DG Statement | 01 Dec, 2022
IUCN Director General’s open letter to Members ahead of UN CBD COP 15
Dear IUCN Members,
As IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), we have an enormous responsibility. Since 1948, we have been the global authority keeping our finger on the pulse of biodiversity.
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This side event will bring together high-level representatives of governments and relevant organisations to highlight why ecological connectivity is crucial to the long-term success of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
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The session will showcase the role of equitably and effectively managed protected and conserved areas in addressing pandemic risk associated with loss of diversity and in supporting wildlife and human health.
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Identifying, Recognising and Reporting OECMs: Experiences in Implementing COP Decision 14/8
Building effective systems of Protected Areas and Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) to maintain significant biodiversity values will be central to achieving Target 3 of the Global Biodiversity Framework. However, there is still much work to be done to ensure that OECMs…
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Beyond 30 by 30: Alternative perspectives on area-based conservation for ambitious implementation
This side event will explore how 30X30 will be implemented in order to effectively transform and turn the tables for biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs)
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The Regional Observatories catalyse and facilitate technical cooperation and technology transfer. This side-event will showcase the role of existing regional observatories in Africa, Caribbean, Europe, and the Pacific play in support of the CBD Parties in the implementation of the Global…
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The session will help Parties understand several current and potential opportunities for securing outcome-based financing and investment that could support implementation of the GBF, especially Target 3 and 30x30 ambitions.
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Achieving Target 3: Technical support for implementing the 30x30 target
This event will bring together the most ambitious Parties, organisations and leading scientists in a global partnership to support adoption of Target 3 in the CBD GBF, and showcase new, existing, and upcoming technical guidance that will help Parties to contribute to this critical global target…
IUCN Statement | 20 Nov, 2022
As COP27 closed today, IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, expressed its concern over the slow progress in tackling the climate crisis. At the same time, IUCN welcomed the clear recognition of the key role that Nature-based Solutions can play in addressing climate change,…
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Shaping the climate and nature convergence to address the intertwined crises
Science is clear that we cannot address the climate crisis without addressing the biodiversity one, and vice versa. Yet now they occur in parallel processes within the UNFCCC and CBD, respectively, with insufficient alignment. The challenge of how to find and strengthen convergence remains.