Putting Biodiversity-Inclusive Spatial Planning on the Map: How Spatial Intelligence is Being Harnessed to Operationalize Target 1 in National Contexts

Tue, Oct 22, 2024 4:45 PM (-05)

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Description: This event features countries speaking on how they have used spatial planning tools at the national level to support national efforts towards Target 1, with powerful co-benefits for Targets 2-12. Our speakers include Humboldt Institute (Colombia), the Government of Tanzania, South African National Biodiversity Institute, and WCS Mozambique who will showcase national examples of spatial planning, as well as associated tools available to all Parties — Plangea, Marxan Planning Platform, the GBF integrated spatial planning tool on UNBL ('ELSA for All'), and WePlan Forests. We will also share newly released guidances on Target 1 from DEFRA, FAO, and IUCN.

Speakers:
- Annie Virnig, Strategic Advisor on Science and Policy, UNDP
- Jamal Annagylyjova, Ecosystem Restoration Lead, SCBD
- Minister Zahor el Kharousy, Deputy Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries of Zanzibar
- Mahlodi Tau, Chief Director, Biodiversity Information and Policy Advice, SANBI
- Hermenegildo Matimele, WCS Mozambique
- Susana Rodriguez-Buritica, Humboldt Institute
- Melissa de Kock, Deputy Director, UNEP-WCMC
Location: AI2 | GEO BON | GEO Pavilion
Start: Tue, Oct 22, 2024 4:45 PM (-05 / GMT-05:00)
End: Tue, Oct 22, 2024 6:15 PM (-05 / GMT-05:00)