Side-event on B4Life at CBD COP12 in Pyeongchang.

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Advertising the side-event at Cop12

On Thursday 16 October, the European Commission, through its Development Cooperation Office EuropeAid, hosted a side-event at the 12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, in Pyeongchang, South-Korea.

The event was chaired by Mrs Pia Bucella, Director, Natural Capital Directorate, DG-Environment.

See the welcome speech that was given by Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Janez Potocnik.

Find as well a slides presentation on what is, in fact, B4Life, presented by Arnold Jacques de Dixmude, Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources Unit, EuropeAid.

Four guest speakers were invited to share views and thoughts on one of the priorities of B4Life, based on their own experiences built through their organisations and/or in programmes that have been or are, among others, supported by the EU.

Mr. Pavan Sukdhev, CEO of GIST, presented the The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food (TEEBAgF) to illustrate the 2nd priority axis of B4Life.

The 1st priority area, governance of natural resources, was illustrated by Mr. Michael Stanley-Jones, from UNEP-UNDP's Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI)

Then, Mr. David Vivas Eugui, of UNCTAD, presented the BioTrade Initiative as nature-based solution for a green economy, 3rd priority area of B4Life.

Finally, CITES' Mrs. Milena Sosa Schmidt read a statement on behalf of her Secretary General, Mr. John Scanlon, highlighting actions achieved by CITES through the MIKE and MIKES project to address the issue of Wildlife poaching and trafficking. The text of this intervention can be found here.

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During the side-event

We hereby wish to warmly thank all participants to this side-event, who really added value by the quality of their interventions.

See you again in B4Life !