's cultural practices and festivals. It seeks to explore the indigenous institutional practices of the Apatani; like their wet-rice cultivation, the forests and bamboo management and the institution of the Binii Ajin in order to make an informed attempt to locate the pressures that these institutions are facing and to see how they are adapting to the demands brought on by forces of ' globalization' sweeping across the world today.Documentary film Songs of the Forest (15 mins) looks at how a culturally significant life-cycle hunting ritual among the Nyishi in Arunachal Pradesh adapts to use of fiberglass horn bill beaks in a conservation effort to protect the hornbill population.Presentation on Cultural Landscapes as a Basis for Sustainable Development (25 mins) explores the inter-connect between biological and cultural diversity and traces the fractures that threaten such communities.More about the author and project. Rights in Action: Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) for Indigenous Peoples (8 mins), presented by the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP). Potato Park-Bhutan-China community exchange on biocultural heritage and climate change (15 mins), presented by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). Find out more about IIED's Biocultural Heritage. Oceans acidification (and more), presented by PMLChildren have fun on International Day of Forests, presented by IFSASeocheon Tidal Flat with Migratory Waterbirds and Korean version 서천갯벌과 멸종위기 철새들, presented by BirdLifeWorld Migratory Bird Day 2014, presented by EAAFPRock Lee & Earth Kids Foundation, by EKFLove. Not loss and How to Tell a Love Story, by IUCNExploring mechanisms for promoting pro-biodiversity behaviors, by Dr. Stanley AsahBiodiversity Is Us campaign by WAZAtvebiomovies winners (9 films), presented by tve and INBAR Monday, 13 October 2014 Okinawa ReefCheck Research Group, in collaboration with Green Korea United and Citizens' Network for Biodiversity in OkinawaPresentation: Citizen-based monitoring methods in marine areas - Webcast: Part 1 / Part 2 IUCN-Commission on Education and Communication (CEC), in collaboration with the German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ)Discussion: Behavioural psychology as a conservation tool for behaviour change Related: Exploring mechanisms for promoting pro-biodiversity behaviors (video) ABS Capacity Development InitiativePresentation: Plenary Discussion: ABS Key Players in Communication – Challenges, Experiences, Solutions Tuesday, 14 October 2014 Japan Ministry of Environment (MoE), Japan Committee for IUCN (IUCN-J), Japan Committee for UNDB (UNDB-J) and SCBD UNDB Day WebcastProgramme of the UNDB DayProgramme of the UNDB High-level EventInvitation Presentations (in chronological order) - Introduction to the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity - Japan Committee for United Nations Decade on Biodiversity - The UNDB in Germany - Brief Introduction to China's National Committee for Biodiversity Conservation - JBYN: Showcasing sector engagement initiative and corroboration beyond the “YOUTH” sector - GYBN: The Global Youth Biodiversity Network & UNDB - CEPA Japan: “MY Declaration” and “Biodiversity Action Award” - Showcase Practises of Ramsar Network Japan - Living in Harmony with Nature: The Challenge for Toyooka City - Hawaii: Leadership & Partnership at Every Level in the Aloha State - Taisei Corporation’s Biodiversity Activities - Wide-Range Cooperation and Environmental Education: Environmental Activities of SANDEN Forest/Akagi Plant - Sumitomo Forestry Group and Biodiversity Wednesday, 15 October 2014 Aichi Bio-region Working GroupPresentation: Mid-term review for the implementation of Aichi Biodiversity Targets from Civil Society Present Condition of the Fujimae tidal Flat and the “Aichi Biodiversity Target”, by Koji KAMEI, Fujimae Ramsar SocietyThe Aichi Biodiversity Targets from the perspective of the Nagara River, by Hitoshi MUTOH, The Nagara River Study Citizen Group 長良川の視点から愛知ターゲットを考える, 武藤 仁, 長良川市民学習会Big dam construction breaks biodiversity in the east area of Aichi prefecture 生物多様性を壊す巨大ダム建設(愛知県東部) Republic of Korea - National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), Seoul Metropolitan Government, Korea Environmental Economics Association, and Environmental Ecosystem Research Foundation (ERF)Presentation: The status of biodiversity in Seoul and Seoul citizens’ awareness of biodiversity Links: - Biodiversity and Awareness Improvement Policy of Seoul - Seoul City Direction of Urban Biodiversity Strategy - Survey on Seoul citizen's cognition of Biodiversity World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA)Presentation: Biodiversity Is Us - Webcast - Biodiversity Is Us (slideshow) - Biodiversity Is Us - WAZA Decade on Biodiversity: Biodiversity Is Us - Prezi version - Introduction to Everland - Everland: Biodiversity Activities Videos: - WAZA Biodiversity Is Us Campaign (60sec) - Biodiversity Is Us - Overview film (5min) - Biodiversity Is Us - Educational film (13min) - Biodiversity Is Us - Teaser App (3min) - Biodiversity Is Us channel. Languages: DE, EN, ES, FR, JA Poster: Biodiversity Is Us: EN - KO Thursday, 16 October 2014 Belgium and Benin – Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences, Belgian Development Cooperation and the Direction Générale des Forêts et des Ressources Naturelles Presentation: Belgium-Benin cooperation to achieve Aichi Biodiversity Target 1 - Webcast - Biodiversity and CEPA activities in developing countries - The case of the Belgian CHM partnership - Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 1 in Benin - A fruitful Cooperation DGFRN-RBINS tve and the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) Presentation: Announcing tvebiomovies winners! - International Network for Bamboo And Rattan - Introduction - Bamboo – restoring landscapes, rebuilding lives - Vote for your favourites (ppt) - tvebiomovies2014 - The Final 9 Films: 1 View = 1 Vote! (youtube) Vote (individual videos) - 1 View = 1 Vote! - Bamboo to the Rescue - Bamboo's Dream - Be the Hero - Greed - Green Hope - Life without Ban Boon - Love Inspires - Save Some for the Children - The Heartbeat of the Ocean Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University and International Development Buddhist Organization Lotus World, KoreaPresentation: Living in Harmony with Nature: Applied sustainable yogic agriculture and reviving the community forest - Living in Harmony with Nature - Bio-gas for Sustainable Energy & Reviving Community Forest in Myanmar Links: - Awakening Biodiversity Consciousness II - Sustainable Yogic Agriculture - Panellist Piero Musini on Climate Change TV - Brahma Kumaris at CBD COP11 Saudi Arabia - High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh (ADA)Presentation: Preservation and Development of Native Plants in Arriyadh: Wadi Hanifah as Inspiring Story Exhibition ABS Capacity Development InitiativeAfrican Development Bank Group (ADBG)Aichi Bio-region Working GroupASEAN Centre for BiodiversityBirdLife InternationalBrahma Kumaris World Spiritual UniversityCitizens' Network for Biodiversity in OkinawaConsortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF), AISBLEarth Kids Foundation, Mazars Accounting FirmEast Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership Secretariat (EAAFP)German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ)Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB)Green Korea UnitedIndonesia - Ministry of EnvironmentInternational Development Buddhist Organization Lotus World, KoreaInternational Forestry Student’s Association (IFSA)Japan - Ministry of EnvironmentJapan Committee for IUCN (IUCN-J)Japan Committee for UNDB (UNDB-J)Namibia - Ministry of Environment & TourismOkinawa ReefCheck Research GroupRare ConservationSecretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)Seoul Metropolitan GovernmentSoutheast Asia Regional Initiatives for Community Empowerment (SEARICE)Sweden - Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA)Tanzania - Division of EnvironmentWorld Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA)
CEPA // 2014 Tuesday // 12.16.2014 CEPA Fair 2014 The CEPA Fair on experiences and best practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness (Notification: CEPA Fair 2014) took place during COP-12, 6-17 October 2014, in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. The CEPA Fair provides an opportunity for Parties and Organizations to highlight their work and contribution to the implementation of the three objectives of the Convention. This year’s Fair measured the progress of implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the celebration of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity. The focus will be on Aichi Biodiversity Target 1: By 2020, at the latest, people are aware of the values of biodiversity and the steps they can take to conserve and use it sustainably. Presentations Below, you will find more details about the presentations. Skip to: week 1 / videos / week 2 / exhibition / webcasts Monday, 6 October 2014 United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)Presentations: Contribution to the Aichi Biodiversity Targets from the ground up • Engaging diverse communities and perspectives through the Satoyama Initiative - Sustainable Development and the Satoyama Initiative, by Prof. Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Senior Vice-Rector, United Nations University - Conservation of Satoyama in Fukui Prefecture for Future Generations, by Masao Nishigaki, Nature and the Environment Division, Fukui Prefecture - Piloting the preparation and implementation of LBSAP for conservation and livelihood benefits of rural people in three ecological landscapes of Nepal, by Bishnu Hari Pandit, Kathmandu Forestry College (KAFCOL) - Communities in Action for Landscape Resilience and Sustainability, by Diana Salvemini, COMDEKS Programme (UNDP-GEF) - Indicators of resilience in Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS), by P. Eyzaguirre, Bioversity Tuesday, 7 October 2014 Rare, in collaboration with IUCN-CECPresentation: Panel presentations: The human and social dimension of biodiversity conservation - Changing Knowledge, by Paul Butler, Senior Vice President, Rare - Awareness, values and behavior – methodologies and tools, by Louisa Nakanuku-Diggs, Steering Committee member of IUCN-CEC - Mobilising political leadership, by Kate Brown, GLISPA RareRoundtable: Campaigning for conservation – A roundtable for social marketing International Forestry Students' Association (IFSA)Presentation: The role of youth in mainstreaming biodiversity - Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Discussion Video: Children have fun on International Day of Forests Presentation of cultural events by Gangwon Province, taking place at the Music Tent (not part of the CEPA Fair) Wednesday, 8 October 2014 BirdLife InternationalPresentation: Conserving the mudflats of Seocheon County, Republic of Korea, through sustainable development and ecotourism - Conserving the mudflats of Seocheon County / 서천의 갯벌을 보전하고자 - Turning one billion tourists into one billion opportunities to protect the world’s original long-distance travelers and Audio Video: - Seocheon Tidal Flat with Migratory Waterbirds - 서천갯벌과 멸종위기 철새들 Related: see also section below, 9 Oct, by EAAFP University of Yamanashi & University of NagoyaWebcast Presentation: Framework on estimating expected benefits through facilitating the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing: Interim report – An attempt of estimation of non-monetary benefits - Presentation Paper - Part 1: Overview of this Session - Part 2: Method of the Research - Part 3: Method of Simulating Ripple Effects by Input-Output Analysis - Part 4: Clarifying Benefits Links: - Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Yamanashi, Japan - Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, Japan - Description of the Activities by the Sponsor (Japanese Government) - GSID - Description of the Activities by the Sponsor (Japanese Government) - KAKEN - Presentation at COP11 - Video from presentation at COP11 Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN)Presentation: Youth awareness on biodiversity and the status of youth participation in biodiversity-related decision-making processes - Webcast - GYBN - Youth Participation in the CBD-Process - NAJU - JAA (Jugend-Aktionsprogramm Artenschutz): Youth Action Programme for the Conservation of Species - JBYN - Japan Biodiversity Youth Network - KCBD - The Korean Council for Biological Biodiversity - IFSA Contribution to Aichi Biodiversity Targets - Youth Accomplishments in implementation of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets in India - Tiger Conservation - Central India Thursday, 9 October 2014 etc GROUPPresentation: Film Launch: "What is Synthetic Biology? – a critical introduction" East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership Secretariat (EAAFP)Presentation: Conserving Migratory Birds: The challenge of CEPA across the diverse cultures and capacities of Flyway countries - Partnership for the East Asian – Australasian Flyway, by Spike Millington, Chief Executive EAAFP - Approaches and Challenges in CEPA along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway, by Tomoko Ichikawa, EAAFP Video: World Migratory Bird Day 2014 Related: see also section above, 8 Oct, by BirdLife Namibia - Ministry of Environment & Tourism Presentation: - Webcast - Implementation of NBSAP2 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets in Namibia, by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism Invitations: - Visit our kiosk - Attend our presentation Earth Kids Foundation, in collaboration with Korea Greenfoundation and UNEP TUNZAPresentation: Please listen to the voice of 11-year-old environmentalist and artist boy Video: Rock Lee & Earth Kids Foundation Friday, 10 October 2014 Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)Presentation: Getting to the heart of the matter: communicating ocean acidification Videos:Ocean acidification: Connecting science, policy, industry and the public (with Korean subtitles), and other languages Cold water corals: narrated by Sir David Attenborough Ocean acidification (animation) The other CO2 problem (animation) and other languages Oceans in Peril Acid Oceans (BBC documentary/news report) Links:Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) Heriot-Watt University Alliance for Climate Education (ACE) UK Ocean Acidification Research Programme - Resources More:Press conference (video): launch of Technical Series 75 Technical Series 75: An updated synthesis of the impacts of ocean acidification on marine biodiversity Invitation flyer Sweden - Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA)Presentation: Communication makes the value of ecosystem services visible - Webcast - Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services in Europe - The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity Brazilian Natural Capital Initiative - Ecosystem services in Sweden’s updated NBSAP - The biggest single opportunity we have is dialogue - Communication makes the value of ecosystem services visible - Love. Not loss. (video) - Local and regional experiences from Sweden Weekend, 11-12 October 2014 In the spotlight 52 Tips for Biodiversity (other EU languages) Videos Moji Riba has spent the past 15 years trying to revitalize Arunachal’s culture and sense of identity by sparking the interest of young people. Read more > Documentary film When the Mist is Lifted (40 mins) explores the agricultural and forest management system of the Apatani in Arunachal Pradesh, India, and its deep rooted linkages to the community's cultural practices and festivals. It seeks to explore the indigenous institutional practices of the Apatani; like their wet-rice cultivation, the forests and bamboo management and the institution of the Binii Ajin in order to make an informed attempt to locate the pressures that these institutions are facing and to see how they are adapting to the demands brought on by forces of ' globalization' sweeping across the world today.Documentary film Songs of the Forest (15 mins) looks at how a culturally significant life-cycle hunting ritual among the Nyishi in Arunachal Pradesh adapts to use of fiberglass horn bill beaks in a conservation effort to protect the hornbill population.Presentation on Cultural Landscapes as a Basis for Sustainable Development (25 mins) explores the inter-connect between biological and cultural diversity and traces the fractures that threaten such communities.More about the author and project. Rights in Action: Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) for Indigenous Peoples (8 mins), presented by the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP). Potato Park-Bhutan-China community exchange on biocultural heritage and climate change (15 mins), presented by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). Find out more about IIED's Biocultural Heritage. Oceans acidification (and more), presented by PMLChildren have fun on International Day of Forests, presented by IFSASeocheon Tidal Flat with Migratory Waterbirds and Korean version 서천갯벌과 멸종위기 철새들, presented by BirdLifeWorld Migratory Bird Day 2014, presented by EAAFPRock Lee & Earth Kids Foundation, by EKFLove. Not loss and How to Tell a Love Story, by IUCNExploring mechanisms for promoting pro-biodiversity behaviors, by Dr. Stanley AsahBiodiversity Is Us campaign by WAZAtvebiomovies winners (9 films), presented by tve and INBAR Monday, 13 October 2014 Okinawa ReefCheck Research Group, in collaboration with Green Korea United and Citizens' Network for Biodiversity in OkinawaPresentation: Citizen-based monitoring methods in marine areas - Webcast: Part 1 / Part 2 IUCN-Commission on Education and Communication (CEC), in collaboration with the German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ)Discussion: Behavioural psychology as a conservation tool for behaviour change Related: Exploring mechanisms for promoting pro-biodiversity behaviors (video) ABS Capacity Development InitiativePresentation: Plenary Discussion: ABS Key Players in Communication – Challenges, Experiences, Solutions Tuesday, 14 October 2014 Japan Ministry of Environment (MoE), Japan Committee for IUCN (IUCN-J), Japan Committee for UNDB (UNDB-J) and SCBD UNDB Day WebcastProgramme of the UNDB DayProgramme of the UNDB High-level EventInvitation Presentations (in chronological order) - Introduction to the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity - Japan Committee for United Nations Decade on Biodiversity - The UNDB in Germany - Brief Introduction to China's National Committee for Biodiversity Conservation - JBYN: Showcasing sector engagement initiative and corroboration beyond the “YOUTH” sector - GYBN: The Global Youth Biodiversity Network & UNDB - CEPA Japan: “MY Declaration” and “Biodiversity Action Award” - Showcase Practises of Ramsar Network Japan - Living in Harmony with Nature: The Challenge for Toyooka City - Hawaii: Leadership & Partnership at Every Level in the Aloha State - Taisei Corporation’s Biodiversity Activities - Wide-Range Cooperation and Environmental Education: Environmental Activities of SANDEN Forest/Akagi Plant - Sumitomo Forestry Group and Biodiversity Wednesday, 15 October 2014 Aichi Bio-region Working GroupPresentation: Mid-term review for the implementation of Aichi Biodiversity Targets from Civil Society Present Condition of the Fujimae tidal Flat and the “Aichi Biodiversity Target”, by Koji KAMEI, Fujimae Ramsar SocietyThe Aichi Biodiversity Targets from the perspective of the Nagara River, by Hitoshi MUTOH, The Nagara River Study Citizen Group 長良川の視点から愛知ターゲットを考える, 武藤 仁, 長良川市民学習会Big dam construction breaks biodiversity in the east area of Aichi prefecture 生物多様性を壊す巨大ダム建設(愛知県東部) Republic of Korea - National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), Seoul Metropolitan Government, Korea Environmental Economics Association, and Environmental Ecosystem Research Foundation (ERF)Presentation: The status of biodiversity in Seoul and Seoul citizens’ awareness of biodiversity Links: - Biodiversity and Awareness Improvement Policy of Seoul - Seoul City Direction of Urban Biodiversity Strategy - Survey on Seoul citizen's cognition of Biodiversity World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA)Presentation: Biodiversity Is Us - Webcast - Biodiversity Is Us (slideshow) - Biodiversity Is Us - WAZA Decade on Biodiversity: Biodiversity Is Us - Prezi version - Introduction to Everland - Everland: Biodiversity Activities Videos: - WAZA Biodiversity Is Us Campaign (60sec) - Biodiversity Is Us - Overview film (5min) - Biodiversity Is Us - Educational film (13min) - Biodiversity Is Us - Teaser App (3min) - Biodiversity Is Us channel. Languages: DE, EN, ES, FR, JA Poster: Biodiversity Is Us: EN - KO Thursday, 16 October 2014 Belgium and Benin – Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences, Belgian Development Cooperation and the Direction Générale des Forêts et des Ressources Naturelles Presentation: Belgium-Benin cooperation to achieve Aichi Biodiversity Target 1 - Webcast - Biodiversity and CEPA activities in developing countries - The case of the Belgian CHM partnership - Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 1 in Benin - A fruitful Cooperation DGFRN-RBINS tve and the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) Presentation: Announcing tvebiomovies winners! - International Network for Bamboo And Rattan - Introduction - Bamboo – restoring landscapes, rebuilding lives - Vote for your favourites (ppt) - tvebiomovies2014 - The Final 9 Films: 1 View = 1 Vote! (youtube) Vote (individual videos) - 1 View = 1 Vote! - Bamboo to the Rescue - Bamboo's Dream - Be the Hero - Greed - Green Hope - Life without Ban Boon - Love Inspires - Save Some for the Children - The Heartbeat of the Ocean Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University and International Development Buddhist Organization Lotus World, KoreaPresentation: Living in Harmony with Nature: Applied sustainable yogic agriculture and reviving the community forest - Living in Harmony with Nature - Bio-gas for Sustainable Energy & Reviving Community Forest in Myanmar Links: - Awakening Biodiversity Consciousness II - Sustainable Yogic Agriculture - Panellist Piero Musini on Climate Change TV - Brahma Kumaris at CBD COP11 Saudi Arabia - High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh (ADA)Presentation: Preservation and Development of Native Plants in Arriyadh: Wadi Hanifah as Inspiring Story Exhibition ABS Capacity Development InitiativeAfrican Development Bank Group (ADBG)Aichi Bio-region Working GroupASEAN Centre for BiodiversityBirdLife InternationalBrahma Kumaris World Spiritual UniversityCitizens' Network for Biodiversity in OkinawaConsortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF), AISBLEarth Kids Foundation, Mazars Accounting FirmEast Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership Secretariat (EAAFP)German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ)Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB)Green Korea UnitedIndonesia - Ministry of EnvironmentInternational Development Buddhist Organization Lotus World, KoreaInternational Forestry Student’s Association (IFSA)Japan - Ministry of EnvironmentJapan Committee for IUCN (IUCN-J)Japan Committee for UNDB (UNDB-J)Namibia - Ministry of Environment & TourismOkinawa ReefCheck Research GroupRare ConservationSecretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)Seoul Metropolitan GovernmentSoutheast Asia Regional Initiatives for Community Empowerment (SEARICE)Sweden - Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA)Tanzania - Division of EnvironmentWorld Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA)