COP15 one year on: What is the best way to fulfill international biodiversity commitments?
December 2023 marks the first anniversary of the COP15 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. This agreement between 188 governments worldwide includes the ’30 by 30’ goal that is giving direction and urgency to the pursuit of nature recovery. The Framework re-asserted the principles of the ecosystem approach as the way to fulfill the ambitions.
But what is the ecosystem approach? And what difference might it make to the way we deliver international commitments locally within the UK and beyond? Join this webinar to get answers. Hear from those who authored the principles that were adopted by the Convention on Biological Diversity, as well as those who are now at the fore in fulfilling the international commitments locally.
About
Join this webinar and hear from those who authored the principles that were adopted by the Convention on Biological Diversity, as well as those who are now at the fore in fulfilling the international commitments. The webinar will run from 1.30 to 2.30 pm on 14th December.
The webinar will feature a presentation by Professor Edward Maltby, Chair of the Sibthorp Trust, with input from Mike Acreman, Member of the Board, Sibthorp Trust. Both were closely involved in drafting the ecosystem approach principles.
Panel comment will be provided by Laurence Couldrick, CEO of Westcountry Rivers Trust and Karen Moorley, Countryside Development Officer, Economy and Resources at Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Speakers
Professor Edward Maltby
Chair of the Sibthorp Trust
Professor Edward Maltby
Chair of the Sibthorp Trust
Edward Maltby is Chairman of the Sibthorp Trust .He joined the founding trustees in 1995, became the Trust’s first secretary and organised the first Sibthorp Seminar. He is Emeritus Professor of Wetland Science, Water and Ecosystem Management, University of Liverpool where he was formally Director of the Institute for Sustainable Water, Integrated Management and Ecosystem Research (SWIMMER).
He has over 50 years of experience in scientific research and environmental management, providing both technical and policy advice for supra-government, government and non-government bodies. Publications include major texts on wetlands, peat and ecosystem management together with many papers in scientific journals. Notable research includes peatlands of the Falkland Islands, Exmoor and the North York Moors and globally important wetlands including Iraq, Everglades, Louisiana and the Mekong Delta.
As Chair of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management he played a key role in the definition and further elaboration of the Ecosystem Approach under the Convention on Biological Diversity. Edward served as advisor to the UK Secretary of State for Environment on the UK National Ecosystem Assessment, was visiting Professor at the University of Melbourne and the 2011-12 John P. Laborde Endowed Chair for Research Innovation at LSU. He is Chair of the Devon Maritime Forum, Trustee of the Tees Rivers Trust and member of the Global Advisory panel of the Conservation Collective.
Mike Acreman
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Mike Acreman
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Mike Acreman served as science area lead on natural capital at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, UK and was visiting Professor of Eco-hydrology at University College London. The primary focus of his research was on the flows of ecosystem services from natural assets of the environment, with particular focus on environmental flows in rivers and wetland hydrology.
He was a lead author on freshwater systems in the UK National Ecosystem Assessment and on the science committees of Natural England and WWF-UK. Mike is a trustee of the Sibthorp Trust.
Laurence Couldrick
Westcountry Rivers Trust
Laurence Couldrick
Westcountry Rivers Trust
Laurence is CEO of the Westcountry Rivers Trust. He specialises in the ecosystems approach. Laurence is passionate about joining up delivery to achieve integrated catchment management, where what society needs from our land is holistically considered.
Karen Moorley
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Karen Moorley
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Countryside Development Officer, Economy and Resources at Dumfries and Galloway Council.