Production of briefing document on post-2020 global biodiversity targets for inland waters

Activity: Other activity typesTypes of Business and Community - Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation

Description

A new expert working group on inland water ecosystems in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework involves representatives from The Nature Conservancy, re:wild, Conservation International, IUCN’s Species Survival Commission and Freshwater Conservation Sub-Committee, Ramsar, Confluvio, UNEP, Synchronicity Earth. Equilibrium Research, Aston University, Fauna and Flora International and Wetlands International. The group has drafted a briefing paper and set of recommendations for consideration at a June meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nairobi, Kenya. This includes a global baseline estimate of current protection status and will be further developed into an Information Document for use at COP15. The expert group is now working together to develop a readily implementable standard methodology to define the global extent of inland waters and track their protection status.
Period21 Jun 2022 → …
Event titleFOURTH MEETING OF THE OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP ON THE POST-2020 GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK 21-26 JUNE 2022 – NAIROBI, KENYA
Event typeMeeting
LocationNairobi, KenyaShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational