FAO in Geneva: On the Road to the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15)

FAO in Geneva, in close collaboration with the FAO Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment in Rome, is organizing a hybrid briefing on the upcoming UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15). As several objectives of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) are closely linked to agriculture and food security, active engagement of the agrifood sectors will be critical to the successful adoption of the post-2020 GBF. The meeting aims to raise awareness among Permanent Missions in Geneva on the links between agrifood systems and biodiversity, FAO’s work on biodiversity and the importance of agriculture in the negotiations at COP15. It will contribute to the mobilization of key stakeholders ahead of the negotiations, particularly for finalizing the Post-2020 GBF and its Monitoring Framework and reaching an agreement on soil biodiversity.


Tuesday 22 November
10:00-11:30 CET

Speakers:
Ms Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General, FAO
Mr LIU Ning, Deputy Director General of the Department of Nature and Ecology Conservation, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China; Deputy representative of the COP 15 President; Deputy head of China's negotiation team of the COP15
Mr Alwin Kopse, Deputy Assistant Director-General, Federal Office for Agriculture of Switzerland
Mr Zitouni Ould-Dada, Deputy-Director, Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment (OCB), FAO
Mr Frédéric Castell, Senior Natural Resources Officer, OCB, FAO

Mr Dominique Burgeon (moderator), Director, FAO Liaison Office in Geneva

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