BirdLife International critical elements for a transformational post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

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BirdLife International critical elements for a transformational post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

28 Oct 2022

A rights-based approach means: fully respecting, protecting and fulfilling Indigenous rights, lands, and resources; ensuring free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) and other mechanisms for full and effective participation of Indigenous Peoples; establishing a strong accountability mechanism; and enhancing access to justice and flows of financial and technical resources, with a focus on capacity b. [...] • Conserve at least 30% of land and sea, especially Key Biodiversity Areas and other areas of particular importance for biodiversity, through effective and equitable management, recognising the role and rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities as stewards and beneficiaries of biodiversity conservation (Target 3). [...] TACKLE THE DRIVERS OF BIODIVERSITY LOSS AND SHIFT TO A CARBON-NEUTRAL, NATURE-POSITIVE ECONOMY • To contribute towards meeting global goals on climate change and sustainable development, promote the principles of nature-based solutions that integrate and support biodiversity and the rights of IPLCs, following the NBS Guidelines, and prioritising action as follows: 1. [...] • Address intensive and unsustainable land and sea use (including of fisheries) by incorporating sector-specific terminology and indicators and integrating biodiversity values and safeguards into sectoral policies and practices to foster and mainstream co-ordinated biodiversity governance (Targets 10 and 14). [...] These elements include: a set of clear headline indicators, complemented by component and complementary indicators to allow robust and comparable monitoring; a process for elucidating national ambition in the first year post-agreement; a clear process for standardised updating of NBSAPs and national reporting; and a timeline for tracking and ratcheting ambition and implementation.

Authors

Amy McDougall

Pages
2
Published in
United Kingdom