In this podcast we talk about the COP16 of the Convention on Biological Diversity which takes place in Cali, Colombia from 21 October to 1 November 2024 and which is defined as the “implementation COP”
Adopted at COP15 in 2022, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) is a landmark agreement for global biodiversity conservation, setting a vision for 2050 of a world living in harmony with nature. It establishes four goals and 23 ambitious targets for biodiversity conservation. It faces the challenge of avoiding the failures of its predecessor, the Aichi targets, amidst an ever-so-urgent biodiversity crisis, as highlighted by WWF’s Living Planet report which shows a 73% decline in wildlife populations between 1970 and 2020.
In this podcast we talk about the COP16 of the Convention on Biological Diversity which takes place in Cali, Colombia from 21 October to 1 November 2024 and which is defined as the “implementation COP” as negotiations will focus on finalising and agreeing on mechanisms for implementation of the GBF.
Our IEEP Biodiversity analyst, Gabrielle Aubert, and Nigel Dudley, co-funder of Equilibrium Research and IEEP Associate, discuss the progress in implementation and financing.
These are some of the resources mentioned in the podcast:
- Guidance on using the indicators of the monitoring framework of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
- Protected Planet Report
