Announcement of Joint NGO Position on International Finance for Biodiversity
A group of leading environmental organizations are announcing a joint position on the need for developed countries to significantly increase financial support for biodiversity in developing countries to at least $60 billion per year.
WHO:
Moderator: Brian O’Donnell, Director, Campaign for Nature
Panelists:
Marco Lambertini, Director General, WWF International
Patricia Zurita, CEO, BirdLife International
Dr. Bruno Oberle, Director General, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Prof. Manfred Lenzen, Professor of Sustainability Research at Integrated Sustainability Analysis (ISA), University of Sydney
Dr. Zakri Abdul Hamid, Scientist, Founding Chair, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
Carlos Eduardo Correa, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Colombia (TBC)
Event took place on 1 March 2022
PROTECTING NATURE IN 2022 — WHAT’S IN STORE?
Experts: Here’s How Governments, Funders and Conservationists Can End the Nature Crisis Now
Late last year, UN officials delayed critical biodiversity negotiations in the wake of Omicron’s spread: an important round of negotiations scheduled to take place January in Geneva will now take place March 13-29 in the leadup to the UN biodiversity summit later in the year, where a treaty—known as the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework—is expected to be signed.
Despite this setback, momentum on nature protection has been building.
This week, Costa Rica is convening ministers from Latin America to discuss—among other urgent issues—the critical importance of protecting 30% of the planet by 2030. The UK Environment Minister Zac Goldsmith is also expected to visit Costa Rica to discuss action plans on biodiversity with Costa Rica Environment Minister Andrea Meza.
Costa Rica, along with Colombia, Panama, Ecuador and Portugal, has recently established new or expanded marine protected areas. These include the expansion of the Cocos Island National Park.
Last year, private funders announced a $5 billion commitment to protect and conserve 30% of the planet by 2030. The commitment will fund efforts to achieve 30x30 through the strengthening and expanding of protected areas and support to Indigenous Peoples, critical partners in conservation.
On the press call, experts from Campaign for Nature will provide an update on these developments, the science backing 30x30, and an overview of what countries, funders and others must do to protect nature in the leadup to the UN biodiversity treaty later this year.
.WHO:
Moderator: Kalee Kreider
Dr. Enric Sala, Explorer-in-Residence, National Geographic Society
Brian O’Donnell, Director, Campaign for Nature
UN Biodiversity Meetings Timeline:
March 13-29, 2022: The twenty-fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 24), the third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 3) and the third meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (WG2020-3) will take place at the International Conference Center Geneva in Geneva, Switzerland. Negotiators will hash out the details of the draft UN biodiversity treaty--known as the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.
Date to be Determined, 2022: The date is not yet set for the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), where the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework is expected to be signed by the 196 countries party to the CBD. The meeting is still scheduled to take place in Kunming, China.
Event took place on 24 January 2022