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The Future We Want: A Pacific/SIDS Focus and Opportunities for Forests

The Future We Want: A Pacific/SIDS Focus and Opportunities for Forests. Forests Financing Meeting, 23-27 July, Tanoa International, Nadi, FIJI. General Overview of Rio+20 Outcomes I. More than 120 political leaders including from the Pacific attended the Rio+20 Summit;

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The Future We Want: A Pacific/SIDS Focus and Opportunities for Forests

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  1. The Future We Want: A Pacific/SIDS Focus and Opportunities for Forests Forests Financing Meeting, 23-27 July, Tanoa International, Nadi, FIJI

  2. General Overview of Rio+20 Outcomes I • More than 120 political leaders including from the Pacific attended the Rio+20 Summit; • More than 50,000 participants – government officials, civil society, private sector; • The Future We Want – adopted outcome document; • 26 sectoral issues in the document; • 680 voluntary commitments pledged; • Decision to develop SDGs as a post-2015 development agenda • SG forms an Expert Group including 3 Presidents to follow up on the Rio+20 commitments • SG’s Initiative on “Sustainable Energy for all” was joined by 100 organizations, more than 50 countries, 50 billion USD;

  3. General Overview of Rio+20 Outcomes II Recalls the Stockholm Declaration of UN Conference on Human Environment, 1972; Reaffirms all principles of Rio Declaration, including the common but differentiated responsibilities (para 15); Determination to reinvigorate political will to move the SD agenda forward National/Regional (sub-regional) Context of Implementation; Recognition of the role of regional and sub-regional organizations including the UN RCs and their sub-regional offices in promotion of SD, follow up on SD and green economy implementation, as well as for SDGs development (paras 68, 100, 185, 251) Forests (paras 193 – 196) and Financing (paras 253 – 268)

  4. The Future We Want – Contents Highlights (2) II. B Advancing Integration, Implementation and Coherence • Recognize the need to accelerate progress in closing development gaps; • Acknowledge insufficient progress and setbacks in the integration of the three dimensions of SD; • Concerns about billion people in extreme poverty, 14 per cent undernourished, public health challenges, human insecurity, about vulnerabilities of SIDS (Pac experience re MDGs), LDCs and land-locked DCs, African countries; • Recognize examples of progress in SD and the need to replicate; • Broader measures of progress in addition to GDP – role of UN Statistical Commission and UN system

  5. The Future We Want – Contents Highlights (3) II. C Engaging major groups and other stakeholders • Reaffirm the key role of all levels of government and legislative bodies in promoting SD; • Acknowledge the role of public participation, including civil society, women, youth, indigenous people in particular, • Underlines the roles of: • private sector, corporate sustainability reporting in particular; • scientific and technological community for closing the technological gaps; • trade unions, • small-scale farmers, fishers, foresters; • Recognize the central role of the United Nations with contributions from other international organizations, including international financial institutions (IFIs) for SD;

  6. The Future We Want – Contents Highlights (4) III. Green Economy in the Context of SD and Poverty Reduction • “we consider green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication as one of the important tools available for achieving sustainable development and that it could provide options for policymaking but should not be a rigid set of rules” - para 56 • “ we view implementation of green economy policies by countries that seek to apply them for the transition towards sustainable development as a common undertaking” – para 59

  7. The Future We Want – Contents Highlights (5) III. Green Economy in the Context of SD and Poverty Reduction • Re def. of green economy (seen by many in developing countries as focusing too much on environment and economic growth), Rio+20 text reaffirms that “social policies are vital for promoting sustainable development” – para 63 • Invite the UN system to provide information upon request on available toolboxes and/or best practices; models and good examples, methodologies and platforms for application of green economy policies – para 59 • Invite UN RCs to support developing countries upon request to achieve sustainable development, including through, inter alia, green economy policies in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, in particular in least developed countries – para 68

  8. The Future We Want – Contents Highlights (6) IV. Institutional Framework for SD - general • Recognizes “the universality and central role of the United Nations” - para 77 • Underscores the need to “strengthen the UN system-wide coherence and coordination” so it stops being part of the problem - para 78 • GA – “to further integrate sustainable development as a key element of the overarching framework for UN activities” - para 81 • ECOSOC – to be strengthened for integrated and coordinated follow-up on UN Conferences – three pillars - para 83 • High-level Political Forum to be established that will gradually replace the CSD - para 84- – report of SG to 68th session of the GA (September 2013)

  9. The Future We Want – Contents Highlights (7) IV. Institutional Framework for SD - general • High-level Political Forum to be established as a universal intergovernmental high level political forum that will gradually replace the CSD - para 84; • Will among others: • Enhance integration of the three pillars of SD • Ensure high-level system wide participation of UN agencies, fund and programmes; – improve coordination within the UN system – para 85 • The forum format and organizational aspects – SG’s report to be submitted to 68th session of the GA (September 2013)

  10. The Future We Want – Contents Highlights (8) IV. Institutional Framework for SD – UNEP • Reaffirms “the need to strengthen the environmental pillar” (para87); • Invites the GA at 67 Session (starting September 2012) to consider among others (para 87): • Universal membership of the GC of UNEP; • Secure, stable, adequate and increased financial resources; • Enhance UNEP ’s voice in coordination with other UN system; etc

  11. The Future We Want – Contents Highlights (9) IV. Institutional Framework for SD – UN RCs • The role of regional organizations and sub-regional organizations including regional commissions and their sub-regional offices “in promoting a balanced integration of the economic, social and environment dimensions of SD in their respective regions” (para 100) • Regional efforts and the role of RCs appreciated ; RCs to continue efforts to strengthen regional coordination of 3 dimensions of SD – para 185 • “Welcomed regional and cross-regional initiatives for SD, such as the Green Bridge Partnership” (para 102)

  12. V. Framework for action and follow up (1) • Poverty eradication – addressing the root causes through integrated, coordinated and coherent strategies (para 105-107); • Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture – sustainable agriculture, livestock and fisheries in focus (para 108-118); • Water and Sanitation -2005-2015 International Decade for Action “Water for Life”, role of ecosystems, water and sanitation for the three dimensions of SD (para 119-124)

  13. V. Framework for action and follow up (2) • Energy – in focus issues of access, decentralization, renewable and clean energy (para 125-129)* • Sustainable tourism – capacity development, investment and promotion (para 130-131) • Sustainable transport (and mobility) – recognized as central to SD; development of sustainable transport systems, including energy efficient multi-modal systems (para 132-133, p. 22) ** *SG’s Initiative on “Sustainable Energy for all” was joined by 100 organizations, more than 50 countries, 50 billion USD; ** Development Banks Initiative - committed to 175 billion USD investment for sustainable transport (Bulletin of Rio+20);

  14. V. Framework for action and follow up (3) • Sustainable Cities and human settlements – integrated planning and management approaches- holistic approach to urban development, affordable housing and infrastructure, waste management and 3R, non-motorized mobility, etc. (para 134-137) • Health and population – HIV and Aids, non-communicable diseases, access to health-care, TRIPS, prevention activities (vaccines), population trends, maternal health and child mortality, etc. (para 138-146)

  15. V. Framework for action and follow up (4) • Employment, decent work and social protection-decent jobs and job creation, for all, especially women and youth, fundamental rights of workers, informal jobs, social security, jobs for the poor in restoring and managing natural resources and ecosystems, protection of human rights and fundamental freedom (para 147-157) • Oceans and seas – critical for the Earth’s ecosystems, to protect, restore the health, productivity and resilience of ocean and marine ecosystems, conservation of biodiversity sea level rise and climate change, unsustainable fishing and sustainable fishery management, etc . (para 158-177)

  16. V. Framework for action and follow up (5) • SIDS – special case for SD, unique and particular vulnerabilities, strengthening the UN system support to SIDS (para 178-180); and LDCs- Istanbul Programme of Action (para 181) • Climate Change – “one of the greatest challenges of our times” (para 190)…for all, undermining the ability to achieve SD and MDGs and threatening viability of [small low lying] nations (para 25.,) • Disaster risk reduction – building resilience, early warning systems, inter-linkages between risk reduction , recovery and long-term planning, SD integration with risk reduction (para 186-189)

  17. V Framework for action and follow up (6) • Forests (paras 193 – 196) – must tick many other priorities to be a strong SD priority of SIDS • Biodiversity (paras 197 – 204); • Desertification, land degradation and drought (paras 205-209); • Mountains (paras 210 – 212); • Chemicals and Waste (paras 213-223)

  18. V. Framework for action and follow up (7) • Sustainable consumption and production – underlines the need for “fundamental changes in the way societies consume and produce” and for “rationalizing fossil fuel subsidies by removing market distortions, including restructuring taxation and phasing out harmful subsidies” (para 224-226); • Mining (para 227 – 228) • Education – focusing on youth and giving better future; Education for SD [to include focus on SFM?], UN Decade on Ed for SD, research and education (para 229-235) • Gender equality and women’s empowerment - the important role and leadership of women in SD, the potential as drivers for SD, equal rights and opportunities in political decision making , equal access to education , role of UN-Women (para 236-244)

  19. V. Framework for action and follow up (7) Sustainable development goals: • A set of sustainable development goals, based on Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, which fully respect all the Rio Principles “ and to be “integrated in the UN development agenda beyond 2015” (para 246); • Establish an inclusive and transparent intergovernmental process on sustainable development goals that is open to all stakeholders, with a view to developing global sustainable development goals to be agreed by the General Assembly (para 248). • Establish an open WG at the 67 session of GA – 30 MSs representatives nominated through the 5 regional groupings; report to be submitted to 68th session of GA (September 2013-January 2014) (para 248); • SG will establish aninter-agency technical support team and expert panels from the UN system; reporting to GA (para 249) • UN RCs – to provide support for the development of SDGs – collect national inputs to contribute to the regional and global efforts (para 251)

  20. VI. Means of Implementation (1) VI.A Finance: • Need to mobilize resources; to establish intergovernmental process under the UN GA with technical support from UN system (para 254-255); • Establish an intergovernmental committee – 30 experts nominated by regional groupings, equitable geographic representation, to conclude work by 2014 (para 256) • Role of IFIs, Breton Woods Institutions and private sector “The process will assess financing needs, consider the effectiveness, consistency and synergies of existing instruments and frameworks, and evaluate additional initiatives, with a view to preparing a report (to the UNGA by 2014) proposing options on an effective sustainable development financing strategy to facilitate the mobilization of resources and their effective use in achieving sustainable development objectives” Para 255 VI.B Technology • technology transfer to developing countries, provisions on technology transfer, finance, access to information and intellectual property rights - JPOI (para 269); • UNSG to identify options for a facilitation mechanism that promotes the development, transfer, and dissemination of clean and ESTs and make recommendations to the 67th session of the GA (para 273);

  21. VI. Means of Implementation (2) VI.C. Capacity Building: • Role of UN System – enhance knowledge; develop capacity, sharing sustainable practices, North-South and South-South and triangular cooperation, promoting public-private partnerships (para 277-280) VI. D. Trade • Trade – an engine for development and sustained economic growth, focus on removing trade distorting subsidies and promotion of trade of environmental goods and services, role of WTO (para 281-282); VI.E. Commitments - more than 680 commitments registered so far

  22. VII Pacific Plans • National (HoGs of Samoa, Kiribati, Tuvalu, RMI) • Sub-regional (MSG Leaders Initiatives): • National dialogues; • MSG Ministers and Heads • Regional (CROP): • PIC/Partners • CROP Heads • Forum Leaders

  23. Conclusions • Rio+20 Implementation an “Opportunity” to strengthen recognition of forests and trees as an important priority in SDGs and SD Financing; • A change in mindset: think sustainable and inclusive development i.e., “coordinated, balanced, integrated approaches” (UNGA on MSI) and “green economy” (Rio+20) & “avoid thinking in sectors” (GM/UNCCD) and as Mahatma Gandhi said… • Understand the thinking and the language of the economists, the environmentalists and the social policy and focus on developing of integrated development indicators, targets, goals and financing strategies.

  24. Recommendation Strengthen recognition of the development role and requirements of Sustainable Forests Management (SFM) in/through: • The implementation of the Rio+20 outcome “The Future We Want”; and • The process of developing Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and their Means of Implementation (MoI), including Financing.

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