The presentation by Dr. Francesca Mancini (FAO) and Raphaelle Vignol (UNEP) gives an overview of the EU-funded project “Capacity building related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries – Phase 2” (ACP/MEAs2). The presentation was given at a national training workshops for stakeholders involved in the revision of the Kenya NBSAP that was held at ICRAF in Nairobi, 25-26 May 2016. More information on the event are available at: www.fao.org/africa/news/detail-news/en/c/417489/. © FAO: http://www.fao.org

1. EU-ACP MEAs II
Francesca Mancini
FAO
Plant Production
and Protection Division
Raphaelle Vignol
UNEP
Division of Environmental
Law and Conventions
FAO Regional Policy Dialogue
Ecosystem Services from
Sustainable Agriculture
for Biodiversity Conservation
25-26 may 2016
Nairobi, Kenya

2. Raphaelle Vignol
UNEP
Division of Environmental
Law and Conventions
25-26 may 2016
Nairobi, Kenya
EU-ACP MEAs II
FAO Regional Policy Dialogue
Ecosystem Services from
Sustainable Agriculture
for Biodiversity Conservation
Francesca Mancini
FAO
Plant Production
and Protection Division
Capacity building related to Multilateral Environmental
Agreements (MEA) in African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries
 A program coordinated by UNEP / DELC
 A sub-component on agriculture coordinated by FAO
 Phase I : 2009 – 2014
 Phase II: 2014 – 2017
 Improve social and environmental conditions through
building capacity with the ACP countries to better implement
Multilateral Environmental Agreements

3. Raphaelle Vignol
UNEP
Division of Environmental
Law and Conventions
25-26 may 2016
Nairobi, Kenya
EU-ACP MEAs II
FAO Regional Policy Dialogue
Ecosystem Services from
Sustainable Agriculture
for Biodiversity Conservation
Francesca Mancini
FAO
Plant Production
and Protection Division
… Benefits
… Benefits
and
implements
… Supports
… Finances
Who does what?
16
countries in
the Caribbean
15
countries
in the Pacific
48
sub-Saharan
countries
in Africa

4. Raphaelle Vignol
UNEP
Division of Environmental
Law and Conventions
25-26 may 2016
Nairobi, Kenya
EU-ACP MEAs II
FAO Regional Policy Dialogue
Ecosystem Services from
Sustainable Agriculture
for Biodiversity Conservation
Francesca Mancini
FAO
Plant Production
and Protection Division
… Benefits
… Benefits
and
implements
… Finances
Who does what?
16
countries in
the Caribbean
15
countries
in the Pacific
20
countries
in Africa

5. What is to be achieved?
Three main objectives:
 Institutional capacity building
 National capacity building
 Synergistic implementation
Raphaelle Vignol
UNEP
Division of Environmental
Law and Conventions
25-26 may 2016
Nairobi, Kenya
EU-ACP MEAs II
FAO Regional Policy Dialogue
Ecosystem Services from
Sustainable Agriculture
for Biodiversity Conservation
Francesca Mancini
FAO
Plant Production
and Protection Division

6. FAO’s Focus on Biodiversity
And Chemicals and Waste
Target MEAs:
 Basel Convention
 Rotterdam Convention
 Stockholm Convention
 Convention on Biological Diversity
Sound chemical, in particular pesticides,
management is key to sustainable
intensification of agriculture and
conservation of biodiversity
Raphaelle Vignol
UNEP
Division of Environmental
Law and Conventions
25-26 may 2016
Nairobi, Kenya
EU-ACP MEAs II
FAO Regional Policy Dialogue
Ecosystem Services from
Sustainable Agriculture
for Biodiversity Conservation
Francesca Mancini
FAO
Plant Production
and Protection Division

7. Raphaelle Vignol
UNEP
Division of Environmental
Law and Conventions
25-26 may 2016
Nairobi, Kenya
EU-ACP MEAs II
FAO Regional Policy Dialogue
Ecosystem Services from
Sustainable Agriculture
for Biodiversity Conservation
Francesca Mancini
FAO
Plant Production
and Protection Division
Africa –Priorities to enhance the implementation of Chemicals
Conventions (as identified by the countries)
Institutional Capacity- building – regional level
 EAC and SADC Secretariats to facilitate the adoption of harmonised procedures
for pesticide registration to strengthen registration processes, increase control on
pesticide quality and contrast illegal trade in the regions
 FAO/EAC and SADC Technical Working Groups have been established in both sub regions
 Phasing out of Highly Hazardous Pesticides to eliminate pesticide that pose
unacceptable risk to human health and the environment from agriculture
 Regional dialogue held in April in Johannesburg resulting in a regional strategy for SADC
countries being developed with the technical assistance of FAO and Rotterdam Convention
Secretariat

8. Raphaelle Vignol
UNEP
Division of Environmental
Law and Conventions
25-26 may 2016
Nairobi, Kenya
EU-ACP MEAs II
FAO Regional Policy Dialogue
Ecosystem Services from
Sustainable Agriculture
for Biodiversity Conservation
Francesca Mancini
FAO
Plant Production
and Protection Division
Africa –Priorities to enhance the implementation of Chemicals
Conventions (as identified by the countries)
National capacity-building– country level
Designated National Authorities have an increased capacity to implement target MEAs:
 National pesticide legislations are aligned with international instruments (BRS);
 Pesticide Risk Assessment skills (e.g. pollinators and other non-target organisms,
ground water leaching, aquatic organisms, wild life);
 Mechanisms and Tools to manage data and share information to better
implement the target MEAs (e.g. FAO Pesticide Stock Management System).

9. Raphaelle Vignol
UNEP
Division of Environmental
Law and Conventions
25-26 may 2016
Nairobi, Kenya
EU-ACP MEAs II
FAO Regional Policy Dialogue
Ecosystem Services from
Sustainable Agriculture
for Biodiversity Conservation
Francesca Mancini
FAO
Plant Production
and Protection Division
Africa – Priorities to enhance the implementation of Chemicals
Conventions (as identified by the countries)
Synergistic implementation
 Policy and technical support to sustainable agricultural approaches that reduce
reliance on agro-chemical use and promote sustainable production practices (e.g.
agroecology, IPM, biocontrol)
 Integration of agriculture into National Biodiversity Strategic Plans (NBSAPs)
Aichi Targets 7,8, 13 and 14.
 FAO/CBD Technical Guidance Document on Mainstreaming Biodiversity…
 Today’s multi-stakeholder workshop involving key actors from Environment and Agriculture to
prepare for the revision of NBSAPs

10. Biodiversity and ecosystem services are at the
heart of sustainable increases in agricultural
productivity
FAO addresses a strategic point of assistance
to countries in developing synergies, to:
- use ecosystem services provided by
biodiversity to minimize the use of
agricultural chemicals;
- enable a sound management of agro-
chemicals to minimise impact on
environment and human health
Raphaelle Vignol
UNEP
Division of Environmental
Law and Conventions
25-26 may 2016
Nairobi, Kenya
EU-ACP MEAs II
FAO Regional Policy Dialogue
Ecosystem Services from
Sustainable Agriculture
for Biodiversity Conservation
Francesca Mancini
FAO
Plant Production
and Protection Division

11. Raphaelle Vignol
UNEP
Division of Environmental
Law and Conventions
25-26 may 2016
Nairobi, Kenya
EU-ACP MEAs II
FAO Regional Policy Dialogue
Ecosystem Services from
Sustainable Agriculture
for Biodiversity Conservation
Francesca Mancini
FAO
Plant Production
and Protection Division

12. Raphaelle Vignol
UNEP
Division of Environmental
Law and Conventions
25-26 may 2016
Nairobi, Kenya
EU-ACP MEAs II
FAO Regional Policy Dialogue
Ecosystem Services from
Sustainable Agriculture
for Biodiversity Conservation
Francesca Mancini
FAO
Plant Production
and Protection Division
Focus on the Africa Hub activities
AFRICA – Some of the planned activities: Expected achievement
Review regional natural resource strategies in selected Regional Economic
Communities (RECs): stock-take and identify gaps and overlaps, develop
tools and guidelines for harmonizing and revising the strategies
Natural resource
strategies
At least 2 Regional Economic Communities have in
place revised strategies on MEAs
Support the AGN on Biodiversity to hold pre-COP meetings AGN /
Biodiversity
African countries demonstrate a high standard of
negotiation skill and make very meaningful
interventions during COPs and MOPs
Support the implementation of the African Coordination mechanism on
Biodiversity
Biodiversity -
Coordination
mechanisms
A Coordination mechanism on Biodiversity is
established and operational by 2017
Provision of resource people to selected member states to assist to update
NBSAPs which include resource mobilization component
NBSAPs At least 2 countries have updated NBSAPs
Hold a second parliamentarians colloquium on biodiversity and/or
chemicals integration into the national planning process
Parliamentarians Biodiversity and chemical/waste concerns
mainstreamed into developmental plans and policies
of at least two countries by 2017
Develop legislative and regulatory framework for persistent organic
pollutant (POPs) management for selected African Countries
PoPs At least 2 countries have regulations on POPs by
2016
Hold a workshop for focal points on MEAs synergistic implementation and
best practices on the 2 MEAs target clusters
Synergistic
implementation
At least 2 countries have in place by 2017 synergistic
implementation strategies/plans
Working with FAO and IAPSC, promote use of the Global Harmonized
System codes for control of PIC and POP pesticides
PIC and PoP
pesticides
At least 2 countries adequately implement the GHS
system by 2017

13. Raphaelle Vignol
UNEP
Division of Environmental
Law and Conventions
25-26 may 2016
Nairobi, Kenya
EU-ACP MEAs II
FAO Regional Policy Dialogue
Ecosystem Services from
Sustainable Agriculture
for Biodiversity Conservation
Francesca Mancini
FAO
Plant Production
and Protection Division
UNEP - NBSAPs and synergies between biodiversity related
MEAs
 Member states urged UNEP to work on synergies between MEAs
 More support needed for incorporating synergies issues into
NBSAPs
 NBSAP are key tools / entry point to implement MEAs and develop
effective synergies
NB: None of the post 2010 NBSAP deal with synergies specifically,
National Coordination Committees established in more and 30 countries
can potentially help in synergies
 A workshop on NBSAP organized in March 2016 by DELC
MSU / ACP MEAs with countries from the three regions

14. Raphaelle Vignol
UNEP
Division of Environmental
Law and Conventions
25-26 may 2016
Nairobi, Kenya
EU-ACP MEAs II
FAO Regional Policy Dialogue
Ecosystem Services from
Sustainable Agriculture
for Biodiversity Conservation
Francesca Mancini
FAO
Plant Production
and Protection Division
NBSAPs and synergies between biodiversity related MEAs
 Countries are already looking at implementation options
 Institutional mechanisms being developed for enhancing
synergies
 Need additional support (financial and technical)
 Reporting related options seem to get more attention to deal with
synergies
 Understand specific opportunities and challenges related to
NBSAP implementation to support synergies (countries that have
already completed their NBSAPs)
 Help and support countries currently finalizing the NBSAPs to
include relevant sections and actions into NBSAPs on synergies
 Prepare a road map for CBD SBI, UNEA 2, CITES COP, CBD COP

15. Thank you