CBCGDF Delegation Participated in the 4th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
2022/7/21 13:25:00 本站

As an observer to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) has been participating in the negotiation process of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) over the past few years. The CBCGDF delegation participated in the fourth working group meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, from June 21 to 26, 2022.

 

In the morning, Contact Group 1 addressing goals, milestones, and principles and approaches, co-led by Vinod Mathur (India) and Norbert B?rlocher (Switzerland), met to discuss Goal B on conservation and sustainable use. Parties debated among others, whether to retain references to the Convention on Biological Diversity Article 20 (financial resources). Some requested inclusion of elements on scientific cooperation and technological transfer, while others supported ensuring that these elements are captured adequately in the glossary definition of means of implementation. Discussions on Goal C on sharing of benefits from utilization of genetic resources also attracted new text additions on biological resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources. The Contact Group will continue to deliberate on these goals in the coming days.

 

In the afternoon, Contact Group 4, co-led by Anne Teller (EU) and Jorge Murillo (Colombia), continued its discussion, addressing targets related to subsidies and incentives harmful for biodiversity, and on increasing financial and non-financial resources for biodiversity conservation. On Target 18 on subsidies and incentives, delegates were able to narrow down options moving from multiple alternative paragraphs to a single one. They were further able to partially clean the text, removing brackets; however, additional work remains. On Target 19.1 on financial resources for biodiversity, following a lengthy discussion over four alternative formulations, a friend of the co-leads was formed to continue discussions. Discussions were more productive under Target 19.2 on strengthening capacity-building and development, where delegates agreed on the text becoming the first contact group to produce consensus text. Discussions on other targets will continue on an additional meeting of the Contact Group on Friday evening.

 

The following contact groups convened in the evening:

 

Contact Group 6 on Sections A-E (background, purpose, relationship with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, theory of change, and 2050 Vision and 2030 Mission);

 

Contact Group 2 on reducing threats to biodiversity.

 

Original Chinese Article: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-Bpwt05hZi78nQ1THkxCSQ

Translator: Maggie

Editor: Samantha      

Contact: v10@cbcgdf.org; +8617319454776

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