Biodiversity
EMG Consultative Process on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
In 2020, the world community will adopt a renewed global agenda for biodiversity loss as a successor to the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. This renewed global agenda will be a stepping-stone towards achieving the CBD 2050 Vision of ‘Living in harmony with nature’ (outlined in decision 10/2). A comprehensive and participatory process to prepare the Post-2020 GBF was adopted in decision 14/34.
Over the last decade, the Environment Management Group (EMG) has offered support to the biodiversity agenda, including contributions to the shaping of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 and its follow-up. Some of the past EMG’s work on biodiversity include:
- Advancing the biodiversity agenda: A UN system-wide contribution
- Mapping Contributions of the UN Agencies and Conventions to the Aichi Biodiversity Targets
Outcome documents
Two outcome documents were produced by the Consultative Process: a compilation of UN system inputs to the CBD post-2020 global biodiversity framework (December 2019) and an update on the work of the Process (February 2020). Both are accessible below:
- Final EMG overview of UN system inputs to the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
- Update on the UN EMG Consultative Process on Biodiversity at the time of the 2nd OEWG on the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Meetings
The Third Meeting
The Third meeting of the EMG Consultative Process on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework will take place on 28 April 2021 via online. The purpose of the meeting is to update you on the latest developments ( Inter-agency and intergovernmental ) on biodiversity and share with you some thoughts on a plan of work for the Consultative Process moving forward.
Meeting Documents
- Provisional Agenda
- Draft TOR of EMG Issue Management Group on Biodiversity
- Report of the Meeting
- Draft agenda of the EMG event on launching the EMG Biodiversity Report and the CEB common approach on Biodiversity, 25th of May
Presentations
- UN Common Approach on Biodiversity – Corli Pretorius, UNEP
- 3rd Meeting of the Consultative Process on Biodiversity – Sebastian Winkler, EMG
- United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration – Tim Christophersen, UNEP
- Ecosystem Restoration Playbook
Background Documents
- Supporting the Global Biodiversity Agenda: A United Nations System Commitment for Action to assist Member States delivering on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework – prepared by EMG Consultative Process on Biodiversity
- A common approach to integrating biodiversity and nature-based solutions for sustainable development into the UN’s policy and programme planning and delivery – approved by HLCP Biodiversity Task Team
- HLCP41-CRP.2 Biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions Annex IV
The Second Meeting
The Second meeting of the EMG Consultative Process on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework took place on 27 February 2020 in Rome, Italy in the margins of the Second meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.
The First Meeting
The Consultative Process met for the first time on the 29th of November, 2019, in the margins of the 23rd meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, November 25th-29th, in Montreal, Canada.
Meeting Documents
- Provisional Agenda
- Draft Terms of Reference for the EMG Consultative Process on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
- Annex 2- (Draft) Key events of the CBD Secretariat, Consultative Process and contributing agencies
- Annex 3- EMG SOM biodiversity discussion
Outcome Documents
Informal meeting
This meeting took place on 26 August 2019, in Nairobi, Kenya, in the margins of the first meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on Post-2020 Biodiversity Strategic Framework.