Supporting the adoption and implementation of a powerful Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to address the biodiversity crisis, in line with IUCN’s Mission.

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Biodiversity, on which we and all other species depend is deteriorating precipitously, eroding economies, livelihoods, food security, health and quality of life worldwide.

IUCN is advocating a position on the entirety of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework that results in a complete change to the current way of living – transformational change. Decisive action at scale is imperative from local to global levels, from all countries and all sectors of society across all realms (land, freshwater and ocean) to secure the planet’s life-supporting 'safety net’.

• The first draft of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework calls for up to 30% of the planet’s surface to be protected by 2030 – through well-managed and connected Protected Areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, established in the right places.
• Retention of intact ecosystems and restoration of degraded ecosystems is essential to reverse loss in area, integrity and connectivity to optimise their contributions to biodiversity and ecosystem services. 
• Scaling up species conservation is vital to securing the planet’s life support system. Developing and implementing an effective and comprehensive programme of actions to conserve species is therefore critical.
• Nature provides the basis for half the world's economic activity, yet investment in nature, necessary to sustain these benefits, is insufficient. Nature must be placed at the centre of the economy through investment decisions that incorporate the risk caused to humanity by biodiversity loss, and increase the investment in nature.

IUCN’s goal for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework Strategic Initiative

IUCN advocates adoption of a Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) that catalyses decisive action to halt the loss of biodiversity by 2030 and achieve recovery and restoration by 2050.

This Strategic Initiative focuses on four components of the GBF, critical to success:

• Protected and conserved areas in the right places, effectively managed and equitably governed – through the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas
• Concerted global action for species and support through a Global Species Action Plan
• Restoration of ecosystems at scale through the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 
• Resourcing the Framework by placing nature at the centre of the economy through incentives to increase investment in nature by approximately 0.7-1.0% of global GDP

The overall IUCN position and views on the preparation, scope and content of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework can be found here.