Bending the curve on biodiversity
While every Biodiversity Day carries its own distinctive significance, this year’s celebration brought a renewed sense of optimism with the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. At COP15 late last year, negotiators from across the world concluded a landmark global biodiversity agreement, supporting a commitment to preserve 30% of all land and seas by 2030.
Now that a framework consisting of global targets has been adopted, accelerating action across sectors and society is urgent to lift the nature agenda and close the biodiversity finance gap of USD 700 billion per year. At the forthcoming biodiversity convention (COP16) in Turkey, the world will take stock of the targets and commitments that have been set. Monday’s recognition of World Biodiversity Day was therefore a stark reminder that concerted efforts are needed across food systems, finance, and ecosystem protection and restoration to build back biodiversity.
In preparation for COP16, we look forward to engaging with global partners on how to develop the needed pathway to tackle both biodiversity loss and climate change. As early inspiration for the work ahead, we have crafted a list of solutions and ideas on how to bend the curve on biodiversity loss and bring nature back into the cities. Stay tuned for more insights.
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