On October 13, 2021, the Kunming Declaration was adopted by over 100 countries at the first part of the ongoing 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
The declaration demonstrates global commitment to an ambitious and transformative “post-2020 global biodiversity framework”, which will provide a strategic vision and a global roadmap for the conservation, protection, restoration, and sustainable management of biodiversity and ecosystems for the next decade.
Under the theme of “Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth”, the Kunming Declaration addresses key elements needed for a successful post-2020 framework: the mainstreaming of biodiversity across all decision-making; phasing out and redirection of harmful subsidies; enhancing the rule of law; and increasing financial, technological, and capacity-building support to developing countries, among others.
The post-2020 global biodiversity framework is due to be finalized and adopted at the second part of the COP15 in May 2022, after more formal negotiations in January 2022.
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