D R A F T - A G E N D A (Version.10 April 2016) 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference, New Delhi, Venue: Vigyan Bhawan 12, 13 & 14 April 2016

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1 D R A F T - A G E N D A (Version.10 April 2016) 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference, New Delhi, Venue: Vigyan Bhawan 12, 13 & 14 April 2016 Day-0: 11th April 2016 (Monday) - Arrival of participants/delegates HRS: Workshop on Tiger Reintroduction: Lead presentations by Mr. R. Sreenivasa Murthy, CCF(Wildlife), Mr. J.S. Chauhan, Field Director, Kanha, Mr. Igor Chestin and Dr. Keo Omaliss; to be moderated by Dr. K. Ramesh, Wildlife Institute of India (Participating TRCs: All TRCs; Participating partners- Wildlife Institute of India, WWF, GTF, Wildlife Alliance). (VENUE: Meeting Room No.1, 1 st Floor, Shangri- La s Eros Hotel) HRS: Donors Session: Participants USAID, UNDP, GEF, World Bank, KfW, Mr. George Yeo, Mr. Deepak Bohara, Ms. Kseniya Lvovskaya, Mr. Andrey Kushlin, Mr. Andrew Zakharenka, Dr. Masayuki Sakamoto, Secretary General, Japan Tiger and Elephant Fund to be moderated by Mr. Keshav Varma, CEO, GTI Council. (VENUE: Meeting Room No.1, 1 st Floor, Shangri- La s Eros Hotel) HRS: DINNER 1

2 Day-I: 12 th April 2016 (Tuesday) D R A F T - A G E N D A (Version.10 April 2016) 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference, New Delhi, Venue: Vigyan Bhawan 12, 13 & 14 April HRS: Registration; Tea/Coffee (VENUE: Outside Hall No.6, 2 nd Floor) HRS: Welcome Session (Venue: Hall No.6, 2 nd Floor) Welcome to Head of Delegations of Tiger Range Countries by Mr. Prakash Javadekar, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, India and Chairman, National Tiger Conservation Authority, by presenting bouquet HRS: Technical Session-1: Landscape Conservation and Habitat Management CHAIR: MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Tiger Conservation: Indian perspective by Mr. B.S. Bonal, ADG (Project Tiger) & Member Secretary (NTCA), India; Presentation on landscape level and differentiated approach in tiger conservation by Dr. Rajesh Gopal, Secretary General (GTF); Presentation on Management Effectiveness Evaluation of Tiger Reserves by Dr. VB Mathur, Director, Wildlife Institute of India (13 Minutes each) HRS: TEA/COFFEE BREAK (VENUE: Outside Hall No.6, 2 nd Floor) HRS: Technical Session-1 (Continued): Landscape Conservation and Habitat Management Establishment of a drafting committee for the Declaration. CO-CHAIRS: MINISTERS OF INDONESIA AND CAMBODIA Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CA/TS) - Dr. Khalid Pasha/Ms. Sue Stolton, WWF Tigers Alive Initiative Presentation on Global overview of Tiger and Prey Re-introduction efforts & opportunities from priority Tiger landscapes by Mr. Joseph Vattakaven, WWF Tigers Alive Initiative/ Ms. Suwana Gauntlett, Wildlife Alliance, Cambodia Presentation on Tiger Re-introduction experience from the Russian Far East by Mr. Sergei Aramilev, Amur Tiger Centre Tiger Landscape Conservation and Habitat Management: Indonesian Experience by Head of Delegation, Indonesia (13 Minutes each) 2

3 HRS: LUNCH BREAK (Venue: Atrium, Ground Floor) HRS: Technical Session-2: Anti-Poaching, Protection, Illegal Trade & Trafficking; CO-CHAIRS: MINISTERS OF MYANMAR AND MR. AZZEDINE THOMAS DOWNES, PRESIDENT & CEO, IFAW Smart Patrolling: Indian Experience of M-STrIPES by Dr. Y.V. Jhala, Wildlife Institute of India Presentations on analysis of poaching, seizure and trade by Mr. James Compton, TRAFFIC International Presentation on Zero-Poaching by Dr. Dipankar Ghose, WWF, India Efforts of International Organization in Combating, Poaching and Illegal Trade & Trafficking: Mr. David Higgins, INTERPOL Efforts of International Organization in Combating, Poaching and Illegal Trade & Trafficking: Dr. Maheshwar Dhakal, SAWEN Use of Modern Technology in fighting wildlife crimes and patrolling: Ms. Tilotama Varma, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, India Global Forest Watch: A tool to monitor tiger habitat by Mr. Anup Joshi, World Resources Institute, Washington DC Strategy on demand reduction of tiger body parts: Presentation by Ms. Gayle Burgess, TRAFFIC International (13 Minutes each) HRS: Move to the Plenary Hall (Ground Floor) for the Inaugural Session (Note: Laptops/Bags will not be allowed in the Plenary Hall, they may be left in Hall No.6) 3

4 INAUGURAL SESSION, (Venue: Plenary Hall, Ground Floor) HRS: Prime Minister arrives HRS: Welcome speech by Mr. Prakash Javadekar, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India and Chairman, National Tiger Conservation Authority HRS: Speech by Mr. Yeshey Dorji, Chairman, Global Tiger Forum and Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Royal Government of Bhutan HRS: Presentation of awards (5 awards) and release of Joint report Status of tigers in the Sundarban Landscape: Bangladesh/India HRS: Address by Prime Minister HRS: Vote of thanks by Mr Ashok Lavasa, Secretary, MoEF&CC HRS: Group photo with TRC Ministers HRS: Prime Minister Departs HRS: TEA/COFFEE BREAK (Venue: Atrium, Ground Floor) Side Events: HRS: GTF Standing Committee Meeting; Venue: Hall No.1, Ground Floor (Participation by Invitation only) Meeting of State Forest Ministers of India; Venue: Hall No.6 (Participation by Invitation only) HRS: Photo Exhibition, Cultural Programme and Welcome DINNER: Hosted by Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India Venue: Margosa / Silk Cotton Lawn, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi (Entry from Gate No. 2) 4

5 D R A F T - A G E N D A (Version.10 April 2016) 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference, New Delhi, Venue: Vigyan Bhawan 12, 13 & 14 April 2016 DAY-II: HRS and HRS 13 th April 2016 (Wednesday) SIDE EVENTS PARALLEL SESSION OF THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE ON DECLARATION (Venue: Hall No.1, Ground Floor) HRS: Side Event: High Level Panel on Global Snow Leopard & Ecosystem Protection Programme, (Venue: Hall No.1, Ground Floor) MINISTERIAL PRESENTATIONS: Report on status/progress of GTRP/NTRP implementation and future plans/commitments (Venue: Hall No.6, 2nd Floor, Vigyan Bhawan) CO-CHAIRS: MINISTERS OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND NEPAL HRS: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, India, Lao PDR (15 Minutes each) HRS: TEA/COFFEE BREAK (VENUE: Outside Hall No.6, 2 nd Floor) CO-CHAIRS: MINISTERS OF CHINA AND BHUTAN HRS: Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russian Federation, Thailand (15 Minutes each) CO-CHAIRS: MINISTERS OF MALAYSIA AND BANGLADESH HRS: Vietnam, Kazakhstan and Presentation by Minister from Kyrgyz Republic/ GSLEP Secretariat on Snow Leopard Conservation (15 Minutes each) HRS: LUNCH BREAK (Venue: Atrium, Ground Floor) 5

6 HRS: Technical Session-3: Business and Industries: Panel Discussion Panel Discussion: to be moderated by Mr. Ashok Lavasa, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Protected Areas/Tiger Reserves as engines of growth: Lead presentation by Dr. Lawrence Allen, Clemson University Economic Valuation of Tiger Reserves: Lead presentation by Dr. Madhu Verma, IIFM Panelist: Mr. Ravi Singh, CEO, WWF India, Mr. Raghav Chandra, Chairman, National Highway Authority of India; Dr. Alwyn Didar Singh, FICCI; Mr. Keshav Varma, CEO, GTI Council; Mr. Hemendra Kothari, Member (NTCA); Dr. Anupam Joshi, The World Bank HRS: TEA/COFFEE BREAK (VENUE: Outside Hall No.6, 2 nd Floor) HRS: Technical Session-4: Resource Mobilization Panel Discussion: to be moderated by Mr. Keshav Varma, GTI Council Opportunities of Resource Mobilization for Tiger Conservation: Lead presentation by Ms. Midori Paxton, UNDP Panelist: Ms. Yoko Watanabe, GEF; Ms. Mary Melnyk, USAID, Ms. Kseniya Lvovsky, World Bank; Dr. Anish Andheria, WCT; Dr. Sugoto Roy, IUCN (KfW); Dr. Chris Hails (WWF International) HRS: Cultural Event on Tiger Conservation Awareness (Ajitora); Dinner hosted by the National Tiger Conservation Authority. Venue: Civil Services Officers Institute, Vinay Marg, Chanakyapuri 6

7 D R A F T - A G E N D A (Version.10 April 2016) 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference, New Delhi, Venue: Vigyan Bhawan 12, 13 & 14 April 2016 DAY-III: 14 th April 2016 (Thursday), Venue: Hall No.6, 2 nd Floor, Vigyan Bhawan HRS: Technical Session-5: Capacity Building and Leadership CO-CHAIRS: MINISTERS OF LAO PDR AND KAZAKHSTAN Presentation on Collective leadership for results in Conservation by Mr. Bruno Laporte, President/CEO, Leadership, Knowledge, Learning LLC, USA Presentation on Knowledge management, exchange of best practices platform, communication and networking by Dr. Brett Wright, Clemson University, USA/ Mahendra Shreshta, Smithsonian Institution Presentation on Status of Rangers across Tiger Range Countries by Mr. Rohit Singh, Tigers Alive Initiative, Cambodia (12 Minutes each) HRS: Technical Session-6: Sustainable Development and Smart Green Infrastructure PANEL DISCUSSION to be moderated by Dr. V.B. Mathur, Director, Wildlife Institute of India Lead presentations by Ms. Neha Vyas, World Bank and Dr. Bilal Habib, Wildlife Institute of India Panelist: Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Minister for Railways, India, Mr. Ravi Singh (CEO, WWF-India); Mr. Hari Sankaran, IL&FS; Mr. Raghav Chandra, Chairman, National Highway Authority of India; Mr. Keshav Varma, CEO, GTI Council HRS: Networking Future Tiger Conservation Leaders: Experience sharing by Mr. Sean Carnell, Tigers for Tiger Coalition, USA HRS: TEA/COFFEE BREAK (VENUE: Outside Hall No.6, 2 nd Floor) 7

8 HRS: CO-CHAIRS: Ministers of INDIA & BHUTAN Finalization and Adoption of the Declaration on tiger conservation by the TRC Ministers HRS: Pledge on Tiger Conservation by Mr. Prakash Javadekar, Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, India and Chairman, National Tiger Conservation Authority Presentation of Mementos to Head of Delegations by Mr. Prakash Javadekar, Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, India and Chairman, National Tiger Conservation Authority HRS: Vote of thanks by Dr Rajesh Gopal, Secretary General (Global Tiger Forum) HRS: MEDIA BRIEFING by TRC Ministers, Hall No.6, 2 nd Floor HRS: LUNCH BREAK (Venue: Foyer, Mezzanine) and DEPARTURE. Field Trips: Departure for Field trips from Shangri- La s Eros Hotel at HRS ****** 8