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Programme

Biodiversity Informationfor DevelopmentBID

AFRICA RISING Mobilising Biodiversity Data for Sustainable Development

OLD MUTUAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION CENTRE KIRSTENBOSCH NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDEN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA19-22 MAY 2015

Sponsors

GBIF Global BiodiversityInformation Facility

The GBIF programme, Biodiversity Information for Development (BID), is funded by the European Union.

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Overarching objectives

• Increase regional understanding of the biodiversity data-science-policy value chain and identify the opportunities and solutions that it presents for sustainable development in Africa

• Draw attention to relevant tools, resources and learning networks for building effective biodiversity information systems in Africa

• Articulate a ‘Plan of Action’ for mobilising and mainstreaming Africa’s policy-relevant biodiversity data, and forge international partnerships to implement it

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ObjectiveIncrease regional understanding of the biodiversity data-science-policy value chain and identify the opportunities and solutions that it presents for sustainable developmentin Africa.

Questions• Why is biodiversity information essential for Africa’s sustainable development? • What is the context and policy framework for biodiversity information management

in Africa? • What is the data-science-policy value chain and how can biodiversity information be

applied in practice to enhance decision-making in Africa?

TIME EVENT

08h30 – 09h00 REGISTRATION & TEA/COFFEE

09h00 – 10h50 1.1 OPENING CEREMONY & WELCOME ADDRESS Facilitator Ms. Carmel Mbizvo, Head - Biodiversity Science and Policy Advice, SANBI

Panel Dr. Tanya Abrahamse, CEO, SANBI Mr. Donald Hobern, Executive Secretary, GBIF Dr. Jonathan Hutton, Director, UNEP-WCMC Dr. Nkobi Moleele, Chief Scientist, RESILIM

1.2 GOODWILL MESSAGE FROM CBD EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Read by Mr. Nicolaas Van Der Werf Programme Officer, CBD Secretariat

1.3 STATEMENT OF HON. EDNA MOLEWA MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS Read by Dr. Tanya Abrahamse, CEO, SANBI

1.4 GROUP PHOTOGRAPH

DAY 1 19 May 2015Demands & Applications

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DAY 1: 19 May 2015Demands & Applications

TIME EVENT

10h50 – 11h10 TEA/COFFEE

11h10 – 13h00 1.5 WHERE ARE WE NOW? Facilitator Ms Sibongile, Programme Officer: Environment & Sustainable Development, SADC Panel Africa rising Mr. Maxwell Gomera, Deputy Director, UNEP-WCMC Dr Neil Burgess, Head of Science, UNEP-WCMC Africa’s ecological futures and flashpoints Dr. Deon Nel, Conservation Director, WWF Africa The state of biodiversity information in Africa Dr. Olaf Bánki, Senior Programme Officer, GBIF

1.6 ICE-BREAKER: WHO’S WHO AND GROUND RULES Facilitator Mr. Selwyn Willoughby, Technical Advisor for IUCN BIOPAMA & Founding Partner of Refleqt Information Management Services

13h00 – 14h00 LUNCH

14h00 – 15h20 1.7 WHAT IS OUR PLAN? Facilitator Mr. Maxwell Gomera, Deputy Director, UNEP-WCMC The Declaration on Biodiversity Information for African Development Panel Dr. Gaston Akouèhou, Head of Delegation, BenBIF The Plan of Action for Mobilising & Mainstreaming Africa’s Biodiversity Data Ms. Hulda Gideon, Regional Representative, GBIF Africa The Global Biodiversity Information Outlook Mr. Donald Hobern, Executive Secretary, GBIF

1.8 MOBILIZING DATA FOR RESEARCH & POLICY Dr Siro Masinde, Programme Officer, GBIF

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DAY 1: 19 May 2015Demands & Applications

TIME EVENT


15h40 – 17h00 1.9 WHAT IS BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION FOR? Facilitator Ms. Kristal Maze, Chief Director, Biodiversity Information and Policy, SANBI Panel Sectoral mainstreaming Ms. Caroline Petersen, Head of Ecosystems and Biodiversity, UNDP Impact analysis for improved biodiversity management Dr. Nkobi Moleele, Chief Scientist, RESILIM Ms Belynda Petrie, CEO, OneWorld Sustainable Investments Food security Ms. Elizabeth Arnaud, Scientist, Bioversity International IPBES assessments Dr. Luthando Dziba, Competence Area Manager, Ecosystem Services, CSIR

1.10 BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION USE-CASES Poster presentations facilitated by Mr Selwyn Willoughby

17h00 – 17h30 NETWORKING AND POSTER-VIEWING WITH REFRESHMENTS

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Objectives• Share experiences and review lessons learned through relevant projects and activities

undertaken in Africa.• Identify how effective biodiversity information management systems can be efficiently

established and maintained in Africa.

Questions• Which barriers and solutions pertain to the mobilisation and use of biodiversity

information? • What are the challenges, successes, & lessons learn through building biodiversity

information systems in Africa?• How can priorities for biodiversity data mobilization be identified?

TIME EVENT 08h30 – 09h00 TEA/COFFEE

09h00 – 10h40 2.1 BARRIERS & SOLUTIONS TO DATA MOBILISATION Facilitator Mr. Jeffrey Manuel, Director, Biodiversity Information and Planning, SANBI Panel Findings of BIOPAMA Dr. Andrew Cottam, Post Doc Researcher, European Commission Findings of UNEP-WCMC Dr. Eugenie Regan, Senior Programme Officer, UNEP-WCMC Findings of the regional JRS prjoect Mr. Russell Galt, Project Coordinator, SANBI Findings of Sud Experts Plantes Dr. Anne-Sophie Archambeau GBIF France Node Manager

2.2 CORROBORATING KEY FINDINGS Facilitator Mr. Selwyn Willoughby, Technical Advisor for IUCN BIOPAMA & Founding Partner of Refleqt Information Management Services

DAY 2 20 May 2015Lessons Learned

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DAY 2: 20 May 2015Lessons Learned

TIME EVENT 10h40 – 11h00 TEA/COFFEE 11h00 – 13h00 2.3 HOW DO WE BUILD EFFECTIVE INFORMATION NETWORKS? Facilitator Dr. Olaf Bánki, Senior Programme Officer for Participation, GBIF

Panel: Dr. Nick King, Board Member, ARCOS Professor Jean Ganglo, Director of the Forest Sciences Laboratory, University of Abomey-Calavi and Vice-Chair, GBIF Science Committee Ms. Fatima Parker-Allie, Deputy Director, SANBI Dr. Alex Asase, GhaBIF Node Manager and Lecturer, University of Ghana

2.4 HOW DO WE IDENTIFY PRIORITY NEEDS Facilitators Dr. Olaf Bánki and Mr. Selwyn Willoughby

13h00 – 13h15 COLLECTION OF PACKED LUNCHES

13h15 – 19h00 2.5 FIELD EXCURSIONS Options: • Cape of Good Hope • Tour of an eco-friendly vineyard • Table Mountain cable car

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ObjectiveDraw attention to relevant tools, resources and learning networks for building effective biodiversity information systems in Africa.

Questions• What should be the vision, goals, objectives and priorities for the mobilisation and use of

biodiversity information in Africa?• Which planned or existing initiatives, tools, networks and resources can support the

attainment of these goals?

TIME EVENT


09h00 – 10h40 3.1 FORMULATING A VISION & GOALS Facilitator Dr. Jonathan Hutton, Director, UNEP-WCMC

3.2 WHERE CAN YOU GET HELP? Facilitator Dr. Kule Chitepo, Chief of Party, RESILIM

Panel BON in a Box Dr. Gary Geller, Senior Expert for Biodiversity and Ecosystems, Group on Earth Observations (GEO)

Learning networks Ms. Hulda Gideon, Regional Representative, GBIF-Africa

UNEP-WCMC tools & resources Mr. Tim Wilkinson, Head of Informatics, UNEP-WCMC

GBIF tools & resources Dr. Siro Masinde, Programme Officer, GBIF

DAY 3 21 May 2015Help at Hand

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DAY 3: 21 May 2015Help at Hand

TIME EVENT

09h00 – 10h40 Toolkit for determining policy-relevant biodiversity data Mr. Russell Galt, Project Coordinator, SANBI

Biodiversity Informatics Curricula Ms Fatima Parker-Allie, Deputy Director, SANBI Professor Jean Ganglo, Director of the Forest Sciences Laboratory, University of Abomey-Calavi and Vice-Chair, GBIF Science Committee Biodiversity Heritage Library Ms Anne-Lise Fourie, Chair, BHL Africa


11h00 – 13h00 3.3 HOW DO WE LEVERAGE RESOURCES? Facilitator Ms. Cecilia Njenga, Head of Sub-regional Office, UNEP Panel Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) Dr. Olaf Bánki, Senior Programme Officer, GBIF

Sud Expert Plantes développement durable Dr. Anne-Sophie Archambeau, GBIF France Node Manager

BIOPAMA Mr. Selwyn Willoughby, Technical Advisor for IUCN BIOPAMA & Founding Partner of Refleqt Information Management Services

CABIN Ms. Anne-Julie Rochette, Scientific Assistant, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

3.4 INFORMATION FAIR

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DAY 3: 21 May 2015Help at Hand

TIME EVENT

13h00 – 14h00 LUNCH

14h00 – 15h30 3.5 WHAT ARE OUR REGIONAL OBJECTIVES & PRIORITY ACTIONS? Facilitator Mr. Selwyn Willoughby, Technical Advisor for IUCN BIOPAMA & Founding Partner of Refleqt Information Management Services


15h50 – 17h00 3.6 FRAMING THE PLAN OF ACTION Facilitator Mr. Selwyn Willoughby, Technical Advisor for IUCN BIOPAMA & Founding Partner of Refleqt Information Management Services

3.7 FIELD EXCURSION: TOUR OF KIRSTENBOSCH NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDEN Led by Mr. Andrew Jacobs, Principal Communications Officer, SANBI

19h00-20h30 OFFICIAL CONFERENCE DINNER

Location Moyo Restaurant

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Objectives• Identify priority actions, conceptualise concept notes, and forge project consortia• Celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity• Proclaim a ‘Declaration on Biodiversity Information for African Development’ and compile

a ‘Plan of Action for Mobilising & Mainstreaming Africa’s Biodiversity Data’ to spur coordinated action and investment in the region

Questions• Which priority actions must be taken to catalyse mobilisation and use of biodiversity

data in Africa?• Who and which consortia are best-placed and willing to implement the priority actions?

TIME EVENT


09h00 – 10h40 4.1 FORMATION OF WORKING GROUPS TO ELABORATE COMPONENTS OF THE PLAN OF ACTION AND DECLARATION Facilitator Mr. Selwyn Willoughby, Technical Advisor for IUCN BIOPAMA & Founding Partner of Refleqt Information Management Services

4.2 CAROUSEL Multiple facilitators


11h00 – 13h00 4.3 HOW DO WE WORK TOGEHTER? CONCEPTUALISING PROJECTS AND FORMING CONSORTIA Facilitator Mr. Selwyn Willoughby, Technical Advisor for IUCN BIOPAMA & Founding Partner of Refleqt Information Management Services

DAY 4 22 May 2015A Way Forward

22 MAY 2015INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT


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DAY 4: 22 May 2015A Way Forward

TIME EVENT

11h00 – 13h00 4.4 CELEBRATING THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Facilitator Mr. Selwyn Willoughby, Technical Advisor for IUCN BIOPAMA & Founding Partner of Refleqt Information Management Services

• Reading of the final Declaration • Biodiversity messages • Photo booth

4.5 PRESS CONFERENCE A panel discussion allowing the media to connect with conference delegates

13h00 – 14h00 LUNCH

14h00 – 16h00 4.6 HOW WILL WE PROCEED? PRESENTATION OF PLAN OF ACTION & NEXT STEPS Facilitator: Mr. Selwyn Willoughby, Technical Advisor for IUCN BIOPAMA & Founding Partner of Refleqt Information Management Services

4.7 REFLECTIONS IN A FISHBOWL

4.8 CLOSING REMARKS Dr. Kule Chitipo, Chief of Party, RESILIM Mr. Donald Hobern, Executive Secretary, GBIF Dr. Jonathan Hutton, Director, UNEP-WCMC Ms. Carmel Mbizvo, Head - Biodiversity Science and Policy Advice, SANBI

16h00 4.9 CLOSE OF CONFERENCE

Facilitator Mr. Jeffrey Manuel, Director: Biodiversity Information & Planning, SANBI



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