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2021 UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) Share on The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will host the 2020 UN Biodiversity Conference in Kunming, China, on 17-30 May 2021. The conference will consist of the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15), the 10th Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Cartagena Protocol COP/MOP10), and the 4th Meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (Nagoya Protocol COP/MOP4), originally scheduled for October 2020, will now be held 17-30 May...

New paper urges shift to ‘nature positivity’ to restore Earth A new paper, published by leading conservationists and the heads of various global institutions, argues for adopting a “nature-positive” goal. This would require restoring the Earth from 2020, placing the world on a nature positive path by 2030 to mount a full recovery by 2050. According to the authors, nature positivity would provide an overarching goal for nature that would coincide with the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) mission and streamline agreements for climate, biodiversity, and sustainable developmen...

Protected areas can 'stop' spread of zoonotic diseases ​ By IANS | ​ 3 Views Flu.. Image Source: IANS News Montreal, April 24 : Protected areas can play a big role in stopping the spread of zoonotic diseases. Also, forest restoration can decrease transmission risk of the diseases, however, depending on how it is done and it can also increase the risk of some diseases. These were among the key points identified during the virtual sessions of the joint fifth Science-Policy Forum for Biodiversity and the eighth International Conference on Sustainability Science that closed on Friday. Some ...

Momentum is building for a ‘robust’ biodiversity framework: Q&A with Elizabeth Mrema One of the many impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has been to rally global ambition for a biodiversity framework that sets the world on a path to a sustainable future, says Elizabeth Maruma Mrema. Mrema, executive secretary of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), says there’s growing awareness of the importance of biodiversity for everything from food security to the regulation of water and air quality, to pest and disease regulation. “World leaders fully recognize that the continued dete...