Developing the CEESP COMPONENT PROGRAMME for CEESP Executive Committee Meeting New Delhi, India, 9-11 November 2011

CEESP is The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy (CEESP) With a Mandate Adopted by the IUCN Membership at the World Conservation Congress

1. CEESP Vision A world where equity is at the root of a dynamic harmony between people and nature, as well as among peoples. A world of diversity, productivity and integrity of natural systems. A world in which production and consumption patterns are sustainable. A world where cultural diversity is intertwined with biological diversity and both generate abundant and sustainable livelihoods opportunities.

2. CEESP Mission To contribute to the IUCN Mission by providing insights and expertise and promoting policies and action to harmonize the conservation of nature with the crucial socioeconomic and cultural concerns of human communities— such as livelihoods, human rights and responsibilities, human development, security, equity, and the fair and effective governance of natural resources.

The IUCN Programme

IUCN Programme Where can CEESP add value? Provide technical advice and expertise in natural and social sciences: – Governance, Rights and Equity – Indigenous peoples – Poverty, sustainable livelihoods and human security – Local communities and climate change (REDD and adaptation) – Macroeconomic analysis and policy – Bio-cultural diversity – Extractive industry impacts and policy Enhance knowledge, tools and standards of practice Build consensus and partnerships for action with indigenous peoples and local communities Enhance capacity of indigenous peoples and local communities to engage effectively in natural resource governance and decision-making processes Promote policy reform on natural resource governance Contribute to dialogue on sustainability futures and bringing to life a ‘new conservation ethic’ for people and nature

Whakatane Steering Committee “Map”

Whakatane Major Issues Climate change – rights, adaptation, migration, carbon credits, land grabbing, trade Macro-economics Agricultural policy Influencing IUCN policy Commodification of nature – impact on people Implementation of declarations – human rights and water Social mvmts – food, land use – work with pastoralists, fisherfolk, campesinos, etc. Support ecosystem services How to do it differently – share power, meet people’s need Alternative vision for planet Right to self determination Rio +20 IUCN response to indigenous people cries for help Extractive industries and sustainable development Protect water & marine resources IUCN speak out in defense of Indigenous peoples

Key Messages Conservation is a western concept – not relevant to all peoples. Sharing power means the right to share responsibility for lands and resources. Conservation gains are not dependent on state involvement. Wisdom comes from contact with nature - need full application of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) - not just consultation. Governments need to more actively impose and enforce rules on extractive industries' activities. Biofuel development should not take food producing agricultural land. We need to reshape and rethink economics - there is a diversity of forms of economic organization. Build intercultural dialogue on processes that give marginalised actors more voice and communicate in multiple ways for different audiences. Lands, territories and natural resources are an extension of the people, and must be cared for for the good of the collective people because it is a responsibility and not because a profit can be derived from it.

The time has come for a “new conservation ethic”, one that is accountable, celebrates cultural diversity, cares for species and ecosystems and supports civil society movements, indigenous peoples and local communities to bring a more socially and environmentally just world into being. The new conservation ethic responds to the specificities and histories of local places by responding to the visions and ideas of local communities and indigenous peoples specific context and relies on local knowledge and decisions.

Needed: CEESP’s Contribution

Commission Programme Content A situation analysis that emphasizes where knowledge and tools are deficient in support of conservation action and policy influencing (e.g. lack of knowledge on the relationship between local communities and protected areas); A set of four-year results that emphasizes (a) conservation action that Commission Members will help deliver, (b) policy influencing that Commission Members will contribute to and (c) knowledge that will underpin the results of other parts of IUCN.

Component Program Each component programme is required, by 31 January to submit the following: A programme document that contains:  A situation analysis appropriate to the region or theme  A small set of four-year results, preferably less than the 12 Global Results in the Draft Programme, organized by programme area, that are well justified, explained in terms of the means that will be used to achieve the results, with a set of targets and indicators  An indication of the human and financial resources sought to implement the component programme

Component Program In addition to the programme document, An annex containing a template logical framework summarizing intended results, means (main outputs), assumptions, targets and indicators

Situation Analysis A situation analysis is a diagnosis required to determine which issues are most important for your component to focus upon. Elements of the situation analysis include: Analysis of state, condition and trends covering both the human and environmental aspects of the theme or region; Analysis of the key policy processes; Analysis of the key stakeholders and their relationship to conditions and trends as well as policy processes.

IUCN Commissions and Programme Planning The IUCN Commissions are the scientific engine that drives IUCN and in this role, are the providers of knowledge that is a means to creating results for IUCN in terms of conservation action and policy influence. As such, the planning process for Commissions will entail a different emphasis:

Analysis of key policy processes: Mapping This part of the situation analysis seeks to map the key policy processes that are important – both in a positive and in a negative sense – to delivering conservation results.

Analysis of key stakeholders Who has the most control or influence over the resources that IUCN is most interested in? This can include government ministries, private sector companies, civil society groups, local communities that are managing the resources or those who depend on those resources for survival. Which IUCN Members are most active in the Programme Area?

Analysis of key stakeholders (cont.) Which unique stakeholders have a role to play? For example, development NGOs play a key role in the managing nature for people. In China, academia plays a leading role in advising the Chinese government. It is important to identify these stakeholders, as they are often the difference between success and failure. Who should IUCN partner with in order to influence change?

Sort stakeholders in terms of importance

Implications for the Component Programme Once the diagnosis has been completed, key policies and stakeholders identified, the implications for the component programme should be analyzed, leading to a long list of issues that IUCN could potentially focus its Programme. The component programme and proposed results can, of course, address only a sub-set of these issues or groups of issues. It is important to find a balance between arriving at a manageable number of issues to focus the component programme.

Examples of Recent Work Right to Diversity – CEESP Journal Policy Matters “Video Voices” – encouraging rural people to bring their voices and ideas to global debates; training provided to indigenous youth in Bolivia Conservation and Justice – an options paper for IUCN to address human rights concerns related to conservation initiatives REDD and local communities – analysis of non- economic incentives to conserve and restore forests, in order to promote more appropriate incentive systems and policy frameworks Indigenous and Community Conservation in practice – community to community exchange and learning workshop; ICCA Consortium established with key knowledge sharing events at CBD SBSTTA and COP 10 Enhancing knowledge, sharing and learning

Examples of Recent Work People, rights and participation in Protected Areas – joint work with WCPA on enhancing social indicators within PA management evaluation – text included at CBD COP 10 People and World Heritage – working with secretariat on procedures to enhance community rights, governance and livelihoods in WH sites and nominations ICCAs in CBD – text adopted by CBD SBSTTA and COP 10 Religion and climate change – workshops with faith based organisations in preparation for UNFCCC COP 17 Gender and climate change – workshops, analysis and summaries for decision makers of contributions and concerns of women in Central America A future for CBNRM in Afghanistan – national training workshop in participatory resource management, visioning and planning for a national strategy Promoting policy and practice for people and nature