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 | The Race is still on to take action for Nature!
Through the Leaders pledge, the High Ambition Coalition, the youth manifesto, the business pledge, Cities and Sub-National Governments mobilization and civil society petitions, stakeholders from around the world are demonstrating their support and expressing their demand for global leaders to take urgent action to reverse biodiversity loss and take bold decisions to ensure the future health of our planet at the UN biodiversity COP15.
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 | "How can biodiversity mainstreaming be actioned and implemented? In this collaborative paper we tried to answer this exact question."
Abisha Mapendembe (UNEP-WCMC) highlighting how can biodiversity mainstreaming be truly operationalized in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
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 | "There is no possibility of achieving global ambitions for biodiversity without addressing the drivers of biodiversity loss – and doing so requires that biodiversity impacts and dependencies are fully integrated across economic sectors."
Neville Ash, Director of the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
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 | "We need a world that is nature positive, and carbon-neutral, but also just and equitable."
Dilys Roe (IIED) presenting the new publication on Equity & Rights at the heart of renewed conservation.
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 | "The biggest change I have seen over the last 20 years is the growing recognition of a fact that those living closest to nature & wildlife have always known: that people and nature must coexist."
Alice Ruhweza, WWF Africa
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 | "Mainstreaming biodiversity in other sectors and policies will be key to implement decisions taken at COP15."
Juliette Landry (IDDRI) introducing the new co-written publication on spatial-planning.
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 | "Ensure that all land and sea areas globally are under integrated biodiversity-inclusive spatial planning addressing land- and sea-use change, retaining existing intact and wilderness areas.” Action Target 1 in the First Draft of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
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24 November, OEWG Co-Chairs Reflections for the next steps of the GBF discussions
Following the discussions on draft 1 of the GBF that took place during the first part of the OEWG 3 meeting last August, the co-chairs Basile van Havre and Francis Ogwal gathered their reflections in a document published early December by the CBD secretariat.
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 | 22 September, UN General Assembly sending strong signal to step up countries ambitions
Key announcements were made at the Transformative Action for Nature and People high-level event organized by UNDP on the margins of the 76th UN General Assembly which brought together more than 20 Heads of State and Government, as well as Indigenous community leaders and leaders from the worlds of finance, philanthropy and civil society to commit to momentous action for nature, climate and people.
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 | 11-15 October, CBD COP15 Part 1
"A renewed sense of optimism"
The first part of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) took place from 11 to 15 October 2021 with a High-Level Segment bringing Parties to the CBD together to build momentum for a robust and transformative post-2020 global biodiversity framework. The High Level Segment was marked by passioned calls from stakeholders for transformative action.
“In this period that calls for nothing less than urgent, transformative action, my question to you is who are you and are you who you need to be.” said Josefa Tauli, an Ibaloi-Kankanaey Igorot from the Cordillera Region in the Philippines.
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 | 22 May, International Day for Biological Diversity 2021: StopTheSame! For youth, biodiversity and our future!
"What got us here won’t take us forward. It is high time to stop the same, change and help all of us – the planet and people – achieve sustainable, equitable, just and healthy lives." On the occasion of International Day for Biological Diversity 2021, GYBN mobilized youth across the world to call for a shift in Nature governance.
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 | 3-11 September, IUCN WCC laying the foundations for an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s World Conservation Congress, (IUCN WCC) delayed from its original 2020 date by the pandemic, came ahead of crucial UN summits on climate, food system and biodiversity that could shape action for the planet for the foreseeable future.
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 | 18 August, Lead the Green Change! The European Union in India launched a nation-wide campaign for Nature
Focused on awareness-raising, the private sector, climate and health in India, the initiative under the “Biodiversity means LIFE – Green is living in harmony with Nature” umbrella highlighted the role of biodiversity across sectors and for sustainable development. Launched in April 2021, Lead the Green Change offers a wide variety of activities on the path to CBD COP15. It has been holding activities throughout the preparatory process to CBD COP15 and offering various formats, facilities and tools to engage with stakeholders willing to promote high ambition and transformative change for biodiversity.
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 | 9 July, Outcomes of the Edinburgh Process on the role of subnational governments and local authorities in the post 2020 global biodiversity framework
With the support of the Post 20202 Biodiversity Framework - EU support project, the Government of Scotland, ICLEI and the CBD Secretariat organized this China virtual dialogue (webinar) for the local and subnational governments, national ministries and partner organizations with the aim to exchange the perspective on the development of GBF via the Edinburgh Process, share the actions and best practices of pioneer cities and regions, and deliberate on the next steps of collaboration towards CBD COP15 Part 1 and beyond.
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 | 5-16 April, IUCN Global Youth Summit
From April 5th to 16th, IUCN hosted multiple virtual youth-led interactive workshops in thematic tracks, intergenerational dialogues, networking opportunities, body awareness sessions, and much more. Gathering over 10 000 participants, including international high level officers, NGOs, civil society organizations, cities and youth groups led by GYBN, the Summit shaped the Outcome Statement to the IUCN Members’ Assembly at the IUCN Congress.
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 | 13 April, Agri-Food Systems webinar
Exploring pathways for convergence between the agri-food systems and biodiversity agendas, the webinar represented an original moment to bring together two communities for common ambitions in the pivotal year of 2021. As preparatory work for CBD COP15 and the UN Food Systems Summit is under way, this event highlighted how this unprecedented opportunity had the potential to lead to more inclusive, effective and coordinated solutions that positively impact nature, climate, food security and health.
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31 March, Resource Mobilization for Biodiversity webinar
Under the patronage of the CBD and OEWG co-chairs, our project organized a webinar to facilitate informal conversations to bring forward the topic of resource mobilization for biodiversity and set the foundation of an ambitious GBF.
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17-21 January, World Economic Forum - Davos
The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting to take place 17-21 January 2022 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, under the theme Working Together, Restoring Trust.
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