This year the city of Cali, Colombia, will host the 1st implementation COP since the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) in December 2022. The Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework – EU Support Project will be supporting and co-organising a series of eleven events at CBD COP 16 to demonstrate that implementation has started across the world by a number of Parties and stakeholders.
These events will be hosted on at the EU Pavilion, and others in specific Hubs or Pavilions held by longstanding partners, and as official CBD side-events.
They will highlight the progress to date in relation to many of the KMGBF targets from both the public and private sectors, showcasing their transformative actions towards achieving Peace with Nature, in line with the theme of this COP.
October 21, 17:30
EU Pavilion
Rangers at the Heart of the 30 x 30 Target – Engaged for People& Nature
Showcasing the role of the ranger profession in the achievement of the GBF, this event will bring together rangers, protected area managers, IPLCs representatives, NGOs and IGOs. It will present the Hyères Declaration and will be key to ensuring that all stakeholders can support the profession and engage with rangers for inclusive, resilient and opportunity-creating protected areas, consistent with the Target 3 of the KMGBF.
With: Gardes Nature de France | International Ranger Federation
October 22, 11:40 – Official CBD Side-event
CEVP Ground floor, Working Group II, Blue Zone
A Global Knowledge Service for Biodiversity (GKSSB) – Supporting Parties’ Needs for Monitoring KMGBF Implementation
This side event will provide updates on the progress made by the Global Knowledge Support Service for Biodiversity (GKSSB) and seek feedback from Parties and stakeholders on its proposed online Knowledge Service to support Parties in monitoring the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF), including the design and content of the online service and its potential interlinkages with other knowledge products.
With: UNEP-WCMC | CBD | EC | JRCEC | Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (Mexico’s government) | BMUV | Ramsar convention on wetlands | FAO
October 22, 11:45
EU Pavilion
Innovating for Nature & People in African Cities
In which ways can African cities portray innovative solutions for the implementation of the KMGBF?
This high-level discussion will feature examples from different African cities, such as Kampala, and how they are responding to both social and environmental challenges, particularly ones related to biodiversity-inclusive urban planning, in line with Target 12 of the KMGBF.
With : ICLEI, OECD Sahel and West Africa Club
October 24, 11:25
UN Hub – Place Quebec, Blue Zone
Consumers and Nature: Making Trade Work for Biodiversity and Development
Consumers play a vital role in conserving biodiversity, as their consumption choices and behaviours have a significant impact on ecosystems. This highlights the urgent need to support their transition to sustainable lifestyles, with sustainable consumption as a top priority. This session will explore innovative tools and strategies, including trade and trade-related policies, to promote sustainable consumption and production globally. And thereby contribute to the achievement of global biodiversity targets, in particular Target 16 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
With: UN Trade and Development | Consumers International | BIOTRAILS | adelphi
October 24, 17:30
EU Pavilion
Investing in African Youth as Key Players in Implementing the KMGBF in Africa
Amplifying African youth voices and transformative actions in implementing the KMGBF and the revision of NBSAPs and exploring the institutional and financial support available to expand the impact of youth-led transformative actions. Enhancing youth participation echoes with the Target 22 of the KMGBF, emphasizing the need to mobilize the whole-of-society.
With: Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) Africa | African Wildlife Foundation
October 25, 10:10 Official CBD Side-Event
Room CEE – Plaza One, Blue Zone
Capacity-building Tools for Transversal Action on the KMGBF Implementation in the LAC region
Jointly with the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework EU Support project, ECLAC will present a digital toolkit that aims to provide curated resources on KMGBF Targets 1, 6, 10, 14 and 18 that may serve to level the ground for key stakeholders from different sectors. The toolkit’s main objective is to improve national and subnational policy design processes.
The event will also serve to present the main findings, lessons learned and recommendations from high-level experts from various fields that participated in the policy dialogues during the toolkit developing process.
With: UN ECLAC-CEPAL | GYBN | NBSAP AP | IAvH | UNEP-ROLAC
October 26, 10:00-12:30
Venue to be confirmed
Science-Policy Forum sessions on Transforming Agri-food Systems for People & Nature: from a New Narrative to a New Reality. Best Cases & Pathways for Transformative Change
By exploring the interconnectedness of agri-food systems and biodiversity, these participative sessions during the Science-Policy forum will focus on: the role of knowledge systems and practices in creating alternative pathways for agri-food production, distribution and consumption; the contribution of indigenous peoples, afro-descendants and local communities, especially women, to inventing new models. This event reflects the purpose of the KMGBF Targets 10 and 22.
With: ECLAC Agriculture and Climate Change Divisions | PAGE Morocco | MTEDD Morocco, Ministerio del Ambiente, Peru | Montpellier Process |CGIAR | Alliance Bioversity International – CIAT | Humboldt Institute | UNCTAD Working Group on Trade and Biodiversity Statistics | Consumers International | GBYN | UN University | Nature Positive Initiative | Business for Nature
October 29, 10:00
EU Pavilion
Bridging COP 16 to UNOC 3: Accelerating Marine Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use
This session will leverage the KMGBF and the BBNJ Agreement, underscore their synergies and show concrete examples from several countries, paving the way for UNOC 3 by linking the Immersed in Change conference and CBD COP16 to accelerate marine biodiversity conservation and its sustainable use, as pointed out by KMGBF Targets 1, 3, 20 and 21.
With (to be confirmed): High Seas Alliance | Universidade NOVA de Lisboa | Ocean & Climate Platform
October 29, 11:45
EU Pavilion
From Inspiring Ideas to Transformative Actions: Bringing About Transformative Change to Support the Implementation of the KMGBF
What is transformative change? Why is transformative change needed in the implementation of the KMGBF? How is civil society bringing about transformative change, resonating with Target 22 of the KMGBF.
With : GBYN Africa | Climate and Company | SINAC – Costa Rica | ECLAC | Faith for Biodiversity | ICLEI | CONABIO – Mexico | City of Sao Paulo – Brazil | Ministry of the Environment – Peru | Sports for Nature Initiative | Play for Nature | UNCTAD | WWF
October 29, 13:20 – Official CBD Side-event
Room CG5, CEVP Ground floor, Blue Zone
UN REGIONAL COMMISSION’S HIGH-LEVEL SIDE-EVENT: Key Actions for Inter-regional & Regional KMGBF Implementation
From an action-oriented perspective, the event will address the potential impacts of a coordinated approach for taking immediate action to stop biodiversity loss and degradation and to provide advice to countries and decision-makers supporting the KMGBF implementation in all regions. (Target 14)
With: UN ECLAC-CEPAL | UNECE | UN ECA | UN ESCAP | UN ESCWA | CBD
October 29, 17:30
EU Pavilion
Strategic Alliances: Enhancing the KMGBF’s early Implementation through Multilevel Governance
CBD COP16 will be an opportunity to highlight multilevel governance for the implementation of the KMGBF considering NBSAPs. Parties’ collaborative efforts on Subnational and Local Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (SBSAPs) demonstrate the effective national and subnational collaboration, in line with the KMGBF Target 14. The session will share findings and tools to replicate these strategies on the subnational levels in different geographies.
All these events reflect the commitment of the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework – EU Support project team since 2018 to support partners from governments at all levels and civil society in their efforts to work together for Nature and People.
As an EU-funded initiative, the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework – EU Support project, will collaborate with AL Invest Verde, Amazonia+, Euroclima, and Grandes Bosques de Mesoamérica to host the EU Pavilion in the Blue Zone.
