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Updated on 21 June 2022: The latest information from the organizer, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biodiversity.
Despite on-going efforts, biodiversity is deteriorating worldwide and this decline is projected to worsen with business-as-usual scenarios. The UN Biodiversity Conference will convene governments from around the world to agree to a new set of goals for nature over the next decade through the Convention on Biological Diversity post-2020 framework process. The framework sets out an ambitious plan to implement broad-based action to bring about a transformation in society’s relationship with biodiversity and to ensure that, by 2050, the shared vision of living in harmony with nature is fulfilled.
The Conference will also look at the implementation of the protocols of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) that deal with the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of nature, and the safe transport, handling and labelling of Living Modified Organisms.
The first part of COP-15 included the opening of the Meetings and addressed agenda items that were identified as essential for the continuation of the operations of the Convention and the Protocols by the Bureau. This included meetings about administrative matters and technical issues related to CBD programmes.
There was also a high-level segment on 12 and 13 October 2021. Participants focused on the development of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
All sessions at COP-15 will be streamed live at cbd.int/live and the main schedule is also available.
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China, as COP President, has decided to relocate the meetings from Kunming to a venue outside of China keeping in view the continued uncertainties related to the ongoing Covid19 pandemic. However, it will continue to preside over the Meeting as COP 15 President, with the logo and the theme of COP 15 maintained.
The first part of the UN Biodiversity Conference took place in a virtual format, from October 11 to 15, 2021, and the second part was scheduled to take place in a face-to-face meeting in Kunming, China, from April 25 to May 8, 2022.
The UN Biodiversity Conference
The UN Biodiversity Conference focuses on the state of biodiversity, which is suffering at the hands of climate change. The Conference will convene governments from around the world to agree to a new set of goals for nature over the next decade through the Convention on Biological Diversity post-2020 framework process.
The framework plans to implement broad-based actions concerning biodiversity to ensure that, by 2050, the shared vision of living in harmony with nature is fulfilled. Further, the representatives from about 200 member countries of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity are expected to establish a post-2020 global biodiversity framework to conserve species at risk of extinction.
India at COP15
The first part of COP 15 took place in Kunming and reinforced the commitment to address the biodiversity crisis. The highlights of the Meeting include the adoption of the Kunming Declaration by Ministers at the High-Level Segment and the announcement of the establishment of the Kunming Biodiversity Fund.
During COP15 UN Biodiversity Conference, Round Table on ‘Putting biodiversity on a Path of Recovery’, Union Environment Minister, Bhupender Yadav had said that the Indian Government has mainstreamed biodiversity consideration in all key sectors of development and promoting human well-being and inclusive growth.
The Union Minister had reiterated India’s commitment to ensure implementation of the objectives of conservation, sustainable use and fair and equitable benefit sharing through a tiered and federal network of sub-national formal and non-governmental agencies. Further, at the first phase of the Meeting, India had committed to restoring 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030, more than its earlier target of 21 million hectares.
Additionally, India’s intended National Determined Contributions as part of Paris Agreement is to create additional carbon sink of 2.5 -3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover, which will also enhance biodiversity in India.
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