CBD –COP 15 7th to 19th December 2022 Montreal,

Transcript:CBD –COP 15 7th to 19th December 2022 Montreal,:
CBD –COP 15 7th to 19th December 2022 Montreal, Canada Hugo-Maria Schally DG Environment European Commission A new Global Biodiversity Framework containing commitments for action by all stakeholders; Mechanism on monitoring, planning, reporting and review of implementation, mobilisation of resources, mainstreaming etc. ; A solution for the issue of “ Digital Sequence Information “ related to access to and sharing of benefits derived from the utilisation of genetic resources What are we hoping to adopt : The GBF 2050 Vision: living in harmony with nature (unchanged from 2010). 2030 Mission: halting biodiversity loss & putting nature on a path to recovery. Biodiversity must be better off in 2030 compared to 2020. Goals: Outcomes for 2050 regarding conservation, sustainable use and access and benefit sharing as well as on the necessary means of implementation Targets: Action to be undertaken by 2030 to ensure achievement of the Goals Vision, Mission, Goals and Targets Monitoring framework with headline indicators Strengthened review of implementation Cyclical process with ‘national targets’, ‘global gap report’, national reports, global stock take & review of ambitions & implementation Sustainable use of biodiversity is important. The GBF should address unsustainable agriculture, forestry and fisheries including in the EU. More broadly: integrating biodiversity across policies and sectors is a key priority for us. Ambitious targets to address the direct drivers of loss, not only for the sake of nature, but also for sustainable livelihoods and poverty eradication. Pollution, e.g., is also a health issue. Invasive alien species threaten food security, and so on. This links to ecosystem restoration and nature-based solutions: we need to invest in actions that have multiple benefits: biodiversity, climate change and other objectives. We are committed to clear and operational provisions on mobilising resources from all sources. Without this, the framework would be a dead letter. We are fully committed to the CBD third objective on access and benefit-sharing. I hope it has been clear that we constructively engage in the discussions on this rather technical matter. EU+MS position on the GBF overall Measurable goals for biodiversity outcomes , including Halting human-induced extinctions of known species by 2030 and halting human-induced extinctions of known and unknown species by 2050; Extinction risk, ecosystem integrity, genetic diversity and increasing the area of natural ecosystems. The valuation and the sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services for the benefit of all with a specific ambition for the reduction of the