Mountain Futures is a global initiative, which aims to promote the well-being of people in the mountains, enhance the diversity, stability and sustainability of ecosystems, and construct and share green mountain development solutions.
The United Nations declared 2022 the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development to increase awareness of the importance of sustainable mountain development, and the conservation and sustainable use of mountain ecosystems. To that end, the third Mountain Futures Conference will revolve around the core values and concepts of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity – Ecological Civilization: Building a Community of Life on Earth.
The conference will focus on four thematic areas of scientific exploration, ecological restoration, indigenous wisdom, and future living. The agenda will include a visit to an ecological site, art exhibition and poster exhibition.
Chinese and English simultaneous interpretation will be available for both onsite and online participants.
Mountain Futures is led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and is jointly sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Mountain Partnership, the World Agroforestry (ICRAF) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). The first and the second Mountain Futures Conferences were held in March 2016 and June 2018, respectively.
Agenda
Opening Ceremony
Opening video–We are the future: Fang Bing, Director, Yunnan Natural and Cultural Heritage Conservation Council.
Opening Remarks
- UNEP Representative
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative
- United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) Representative
- International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Representative
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) Representative
- Foreign Exchange and Cooperation Center Representative, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, China
- Leader, Bureau of International Cooperation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Yunnan Province Government Official, China
- Honghe Government Official, China
Coffee break
Keynote Speeches
+ Four themes’ introduction films
PEI Shengji
YANG Yuming
FAN Jianhua
LI Rongchun
Lunch
Keynote Speeches I
- Theme 1-1: Jeewon Rajesh, Associate Professor, University of Mauritius
- Theme 1-2: Prof. LIU Huan. Principal Scientist, BGI Life Science Research, Shenzhen
- Theme 1-3: Prof. Peter E. Mortimer, Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS
- Theme 1-4: TBC
LIU Huan
Peter E. Mortimer
Coffee break + Mountain Futures Art Exhibition 1
Poster Exhibition
Scientific exploration + Ecological restoration + Indigenous wisdom + Future living
Welcome dinner
Keynote Speeches II
- Theme 2-1: Martin Breed, Senior Lecturer in Biology, Flinders University, Australia
- Theme 2-2: SHAO Kunkun, General Manager, Jiangsu Feili Environmental Protection Engineering Co., Ltd.
- Theme 2-3: Prof. WANG Kelin, Former Director, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, CAS
- Theme 2-4: TBC
Martin Breed
SHAO Kunkun
WANG Kelin
Coffee break + Mountain Futures Art Exhibition 2
Keynote Speeches III
- Theme 3-1: Prof. ZHANG Xiaode, Department of Social and Ecological Civilization, Nation-al Academy of Governance
- Theme 3-2: Ju Tashi Sango, Lama, White Jade Temple in Guoluo Prefecture of Qinghai Province
- Theme 3-3: Prof. HE Jun, Yunnan University
- Theme 3-4: TBC
ZHANG Xiaode
Ju Tashi Sango
HE Jun
Lunch
Parallel Session I
- Scientific exploration 01
- Ecological restoration 01
- Indigenous wisdom 01
- Future living 01
Coffee break + Mountain Futures Art Exhibition 3
Parallel Session II
- Scientific exploration 02
- Ecological restoration 02
- Indigenous wisdom 02
- Future living 02
Dinner/Film
Keynote Speeches IV
- Theme 4-1: YU Lei, Assistant to the President of DR PLANT
- Theme 4-2: Prof. LI Gang, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering of Soochow University
- Theme 4-3: CHENG Ruoqiong, General Manager, Qizheng Group
- Theme 4-4: Mrs. QUAN Haiyan, co-founder, Natural Education
YU Lei
LI Gang
Coffee break + Mountain Futures Art Exhibition 4
Parallel Session III
- Scientific exploration 03
- Ecological restoration 03
- Indigenous wisdom 03
- Future living 03
Lunch
Roundtable Discussion
- Dr. Ravi Prabhu, Director General a.i., World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)
- Prof. CAO Jinghua, Executive Director, Alliance of International Science Organizations in the Belt and Road Region (ANSO)
- Ms. YI Lisha, Chief Commercial Officer, Belt and Road Environmental Technology Ex-change and Transfer Center (Shenzhen)
- Prof. CHEN Jin, Former Director, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS
- Institute of Animal Sciences Representative, CAAS
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Representative, CAS
YI Lisha
CHEN Jin
Coffee break
Action plans for Mountain Futures Awards and Closing Remarks
Dinner
Organizers
Hosted by:
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Co-organized by:
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- Secretariat of United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Mountain Partnership The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) -World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
- The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
- Balipara Foundation, India
- Foreign Cooperation and Exchange Center, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China.
- Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
- Yunnan FROM OUR EYES Rural Documentary and Culture Research Centre
- Yunnan Natural and Cultural Heritage Conservation Council
- Honghe Golden Kapok Textile Technology Co., Ltd.
- Shanghai Shiqi Cotton Industrial Development Co., Ltd.,
- BGI Life Science Research
- DR PLANT
Supported by:
- Bureau of International Cooperation, Chinese Academy of Sciences Global South-South Development Center Project
- Yunnan Province and Technology Department
- Partnerships for Community Development (PCD)
- Oxfam (Hong Kong) Yunnan Office
