Training Workshop on Trade, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development October 29-31, 2003, Beijing China
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1 Draft Agenda Training Workshop on Trade, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development October 29-31, 2003, Beijing China Morning 8:30 Registration Day One Wednesday, October 29, :00 Opening: Sponsor and Organizers Keynotes (6 minutes each) Chair: Head of the International Department, SEPA to be confirmed SEPA representative to be confirmed Achim STEINER, Director General, IUCN David RUNNALLS, President, IISD UK/FCO representative to be confirmed Plenary Session: Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development General Issues The session will start with the issues related to trade and environment in general, and it will move on to the discussion on trade, environment and sustainable development issues related to the WTO Doha Round of trade negotiations, the present status of the negotiations and the results from the WTO Cancun Ministerial Conference. 9:30 Session 1 Global trade and environmental debates and WTO rules and sustainable development International Speaker: Simon TAY, Professor of Law, Singapore National University and Chairman, National Environment Agency, Singapore Topic: Introduction to the interface of trade and environment and the relationship between trade, environment and sustainable development. Introduction to provisions in the WTO agreements that are relevant to the environment, focusing on legal interpretation of these provisions in the WTO jurisprudence and the implications for China as a WTO member. National Speaker: Dr. YE Ruqiu, Senior Advisor, SEPA Topic: China s perspectives on trade, environment and sustainable development 10:10 Discussion Q & A with speakers 1
2 10:30 Tea/Coffee Break 11:00 Session 2 Trade and sustainable development issues in the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations International Speaker: Laurence TUBIANA, Director, Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations, Paris, France Topic: Analysis of the WTO Doha Ministerial Declaration, the current negotiations on trade and environment and the results of the WTO Fifth Ministerial Conference in Cancun National Speaker: LI Xinming, Director, Division of Trade-Related Issues, Department of WTO Affairs, Ministry of Commerce Topic: China s perspectives, strategies and positions on trade, and sustainable development in the Doha Round of WTO negotiations 11:40 Discussion Q & A with speakers 12:00 Lunch Afternoon Plenary Session: Trade, Biodiversity and the WTO The afternoon session will move on to the specific issues related to trade and biodiversity conservation. The relationships between the WTO and multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) in the general context of biodiversity will be discussed. The session will also focus specifically on the relationship between the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and the Convention on Biological Diversity. 13:30 Session 3 MEA-WTO Relationship in the Context of Biodiversity International Speaker: Mark HALLE, Director of Trade and Investment, IISD Topic: The relationship between the WTO rules and MEAs in the context of biodiversity conservation. National Speaker: CHENG Lulian, PRCEE/SEPA Topic: The implementation status in China of the CBD and the MEAs with specific trade obligations to which China is a Party 14:30 Discussion Q & A with speakers 2
3 15:00 Tea/Coffee Break 15:30 Session 4 The Relationship between the CBD and TRIPS International Speaker: David VIVAS EUGUI, Programme Manager on Intellectual Property, Technology and Services, ICTSD Topic: Review of all the aspects of the CBD and TRIPS including principles and objectives, public versus private rights, access and benefits sharing (briefly mentioning) and IPR filing, technology transfer and Article 27.3b National Speaker: YU Hai, PRCEE/SEPA Topic: Implementation of TRIPS in China in the context of the CBD and other biodiversity-related MEAs 16:30 Discussion Q & A with speakers 17:00 Closing 3
4 Day Two Thursday, October 30, 2003 Morning Plenary Session: Trade, Biodiversity and the WTO (continued) Presentations and discussion will focus on more specific issues including access to genetic resources and benefit sharing (A/BS), intellectual property rights (IPRs) and traditional knowledge (TK), trade rules related to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) invasive alien species (IAS) and eco-labeling and certification. 9:00 Session 5 Access to genetic resources and benefit sharing International Speaker: Dr. Pisupati BALAKRISHNA, Head, IUCN Regional Biodiversity Programme, Asia Topic: Access to genetic resources, benefit sharing, and intellectual property rights. National Speaker: TU Ruihe or XIA Yinxian, Division of International Organizations, Department of International Cooperation, SEPA Topic: Status of the Implementation in China of CBD Article 15 on access to genetic resources 9:40 Discussion Q & A with speakers 10:00 Tea/Coffee Break 10:30 Session 6 Intellectual Property Rights and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge International Speaker: David VIVAS EUGUI, ICTSD, Programme Manager on Intellectual Property, Technology and Services Topic: TK in the context of the CBD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) National Speakers: - Dr. XU Jianchu, Executive Director, Center for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge, Kunming, China Topic: TK and intellectual property rights, particularly in the context of China with reference to medicinal plants - TIAN Hui, Lawyer, DeHeng Law Offices Topic: The legal regime governing IPR in China and how TK could be accommodated in that context 11:30 Discussion Q & A with speakers 12:00 Lunch 4
5 Afternoon Plenary Session: Trade, Biodiversity and the WTO (continued) Presentations and discussion will focus on issues in sustainable trade and biodiversity conservation, including eco-labelling and certification, and assessing and managing the risks associated with trade in genetically modified organisms and alien invasive species. This session will briefly introduce other related issues, particularly the impact of subsidies in sectors such as forestry, fisheries, and agriculture. 13:30 Session 7 Sustainable Trade and Biodiversity Conservation International Speaker: Tom Rotherham, Senior Associate, Trade and Investment, IISD Topic: Promoting trade in ways that contribute to the sustainable use of biological resources, focusing on issues of market access, particularly eco-labelling and certification and their impacts on trade. National Speaker: ZHOU Zhonghai, Professor, China University of Politics and Law Topic: Sustainable trade in Chinese law and practice 14:30 Discussion Q & A with speakers 15:00 Tea/Coffee Break 15:30 Session 8 Risk, Precaution, Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), and Invasive Alien Species (IAS) International Speaker: Patricia Moore, Head, IUCN Regional Environmental Law Programme, Asia Topic: Risk Assessment and Precaution National Speakers: - Dr. WANG Changyong [title], Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science Topic: Implementing the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in China - WANG Fanghao, Research Fellow, Institute of Biological Control, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing Topic: Invasive Alien Species in the context of trade in China 16:30 Discussion Q & A with speakers 17:00 Closing 5
6 Day Three Friday, October 31, 2003 Morning Group Discussion: Participants Perspectives on Trade, Environment and Biodiversity Issues. Participants will, based on the introductions on issues discussed in Day One and Day Two, develop their perspective on trade, environment and biodiversity issues. 9:00 Working Group Discussions Working Groups will discuss significant issues for China in the relationship between trade and biodiversity conservation, including access and benefit sharing, TRIPS, TK and IPRs, biosafety and sustainable trade, with the aim to identify policy options, and draw conclusions for the future. Working Group on: TRIPS, TK, and IPRs Facilitators: David VIVAS EUGUI and Dr. XU Jianchu to be confirmed Working Group on: Access and benefit sharing Facilitators: Patricia MOORE and National Expert to be confirmed 10:30 Tea/Coffee Break 11:00 Working Group Discussions Working Group on: Biosafety Facilitators: Dr. BALAKRISHNA and Dr. WANG Changyong to be confirmed Working Group on: Sustainable trade Facilitators: Mark HALLE, IISD and ZHOU Zhonghai 12:00 Lunch Afternoon Group Discussion continues. 13:30 Working Groups Reports and Discussion 14:30 Session 10 China s strategies and positions on trade, biodiversity and sustainable development in the Doha Round of WTO negotiations; China s policy options to promote sustainable trade and biodiversity conservation Facilitators: to be confirmed 6
7 Participants will bring the perspectives from China on the above specific issues into the context of the Doha Round of WTO negotiations. Participants will be involved in identifying the overall interest of China in trade, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development, and China s strategies and positions on Para. 31 and 32, and on other issues discussed in the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment related to biodiversity. They will also identify China s overall policy options to promote sustainable trade and biodiversity conservation. The last two groups from the morning session will stay the same and will put the issues they discussed in the morning (e.g., TIPS, TK and IPRs, access and benefit sharing, biosafety and sustainable trade) into the context of the Doha Round. 15:30 Tea/Coffee Break 16:00 Working Groups Reports and Discussion 16:30 Conclusions and Summary of the Workshop Aban MARKER KABRAJI, Director, IUCN Asia Regional Office, and National representative to be confirmed 17:00 Closing SEPA to be confirmed 7
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