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Meeting for Asia Regional Members Committee of IUCN--Promoting nature based solutions in Asia
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17-20 September 2017

Gutianshan National Nature Reserve, Zhejiang, China

Asia plays an important role in responding to the call in the IUCN community and should actively participate in the critical event with a joint effort. In this context, a meeting of the Asia Regional Members Committee will promote Asia members to implement the strategies of IUCN in Asia, with a focus in addressing challenges by nature based resolutions and help members including commission members collaborate with Asia Regional Office. Finally, we the members of regional members committee are responsible for finding ways to fill the gaps and raise IUCN’s visibility in Asia and beyond.

 

Agenda

17 September 2017 (Sunday)

Arrival of all participants

 

18 September 2017 (Monday)

09:00 – 09:40    Opening

09:40 – 09:55    Introduction

Ø Round of self-introduction

Ø Introduction to the meeting and its objectives by Keping Ma, Chair for Asia Regional Members Committee of IUCN

Ø Agreement on agenda

09:55 – 10:20    Review and adoption of minutes of the ARC meeting held in Beijing, China on 11-13 July 2016

10:20 – 10:40    Coffee break and group photo

10:40 – 11:10    Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation: challenges and opportunities

11:10 – 11:40    Nature based solutions to environmental and social challenges

11:40 – 12:00   Progress report in strengthening the presence of IUCN in Asia

12:00 – 13:30   Lunch

13:30 – 16:20   Presentations from National Committees and Member Representatives

Ø National Committees

Ø Member Representatives

16:20 – 16:40   Coffee break

16:40 – 17:20    Presentations from Member Representatives

17:20 – 18:00   Discussions

Ø Successful cases for nature based solutions in Asia

Ø How to combine nature based solutions with the present engineering conservation methods

18:30 – 20:00    Reception

 

19 September 2017 (Tuesday)

09:00 – 10:00    Presentations from IUCN Commission Representatives

10:00 – 10:15    Coffee break

10:15 – 12:30    Presentations on opportunities for IUCN members in Asia

10:15 – 10:30    Asia Protected Area Partnership

10:30 – 10:45    Introduction of the 2nd tripartite meeting of IUCN members of China, Japan, and Korea

10:45 – 11:00    Mapping Asia Plants

11:00 – 11:20    Efforts in promoting collaboration of biodiversity conservation between China and ASEAN countries

11:20 –12:30     Discussions and Closing

Ø What effective measures should be taken to promote nature based solutions in Asia

12:30 – 13:30    Lunch

13:30 – 18:00   Excursion - Gutianshan National Nature Reserve

18:30 – 20:00    Dinner

 

20 September 2017 (Wednesday)

09:00 – 09:20    Introduction to the master plan of Qianjiangyuan National Park including Gutianshan National Nature Reserve

09:20 – 09:40    Biodiversity monitoring in Gutianshan NNR

      09:40 – 10:00  Coffee break

10:00 – 12:00   Comments and suggestions on the management and development of Qijiangyuan NP and Gutianshan NNR

      12:00 – 13:30  Lunch

      14:00 – 16:00  Departure of participants

 

 

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