conservation & opportunities for the future John Barker Head - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

WWF in China collaborating for conservation &

• pportunities for

the future

John Barker Head of Programmes India and China Regions WWF-UK

WWF in China Collaboration on the Yangtze programme Collaboration for conservation in China

Panda facts

13 April 2018 Presentation title runs here (Go Header & Footer to edit this text) 3 WWF has over 5,000 staff worldwide

+5,000

WWF has over 5 million supporters

+5M

WWF is in over 100 countries, on 5 continents

+100

WWF was founded In 1961

1961

WWF entering China (1979)

1979年, 华国锋主席接见 WWF总部主席Peter Scott爵士 1980年, Peter Scott爵士与曲格平 （前国家环保总局局长）签约

WWF与中国 （WWF in China)

Then President Hua Guofeng receiving Peter Scott in 1979 WWF signed MoU with Chinese Govt in 1980

WWF China 2018

ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION Green Transition 生态文明 绿色转型

DEFEND ECO- REDLINE 守红线 REDUCE FOOTPRINT 降足迹 CHINA GREEN GO GLOBAL 中国绿色走出去

Governance Finance Markets

Snow Leopard Sustaina ble infrastru cture Free- flowing rivers Fishing ban 1.5 ℃ GFTN National Park

• Tiger
• Panda
• Environmental

education

• ….

Flyways

Industrial Park

High Plataea Wetland Powered by RE Climate Finance Nature capital+ ... Sustainable consumption and production

• Supply chain
• recycle
• Demand reduction
• BRI
• China-Africa
• Responsible investment
• …

Rooted in China Engaging millions Accelerating Green Transformation in & beyond China Strategy 2020: Three lighthouses

China organizational transition journey

Target transition completion: by end of 2018

Rep Office

Network Funding Overseas China Project implementation contracts Network Funding One Planet Foundation (OPF) Civil Non Enterprise (CNE)

• Upfront Funding
• Chinese Foundations
• Corporate Donation
• Licensing &
• Co-branding
• Individual Donation
• Donation
• Service Contracts

Rep Office

Program office National office

Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (WFOE)

• Merchandize
• Consultancy

WWF and the Living Yangtze

YANGTZE FINLESS PORPOISE

1991 2700 2006 1200-1800 2012 1040 2017 ????

Wild Yangtze

• 6,300km long – world’s 3rd

longest river

• 7,500m difference in altitude

from source to sea

• Area of 1.8million km2 –

almost the same size as Mexico

• Unique ecosystem full of rare

endemic wildlife

• One of WWF’s 35 priority eco-

regions

• 476million people – 36% of

population of China

• Rich in resources –

70% rice, 60% freshwater fish, 40% grain, 33% cotton, 40% hydropower, 50% industrial products

• Represents 40% of GDP, annual

growth rate of 10-15%

• Yangtze Delta: “World Factory”

– more than 400 out of Top 500 companies

Human Yangtze

Scope -- Yangtze

The Yangtze River Economic Zone

“For now and a longways into the future, the restoring of the Yangtze’s ecological environment must be placed at the forefront. Major protection, not major development is the goal” President Xi stresses “green development” along Yangtze River (Jan.5 2016)

WWF Living Yangtze

• prog. In

past 2 yrs

• 6. Water

campaign

• 3. New Basin

Governance model 4.Keep healthy e- flow

• 1. Wetland PA

network 2.Aquatic life protection

• 5. Water

Stewardship

1. Enlarge Yangtze wetland PA network (252 members) with covering 2.9 million ha area (guideline, demonstration, training course, etc.) 2. Promote aquatic life conservation in Yangtze with MOA (upgrading river dolphin protection level, setup Chinese Sturgeon conversation alliance，start aquatic life survey along Yangtze) 3. Initiate new basin governance model (Taihu Governance model 2.0，Taihu Forum etc) 4. Postpone Poyang/Dongtin Lake dam and re-operation TGD 5. Successfully engage textile corporate to participate in water conservation (Brand-SME-CNTAC, Industrial Park WS guideline)

Collaborating for a Living Yangtze

1.IRBM River Chief System (from policy to practice) GIWP, Ministry of Water , Hohai University, China Executive Leadership Academy (CELA) , River Chiefs , 2.Reconnection river and lake Fishing Ban (from fishery to aquatic biodiversity) Ministry of Water , Local NGO’s e.g. Oppose Electrofishing, Yangtze Freshwater Foundation, CBOs 3.Yangtze wetland PA network  China’s Wetland Redline (From Yangtze network to China network ) Nature schools, State Forestry Administration , general public 4.Sustainable Hydropower “hydropower by design” (from re-action to pro-action) Collaboration with Government, MoU with Three Gorges Project Corp.

• Review of water release schedules ;Pilot

environmental flow releases ;Monitoring

• f carp spawning
• 5. Wetland Ambassador Clean

Water Campaign (from student to general public)

• Universities along Yangtze
• SFA，Ramsar CEPA
• NGOs: such as Earth Watch,

local NGOs, schools

• 6. Water Stewardship  Green Development in

Yangtze (from corporate engagement to multi- stakeholder engagement) Nanjing University, JiangsuEngnieering Consultanting Centre, Private sector Companies , CELA ,

External:

• 1. Scale & Speed
• 2. Ecological Civilization, Green is Gold
• 3. Bubbling Public

Internal:

• 1. Building of coalitions and collaborations
• 2. Complacency vs Imagination
• 3. Booming Non-Profit Sector
• 4. Capacity and resources

Reflection on challenges

Alliance to combat cybercrime

• 8 internet companies e.g.

Baidu , AliBaba, Ten Cent

• Wide Range of government
• rganisations : SFA, CITES

Cyberspace admin Forest police bureau Customs , fisheries MoA, Industry and commerce

• NGO’s including TRAFFIC,

China Wildlife Conservation Association and others .

• Media

CO2 emissions Living Planet Index

Climate Nature

2020-2030 Turning Point for the Planet

Bending the Curves

Bending the Curve

2020 Super Policy Year!

SDG 联合国可持续发 展目标 UNFCCC 联合国气候变化 框架公约 CBD 联合国生物多 样性公约

IRBM River Chief System (from policy to practice)

Collaboration with Practice of Governance

By 2020 river chief system guidelines in place and a citizen science initiative initiated safeguarding China river’s health Collaboration : GIWP, Ministry of Water , Hohai University, China Executive Leadership Academy (CELA) , River Chiefs ,

Reconnection river and lake Fishing Ban (from fishery to aquatic biodiversity)

By 2020, Yangtze 10-year fishing ban in place for aquatic life conservation to reverse the fishery resource decline and a plan for smooth livelihood transition of 300,000 fishermen. Collaboration: Ministry of Water , Local NGO’s e.g. Oppose Electrofishing, Yangtze Freshwater Foundation, CBOs

Key output by 2020 (2)

Yangtze wetland PA network  China’s Wetland Redline (From Yangtze network to China network )

Yangtze Yellow Amur- Heilong Coast wetland WI WWF PI Sino- Russian

By 2020, half million Ha. of wetland is effectively managed through China wetland PA network and national wetland guidelines are applied in high conservation value wetlands. Collaboration : Nature schools, State Forestry administration , general public

Key output by 2020 (3)

Sustainable Hydropower “hydropower by design” (from re-action to pro-action)

+ Governance & Finance By 2020, the integrity of the Dongting ecosystem is safeguarded through re-operations of Three Gorges Dam and other solutions.

Collaboration with Government, MoU with Three Gorges Project Corp.

• Review of water release schedules
• Pilot environmental flow releases
• Monitoring of carp spawning

Key output by 2020 (4)

Wetland Ambassador Clean Water Campaign (from student to general public)

Approach:

• Clean Water campaign

Collaboration

• Universities along Yangtze
• SFA，Ramsar CEPA
• NGO: such as Earth Watch, local NGOs,

schools

+ PED

Key output by 2020 (5)

Water Stewardship  Green Development in Yangtze (from corporate engagement to multi- stakeholder engagement)

By 2020 Water Stewardship (WS) Industrial Park (IP) guidelines (i.e. food and beverage, textile, agriculture) have been developed and implemented with innovative schemes. Collaboration: Nanjing University, JiangsuEngnieering Consultanting Centre, Private sector Companies , CELA , + Practice of C&E，Market, Governance and Finance

Key output by 2020 (6)