The goals cover all of those agreed upon in the GBF at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the CBD in December 2022.
The European Commission has submitted the EU’s targets for implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework . They are now publicly accessible through the online reporting tool of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD).
The EU targets cover all goals and targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework agreed at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the CBD (COP15) in December 2022, describing how the EU plans to contribute to achieving these targets and linking to relevant legislative and non-legislative policy instruments at EU level.
The EU’s submission demonstrates the ambition and accomplishments of the European Green Deal. The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the comprehensive Nature Restoration Law with its binding targets to restore degraded ecosystems provide a strong basis to deliver on international commitments. The Fit for 55 Package and the 8th Environment Action Programme to 2030 .
The online reporting tool is key for transparency in implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework. It is part of a wider set of provisions on planning, monitoring, reporting and review which was a key priority for the EU and its Member States in the negotiations at the CBD COP15 in December 2022.
The EU is one of the first parties to the convention that have submitted their targets by the deadline of 1 August. The EU urges all Parties that have not yet done so to submit their national targets through the tool as soon as possible.
CBD COP16 will take place in Cali, Colombia, 21 October - 1 November 2024. Before then, the CBD Secretariat will prepare an analysis of all available targets submitted via the online reporting tool.
COP16 is to demonstrate momentum for the implementation of the GBF, including through completing the work on outstanding issues, notably resource mobilisation, sharing the benefits from the use of digital sequence information (DSI) on genetic resources and the monitoring framework at its 16 th meeting. The theme of COP16 is “Peace with Nature”.
The Global Biodiversity Framework was agreed at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and represents a breakthrough for biodiversity conservation and restoration and its sustainable use.
It contains 23 action-oriented targets for 2030 and 4 results-oriented goals for 2050 to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. The Framework complements the Paris Agreement and jointly, they form a global roadmap towards a truly sustainable economy and sustainable development.
