Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
We made inputs to the process to the develop the new 10-year strategic plan for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) through the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework package of decisions. Our particular focus was on the best ways to include trade within the emerging framework.
Examining the biodiversity impacts of different global trade and conservation policy scenarios was a key element of our modelling work. The conclusions from the bending the curve analysis were communicated broadly to the public via WWF’s Living Planet Report 2022. They were also influential in the framing of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
We strengthened discussions between CBD and the trade communities through convening high-level meetings with the CBD Secretariat and WTO Members on nature-positive trade for biodiversity and sustainable development. At the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD (CBD COP15) we hosted an official side event co-led by UNEP, which was the only event that discussed the role of trade and trade policy to help implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The Global Biodiversity Framework package of decisions, adopted by 196 Parties to the CBD in December 2022, contains severalTargets (Targets 5, 8, 10, 15 and 16) which are relevant to the sustainable use of wildlife and wild meat and trade in agricultural commodities, and by nations and business.
For CBD COP15 we also supported the process to develop an indicator framework with an online tool (Indicators for the Kunming – Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework), technical work to develop information papers to support the negotiations and publication of scientific papers targeted at the trade related targets.
In addition, the Hub made a minor input to a spatial data platform (UN Biodiversity Lab) that contained data layers to inform national decision making related to Targets 1 (planning and managing areas to reduce biodiversity loss) and Target 2 (restore 30% of all degraded ecosystems) of the Global Biodiversity Framework. We also funded a new spatial analysis platform, PLANGEA, that maps the impacts on biodiversity and nature's contributions to people in different scenarios. This tool can help countries make decisions about restoration, conservation and conversion activities.