REPORT of 9th PACIFIC ISLANDS CONFERENCE on NATURE CONSERVATION and PROTECTED AREAS, 2-6 Dec 2013 CONTENTS DAY 1: Monday 2 December .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Session 1 .................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Opening Ceremony ................................................................................................................................................ 5 Official Handover of Conference Chair .................................................................................................................. 5 Session 2 .................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Climate Change and Conservation in the Southwest Pacific, Dr Tim Flannery, Australian Climate Council ......... 5 Conference Agenda, Objectives and Report on Key Achievements, Taholo Kami, PIRT-IUCN .............................. 5 State of Conservation Report – Synthesis, Stuart Chape, SPREP ........................................................................... 6 Strategic Priorities for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas for the next five years and beyond, David Sheppard, SPREP .................................................................................................................................................... 6 Celebrating Conservation Successes ......................................................................................................................... 8 DAY 2: TUESDAY 3 December ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Fiji Conservation Highlights ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Session 3 .................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Surviving the Anthropocene: Natural Solutions for Ensuring Resilient and Sustainable Development, Nick Sekhran, UNDP ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 Session 4 .................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Celebrating Conservation Success Stories ............................................................................................................. 9 Session 5 .................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Panel Discussion on Natural Solutions................................................................................................................. 10 Parallel Sessions ....................................................................................................................................................... 11 DAY 3: Wednesday 4 December .................................................................................................................................. 12 Fiji Conservation Highlights ..................................................................................................................................... 12 Session 6 .................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Keynote Address: Building Resilience: A Village Perspective, Tusani Joe Reti..................................................... 12 Keynote Address: Ecosystem-based Adaptation: A Perspective from a Fijian Terrestrial Ecologist, Nunia Thomas ................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Session 7 .................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Celebrating Conservation Successes ................................................................................................................... 13 Session 8 .................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Panel Discussion on Community Resilience ......................................................................................................... 13 Parallel Sessions ....................................................................................................................................................... 13 DAY 4: Thursday 5 December ...................................................................................................................................... 14 Page | 2 REPORT of 9th PACIFIC ISLANDS CONFERENCE on NATURE CONSERVATION and PROTECTED AREAS, 2-6 Dec 2013 Session 9 .................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Keynote Address: Hon. Henry Puna, Prime Minister of Cook Islands .................................................................. 14 Session 10 ................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Celebrating Conservation Successes ................................................................................................................... 14 Session 11 ................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Panel discussion on green/blue economy for sustainable development ............................................................ 14 Youth Presentation .................................................................................................................................................. 15 PIPA Presentation .................................................................................................................................................... 15 Parallel Sessions ....................................................................................................................................................... 15 DAY 5: Friday 6 December ........................................................................................................................................... 16 Session 12 ................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Conservation Case Studies from the Pacific ........................................................................................................ 16 Session 13 ................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Special Presentation of Key Outcomes from the High Level Session .................................................................. 16 Session 14 ................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Action Strategy Framework ................................................................................................................................. 16 Conference Declaration ....................................................................................................................................... 17 Next Steps ................................................................................................................................................................ 18 Official Closing Ceremony ........................................................................................................................................ 18 PARALLEL SESSION REPORTS ....................................................................................................................................... 19 Tuesday 3 December ............................................................................................................................................... 19 1. Protected Areas Establishment – Natural Solutions, Funding Opportunities, and Community-based Participatory Planning in a Pacific Island Context. ....................................................................................... 19 2. Coral Triangle Pacific (ADB-CTP) .............................................................................................................. 20 3. Ecosystem Approaches for Island Environments and Societies: UNEP’s Medium Term Strategy in the Pacific ........................................................................................................................................................... 21 4. Pacific Mangrove Initiative: a Partnership Approach to Coastal Ecosystem Management ..................... 22 5. Pathways to Resilience in Customary