The role of the scientific community in the implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

The world community is currently developing an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework to be adopted at the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 15). The framework is intended, inter alia, to accelerate efforts to halt and reverse the global decline of biodiversity, contribute to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and facilitate the transformational changes needed to realize the 2050 Vision of Living in Harmony with Nature.  

The purpose of the fifth Science-Policy Forum for Biodiversity and the eighth International Conference on Sustainability Science is to provide space for scientists, policy makers and other relevant stakeholders the opportunity to discuss and make recommendations on how science, technology and innovation can contribute to the effective implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.

In this session, research institutions, universities, and enterprises–the main bodies of scientific and technological innovation–will discuss the best practices for scientific and technological cooperation and innovation to achieve transformation from multiple perspectives including ecological civilization, biodiversity (wetlands/oceans), and food security. The outcome of this session will facilitate decision-making, supervision and evaluation of the actions of governments and enterprises and provide scientific guidance for promoting the mainstreaming of biodiversity and public participation mechanisms, with a view to making outstanding contributions to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.