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
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