The programme of the Community Conservation Conference in Durban, South Africa, organised by the Global Forest Coalition, will be as follows:
Monday, 31 August
9:00 – 12:30 Opening plenary
– Wally Menne, Timberwatch Coalition, word of welcome and some remarks on the threats to sustainable livelihoods in South Africa
– Simone Lovera, GFC, word of welcome and introduction to the CCRI
– Axel Benemann, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Germany on supporting community conservation (via video)
– Ville-Veikko Hirvelä, Siemenpuu Foundation, Finland, on community rights, alternative views on the economy and elements for a global democratic dialogue
– Delfin Ganapin, GEF Small Grants Programme, UNDP on importance ICCAs for biodiversity conservation (via video)
– Philip Owen and Alexander Mashile: Presentation preliminary results community conservation resilience assessments in South Africa
– Ronnie Hall, Critical Information Collective, UK: Presentation on commonalities in the draft findings of national CCRA processes followed by initial discussion
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 Afternoon plenary
– Onel Masardule and Hilda Lopez: Presentation preliminary results community conservation resilience assessments in Panama
– James Meinama and James Iroga: Presentation preliminary results community conservation resilience assessments in Solomon Islands
– Proposal for parallel working groups to analyse draft findings on resilience of community conservation and how it could be enhanced.
15:30 – 18:00 working groups
– Coffee break followed by first session of parallel working groups to discuss the contribution of community conservation to sustainable livelihoods
18:00 Reception
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Tuesday, 1 September
9:00 – 10:00 Plenary
– Recap and report back from working groups
– Carolina Lagos and Francisco Manquecheo Agregan: Presentation of preliminary results, community conservation resilience assessments in Chile
10:00 – 11:30 Working group
– Coffee break followed by second session of parallel working groups: Preliminary analysis of findings regarding external and internal threats to community conservation resilience
11:30 – 12:30 Plenary
– Anatoly Lebedev and Nadezhda Seliuk: Presentation preliminary results community conservation resilience assessments in Russia
– Isis Alvarez: Gender and community conservation resilience – lessons learned about women’s rights, roles, needs and aspirations
12:30 -14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:00 Plenary
– Kureeba David and Perezi William Kirahwa Nyangbyaki: Presentation preliminary results community conservation resilience assessments in Uganda
– Estebancio Castro Diaz: Presentation preliminary results community conservation resilience assessments in Panama
15:00 – 16:30 working groups
– Coffee break followed by third session of parallel working groups: solution-oriented approaches to the external and internal threats to community conservation resilience.
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Wednesday, 2 September
9:00 – 12:30 Plenary
– Miguel Lovera and Adrian Vazquez: Presentation preliminary results community conservation resilience assessments in Paraguay
– Taghi Farvar and Ahmad Beyranvand: Presentation preliminary results community conservation resilience assessments in Iran
10:30 – 10:45 coffee break
– Fiu Elisara and Bismarck Fuluasou Ringo Crawley: Presentation preliminary results community conservation resilience assessments in Samoa
– Marcela Gomez and Gustavo Saavedra: Presentation methodology used and preliminary results community conservation resilience assessment in Colombia
– Lessons learned from application of methodology: introduction by Holly Jonas, followed by discussion
12:30 – 14:30 Lunch time skill share on participatory methodology
15:00 – 16:30 working groups
– Fourth session of parallel working groups: Appropriate legal, political, economic, social, cultural and other incentives for community conservation.
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Thursday, 3 September
9:00 – 10:30 Plenary
– Recap and report back to plenary
– James Meinama: Presentation of preliminary results: community conservation resilience assessments in Solomon Islands
– Overview of policies and laws supporting ICCAs by Alphonsa Jojan, Natural Justice
10:30 – 12:30 working groups
– Coffee break followed by fifth session of parallel working groups: Creating an enabling environment for community conservation
12:30 – 14:30 Lunch time skill share on participatory methodology and use of visual materials for outreach campaigns
14:30 – 16:30 working groups
– Sixth session of parallel working groups: Developing an advocacy agenda based on the preliminary CCRI findings
– Preparation of joint recommendations.
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Friday, 4 September
9:00 – 12:30 Parallel working groups
– Developing an advocacy agenda based on the preliminary CCRI findings
– Plenary; preparation of report
12:30 – 14:30 Lunch time skill share on use of visual materials in campaigning
14:30 – 17:00 Panel discussion
– Jeffrey Campbell, Forest and Farm Facility, FAO, Italy
– Sara Namirembe, World Agroforestry Centre, Kenya
– Fiu Elisara Mata’ese, OLSSI, Samoa
– Maria Palenova, All-Russian Research Institute for Silviculture and Mechanization of Forestry, Russia
– Patrick Sieber, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Switzerland
– Victor Enciso, National Forestry Institute, Paraguay
Closing words: John Scott, Secretariat to the Convention on Biological Diversity, on importance indigenous rights, traditional knowledge and community governance for biodiversity conservation (video)