AHP6 SESSIONS

AHP6 Parallel Break-out Session 4: Business and Biodiversity

23 October 2019

9:00-12:00

Sedon Room, 1st floor, Champasak Grand Hotel

While the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) continue to host a platform for a global interchange for safeguarding biodiversity and business actions, a regional discourse is necessary as the challenge to balance profitability and sustainability remains.  Mainstreaming biodiversity into economic, development, investment and business plans continue to be a challenge.

 In the ASEAN region, one of the areas for collaborations between stakeholders is the ASEAN Heritage Park’s biodiversity conservation and management. Business sector is encouraged to make investments and build partnerships on programmes that will promote links of business and biodiversity through direct investments, corporate social responsibility initiatives, and other support mechanism that promote the mainstreaming of biodiversity in the business operations. 

This will feature best practices of the business sector on biodiversity conservation, specifically how the business sector integrates biodiversity in their business processes. This would include the incorporation of sustainability measures in business operations in the business of tourism, energy, manufacturing, and processing.

Co-chairs:

Dr. Inthavy Akkharath

Dr. Inthavy Akkharath

Ministry of Environmental and Natural Resources

Dr. Thamasak Yeemin

Dr. Thamasak Yeemin

Ramkhamhaeng University Thailand

Speakers:

Mr. Paul Steele

Mr. Paul Steele

International Institute for Environment and Development

Integrating Natural Capital into the Private Sector Business Processes

 

Mr. Duis Kandayon

Mr. Duis Kandayon

Kadamaian Tourism Association

Doing Business in Protected Areas: Sustainable Development and Benefit-sharing

 

Mr. Yusak Mangetan

Mr. Yusak Mangetan

Bantimurung Bulusaraung National Park

Ecotourism: Business and Conservation

Mr. John Roberts

Mr. John Roberts

Minor International Group Thailand

Private Sector Voluntary Commitments on Biodiversity

Mr. Aung Thuya

Mr. Aung Thuya

Thanintharyi Division

Biodiversity Conservation: Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility