What the Global Biodiversity Framework says about rights, regulations, agriculture

Here, we take a closer look at the targets in The rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities the GBF, and what they mean for Indigenous over their territories, being critical to the conservation Peoples’ rights and human rights, regulations for of biodiversity and forests, have also finally been corporations, agriculture and the conservation expressly acknowledged in Target 22 and Target 3. [...] The same target also ensures equitable, inclusive, effective and As addressed in the GBF, human rights and gender-responsive representation and participation the rights of the Indigenous Peoples and local in decision-making, granting access to justice and communities (IPLCs) are central to ensuring information related to biodiversity to IPLCs and all the conservation and protection of nature right. [...] The The reliance of governments on information provided Framework aims to reduce the risks and impact of by corporations, both for aiming to reduce the overall pollution by 2030, “to levels not harmful to biodiversity impact on biodiversity, and for stimulating consumers and ecosystem functions and services”. [...] Proponents have called for a broad set of practices and techniques, 4 which compromise biodiversity and the well-being of Finally, the references to “ecosystem services” surrounding ecosystems for the sake of productivity throughout the report limit the value of nature to and lack consideration for their impacts on people and its econom. [...] Using the GBF to win battles However, there are significant concerns that this at the national and local level target may result in the world being divided into a 30% category of “untouchable nature“, with compensation Parts of the GBF that validate and allow for the scaling for the destruction of the remaining 70%.