Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Fisheries Linking the FAO Code

Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Fisheries. Linking the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries to CBD Target 6 Tuesday 13 December: 18: 15. Side event #2212. Room: Side-event 2. Universal building. CBD Co. P 13. Cancun, Mexico, 4 -17/12/2016

PROGRAMME 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Welcome: Serge M. Garcia (IUCN-CEM-FEG) Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation in fisheries: The CBD Strategic Plan and Target 6: Jake Rice (SCBD) Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation in fisheries: The FAO Code of Conduct and the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries. Serge M. Garcia (IUCN-CEM-FEG) Connecting Fisheries and Conservation. RFB’s and the Regional Seas Organizations: Kim Friedman (FAO) and Jake Rice (SCBD) Discussion

MAINSTREAMING BD IN FISHERIES? Mainstreaming biodiversity in fisheries is the process of embedding biodiversity considerations into the policies, strategies and practices of public and private actors of the fishery sector, to reduce their collateral impact on biodiversity so that it is conserved and sustainably used, both locally and globally Huntley, B. J. and Redford, K. H. (2014). Mainstreaming biodiversity in Practice: a STAP advisory document. GEF, Washington, DC: 88 p.

CONVERGENCE & COEVOLUTION Convergence (external forcing) Functional distance BIODIVER SITY Actors UNEP-CBD, IUCN, CITES, Min. of Environment, ENGOs Core values Common targets Conflict Core values Fisheries Coevolution (interaction) Time UNGA , WB, GEF, Consumers, Public Actors FAO, RFBs Min. of Fisheries Industry, Sector NGOs Modified from Garcia, Rice & Charles (2014)