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Dialogue Forum 4 (Year 2) “Racing to Save the World’s Disappearing Biodiversity” (in Thai)
29 October, 2021 @ 1:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Since the Global Strategic Plan on Biodiversity 2010-2020 as well as Aichi Targets came to an end last year, the world community is now working on the new global framework, Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, to lay out the new framework and strategy for countries to adopt as well as the new targets amid the rising challenge of the rapid biodiversity loss, with one million species being at stake in the next decades.
The World Economic Forum has noted that over half the world’s total GDP worth around US$ 44 trillion of economic value generation is moderately or highly dependent on nature and its services. The World Bank has also noted in its report this year that loss of ecosystem services could cause a decline of global GDP by US$ 2.7 trillion by 2030 with higher intensity of impact in low-income and lower-middle-income countries.
From this month to the middle of next year, the world community is holding the Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 15) to help one another addresses the challenge as well as opportunities including the new framework to help guide the work in the next decades. Part One of the conference that ended on October 15 has yielded a positive outcome as the joint declaration called Kunming Declaration to determine the clearer path and goals has been declared out loud along with the commitment to set up the new funds to push the work forward.
Among these are Kunming Biodiversity Fund by Chinese President Xi Jinping, and the UN organisations’ push, which could see billions of dollars invested in biodiversity related work and nature-based solutions. The only questions that remain are whether such the ambitious efforts will be able to address the challenges that keep rising over time and will be timely to save our biodiversity and our wellbeing in return.
The Dialogue Forum, which opens a space for such critical discussion, therefore, would cordially like to invite you to look through the challenges concerning our biodiversity loss and the ambitious efforts to save it and our wellbeing at Dialogue Forum 4: Racing to Save the World’s Disappearing Biodiversity on 29 October 2021, from 1.15-3.30 pm via Zoom (in Thai) (See the program below)
*Please register and confirm your Zoom participation ahead of the event at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvfumvpjgtGtLpmqVxzAzNVxg7HFW65a3e. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. You can also watch the event live via FB Live@ FB Page: Decode, Bangkok Tribune News, SEA Junction, Thai SEJ (ชมรมนักข่าวสิ่งแวดล้อม)
Program
| 1.15 pm | Zoom opening for participants |
| 1.25 pm | Brief introduction of the forum and the topic of the forum sessions |
| 1.30 pm | Overview: COP15 and the outcomes, Kunming Declaration and sticking points – Dr. Benchamaporn Wattanatongchai, Environmental Officer, Senior Professional Level, Biodiversity Management Division, ONEP |
| 1.40 pm | Forum discussion: Looking forward to save the world’s disappearing biodiversity: the challenges and opportunities (2 rounds) Speakers:- Ms. Niran Nirannoot, Country Project Manager, The Biodiversity Finance Initiative for Thailand, UNDP (Financing issues)- Dr. Benchamaporn Wattanatongchai, Environmental Officer, Senior Professional Level, Biodiversity Management Division, ONEP (Implications on the country’s strategy and plans) – Ms. Benjamas Chotthong, Director of Project Development and Planning Program, Thailand Environment Institute (Thailand’s status on biodiversity and policy related perspectives) – Dr. Petch Manopawitr, Co-Founder ReReef, former Deputy Director, IUCN SE Asia Group (The world’s marine biodiversity and Thailand’s status) – Mr. Phitchayetsaphong Khurupratchamak, Coordinator of Boon Rueang Wetland Forest Conservation Group, 2020 Equator Prize award recipient (Community participation in conserving biodiversity) – Mr. Pru O-dochao, a representative of the Northern Karen community, Samoeng District, Chiang Mai (Community participation in conserving biodiversity) |
| 3.00 pm | Q&A session |
| 3.30 pm | Wrap-up and closing of the forum |
Partners:
- Thai Society of Environmental Journalists
- SEA-Junction
- Bangkok Tribune News Agency
- Decode
Supported by: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (Thailand Office)
Organizers:
SEA Junction
SEA Junction, established under the Thai non-profit organization Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies (ForSEA), aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions, from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 408 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center or BACC (across MBK, BTS National Stadium), SEA Junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. For more information see www.seajunction.org, join the Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/1693058870976440/ and follow us on twitter and Instagram @seajunction
Bangkok Tribune News
Bangkok Tribune is the indie and in-depth online news agency to “explain” and “inspire” people with constructive news reports on development and environmental policies in Thailand and the Mekong region, critical to public decisions, thus truly serving the public interest. For more info, see https://bkktribune.com/.
Thai Society of Environmental Journalists
Thai Society of Environmental Journalists (Thai SEJ) is an association of news reporting individuals who strive to report on environmental issues and the impact of climate change both in Thailand and overseas. For more information, see https://greennews.agency/.
Decode
Decode is an online media for citizens of the future who want to see change and become part of the society’s solution. It presents carefully crafted issues with attention to conversations, truth and challenging questions in order to pass on the inspiration for collective social action. For more information, see https://decode.plus/.
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (Thailand Office)
The Konrad Adenauer Foundation is a foundation from Germany. Our activities in Thailand aim at strengthening the parliamentary system, economic and social stability, the civil society’s decision-making role as well as promoting rule of law, peaceful conflict resolution, and political participation of the people. For more information, see https://www.kas.de/en/web/thailand.
