@enb.iisd.org#KunmingDialogue "No country can address these challenges alone." Participants call for global solidarity, stressing whole-of-government, whole-of-society approaches, and collaboration across MEAs to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. #KMGBF @unbiodiversity.bsky.social
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@enb.iisd.org“The success of the #KMGBF depends on action across governments and society.” CBD Executive Secretary Astrid Schomaker said the unprecedented engagement seen in the past four years was reflected in the in the passionate and creative #KunmingDialogue discussions. @unbiodiversity.bsky.social
@enb.iisd.org#KunmingDialogue participants continued discussing how to address gaps between national targets and the #KMGBF targets. Many proposed focusing on targets with implications across the board like Targets 18 (eliminate harmful subsidies) and 19 (increase financial resources) @unbiodiversity.bsky.social
@enb.iisd.org#KunmingDialogue #BiodiversityAction Delegates worked in breakout groups to scale up ambition to reverse biodiversity loss and address gaps identified in the global report on collective progress in the implementation of the #KMGBF. @unbiodiversity.bsky.social
@enb.iisd.org#KunmingDialogue participants discussing whole-of-government and -society approaches in implementation, agreed that identifying areas of responsibility is important for coordination and stressed ownership of the #KMGBF process among government departments and stakeholders @unbiodiversity.bsky.social
@enb.iisd.org#KunmingDialogue participants addressing means of implementation noted all #KMGBF areas are affected, but sustainable use and access and benefit-sharing “tend to get the short end of the stick when resources are limited,” and called for balancing the three CBD objectives @unbiodiversity.bsky.social
@enb.iisd.orgIn the breakout session on data and knowledge, #KunmingDialogue participants shared experiences with their monitoring processes. Many noted fragmented data systems among ministries and the private sector, and highlighted the importance of data interoperability. #KMGBF @unbiodiversity.bsky.social
@enb.iisd.org#KunmingDialogue participants discussing gaps in the scope of national targets compared to #KMGBF targets. Many suggested, among others, integrating biodiversity action across ministries, mainstreaming biodiversity issues, and strengthening cooperation with stakeholders @unbiodiversity.bsky.social
@astridschomaker.bsky.socialOn Monday the #KunmingDialogue got off to a good start:
🎥https://youtu.be/MfU5xlYOdZU?si=NxAUlH6lhWsuRoW1
The insights from these multi-stakeholder consultations will be instrumental in the #GlobalReview of collective progress in the implementation of the #KMGBF.
📷 IISD/ENB | Anastasia Rodopoulou
@enb.iisd.org#KunmingDialogue Participants dissected the opportunities and challenges emanating from the global report on collective progress in the implementation of the #KMGBF, engaging in informal discussions around the key messages of the report. @unbiodiversity.bsky.social
@enb.iisd.orgThroughout the day, participants at the #KunmingDialogue are addressing gaps and solutions identified by the global report on collective progress on the implementation of the #KMGBF in breakout groups #BiodiversityAction @unbiodiversity.bsky.social
@enb.iisd.org"Domestic action is essential but not enough. #KMGBF success depends upon action across governments and society." Nathalie Provost, Secretary of State (Nature), Canada, called for closing the gap between commitment and implementation #KunmingDialogue @unbiodiversity.bsky.social
@enb.iisd.org“We are not moving collectively with the pace needed.” CBD Executive Secretary Astrid Schomaker stressed that accelerating progress depends on countries having the resources, capacities, technologies, and cooperation needed. #KunmingDialogue #KMGBF @unbiodiversity.bsky.social
@enb.iisd.orgHuang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment, China, stressed that convening the #KunmingDialogue is not merely returning geographically to the beginning of the #KMGBF, but leads to “reembracing our aspirations, reaffirming our pledges, and a new call for action.” @unbiodiversity.bsky.social
@astridschomaker.bsky.socialAn honour to confer with H.E. Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment of China, on the eve of the #KunmingDialogue.
We discussed the importance of leveraging this multi-stakeholder consultation for the accelerated implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework #KMGBF.
@unbiodiversity.bsky.socialThe #KunmingDialogue opens on Monday in Kunming, China: three days of informal multistakeholder consultations related to the Global Review of the #KMGBF, which will take place at #COP17Armenia: www.cbd.int/conferences/....
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