IUCN Biodiversity Offsets Policy – Consultation update Steve Edwards Global Business and...

IUCN Biodiversity Offsets Policy – Consultation update

Steve Edwards

Global Business and Biodiversity Programme

September 22, 2015

Phase 1 (Completed November 2014)

• Nov. 2013 - Technical Study Group convened

• Consultation process with IUCN Commissions (online)

• Presentation at No Net Loss and Beyond Summit in London, June 2014

• Technical report and two input papers released at World Parks Congress, Nov 2014

• Consultation side event held at WPC, Sydney, Nov 2014

www.iucn.org/offsets

Progress to date (Phase 2)Policy Working Group launched in September 2014

– PWG finalize draft policy and Council approved draft policy for consultation – April 2015

– www.iucn.org/offsets website established – June 2015– Union Portal site(s) – French, Spanish, English – June 2015

Formal presentations:– North America Regional Conservation Forum – June 2015– Oceania RCF – July 2015– FFI offsets workshop– Asia RCF – August 2015– SUR RCF – August 2015– ORMACC RCF – September 2015– ESARO, PACO, Europe, ROWA RCFs (pending)

Progress to date (Phase 2)Additional outreach:

– New Zealand and Australia IUCN Nat’l committees – held meetings to discuss; supported by IUCN Councillors

– Two email messages describing consultation sent to all IUCN members via Union Development Group, in three languages

– Blog by Steve Edwards, featured on IUCN.org– Blog by Ariel Brunner, featured on IUCN.org– BBOP newsletter– Building Bridges (several times); ARO Newsletters– Studies highlighted in the IUCN library newsletter, BBOP

Publications list, on TBC website, Biodiversity Offsets Blog– ICMM Webinar– Presentations to World Bank, IDB– LinkedIn and Twitter

What comes next (Phase 3)

– Sept. 2015 PWG reviews consultation and finalizes policy

– Oct. 2015: Final draft presented to Council, Approved(?)

– Nov. 2015: Council Motion drafted and submitted to online Motions

Process

– March - April 2016: Online discussion of proposed motions (IUCN members only)

– Sept. 2016: Floor discussion and vote by IUCN members

Consultation process:

Accepted comments through Sept 15

Comments will be made publically available on IUCN website

Visit www.iucn.org/offsets to learn more and participate

Write: steve.edwards@iucn.org and rachel.asante-owusu@iucn.org if you would like to know more.

Many thanks!