An innovative biodiversity mainstreaming method to translate the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

In order to halt the loss of biodiversity, the BIODEV2030 project is proposing an innovative approach to integrating biodiversity (and the services it provides) into the economic sectors of 15 pilot countries, involving all stakeholders in society. Taking biodiversity into account is a prerequisite for sustainable development, and must be systematically integrated throughout production and value chains, in the sectors identified as having the greatest impact.

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The challenge: safeguarding biodiversity

The trend towards species decline, population erosion and ecosystem degradation has continued since 2010. One million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction. The health of the ecosystems on which we and all other species depend is deteriorating at an unprecedented rate. The most vulnerable human populations, often dependent on the resources offered by nature, are the most exposed to the loss of biodiversity accelerated by these policies. According to IPBES, 20% of the world's population depend on wild species for their food and income; in Africa, 62% of rural populations are directly dependent on ecosystems and the environmental goods and services they provide.

In view of all this, sustainable development strategies must aim for co-benefits in four areas: mitigation, adaptation, development and nature. Although progress is being made, the actions taken to conserve natural resources and manage them more sustainably are still insufficient to curb the direct and indirect causes of nature's degradation. In view of the crucial value of the services provided by nature, funding to preserve biodiversity on a global scale remains very low. Indeed, according to the World Economic Forum, almost half of the world's GDP is linked to healthy ecosystems capable of providing services such as clean water, crop pollination and pest control. It is therefore now urgent to reverse the decline in biodiversity and preserve ecosystems if we are to achieve our sustainable development objectives by 2050, by involving all stakeholders.

The solution: integrating biodiversity across the board to limit pressures

Biodiversity mainstreaming, or biodiversity mainstraming, generally refers to ensuring that biodiversity (and its services) are fully and adequately taken into account in policy and practice decisions, both public and private, that rely on and influence biodiversity. Integration also means taking into account the full range of impacts on, and dependencies on, biodiversity encountered throughout production and value chains.

The Kunming-Montreal Global Framework for Biological Diversity (2022-2030) calls for a genuine integration of biodiversity into all sectoral public policy instruments in the broadest sense (regulations, research programs, taxation, subsidies - in particular reform of harmful subsidies...). Implementing these profound changes in the production, consumption and financial practices of economic players in the public and private sectors requires the support of civil society, local authorities and communities.

State actors
Private sector
Civil society organizations
Indigenous peoples
Local communities
Lessors

Key events BIODEV2030 and the Global Biodiversity Frameworks

BIODEV2030

March

One planet Summit

President Macron announces the launch of BIODEV2030

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

May

Publication of the report of the Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services - IPBES

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

July

IUCN Regional Conservation Forum

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

August

1st Open-ended Working Group (OEWG)

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

September

UN Climate Action Summit

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

November

23rd SBSTTA meeting

Subsidiary body for scientific, technical and technological advice

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

February

2nd Open-ended Working Group (OEWG)

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

June

UN Ocean Conference

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

September

Biodiversity Summit at the United Nations General Assembly

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

March

4th Open-ended Working Group (OEWG)

Geneva, Switzerland

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

May

24th SBSTTA meeting

Subsidiary body for scientific, technical and technological advice

3rd SBI meeting

Subsidiary enforcement body

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

August

3rd Open-ended Working Group (OEWG)

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

September

IUCN World Conservation Congress

Marseille, France

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

October

15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

1st high-level segment to adopt the Kunming Declaration

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

November

26th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Glasgow, United Kingdom

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

March

24th SBSTTA meeting

Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice - Geneva, Switzerland

3rd SBI meeting

Subsidiary Enforcement Body - Geneva, Switzerland

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

May

15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Abidjan, Ivory Coast

World Biodiversity Day

May 22nd

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

June

4th Open-ended Working Group (OEWG)

Nairobi, Kenya

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

July

IUCN African Protected Areas Congress

Kigali, Rwanda. BIODEV2030 organized 3 events with its partners.

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

November

27th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

December

15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Adoption of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework - Montreal, Canada. BIODEV2030 organized 4 conferences.

BIODEV2030

December

End of Phase I of BIODEV2030

Finalized in December 2022, the BIODEV2030 project has helped to structure and support the conditions necessary for dialogue with all stakeholders from key sectors identified on the basis of a threat diagnosis. These stakeholders were mobilized and worked on "voluntary commitments" (VCs), or identified avenues for commitment to ensure that biodiversity is taken into account in their activities.

BIODEV2030

January

COP28 on climate

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 30-December 12

BIODEV2030

March

One Forest Summit

Libreville, Gabon, March 1-2. The first World Summit for the Protection of Tropical Forests was co-organized by France and Gabon. The Libreville Plan emerged from this meeting between heads of state, the scientific community, African youth, business leaders, indigenous peoples, and leaders of UNESCO, IUCN, the Global Environment Facility and the Green Climate Fund.

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

June

Summit for a New Global Financial Compact

Paris, France, June 22-23, 2023. French President Nicolas Sarkozy brought together representatives from some one hundred countries. They made a series of commitments that will help reform the international financial system, and improve the protection of global public goods to preserve the planet while guaranteeing low-cost financing for the poorest.

BIODEV2030

July

Signature for Phase II of BIODEV2030

To support the implementation of the new global biodiversity framework in 15 BIODEV2030 Phase I countries, France has decided to renew its support for the project by funding a Phase II.

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

May

4th SBI meeting (SBI-04)

Subsidiary Enforcement Body - Nairobi, KenyaBIODEV2030 organized a side event on 05/27/24 to highlight the results of Phase I and share the ambitions of Phase II, in line with the Long Term Approach to Mainstreaming (LTAM).

BIODEV2030

June

20th Meeting of the Parties to the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP)

BIODEV2030 is taking part in the PFBC through a side event on 05/06/24, to promote the results of Phase I and share the ambitions of Phase II, in line with the project's presence in 3 countries of the Congo Basin: the Republic of Congo, Gabon and Cameroon.

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

August

11th Meeting of the Parties to the Nairobi Convention (NC COP 11)

Madagascar, August 20-23

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

October

COP16 of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

BIODEV2030 is taking part in COP16 in Cali, Colombia, from October 21 to November 1.

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

November

COP29 on climate

Baku, Azerbaijan, November 11-22

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

December

COP 16 of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 2-13

11th plenary session of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

Windhoek, Namibia, December 10 -16, 2024

BIODEV2030

February

Finance in Common Summit

February 26-28, Cape Town, South Africa

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

June

United Nations Ocean Conference

Nice, France. The BIODEV2030 team will be present.

BIODEV2030

June

A New Global Financing Pact

June 23, Paris, France

BIODEV2030

July

UN Financing for Sustainable Development (Addis+10)

June 30-July 3, Seville, Spain

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

October

IUCN World Conservation Congress

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 9-15. The BIODEV2030 team will be present.

BIODEV2030

November

COP30

November 10-21, Belem, Brazil

GLOBAL FRAMEWORK

October

COP17 de la Convention des Nations Unies Convention sur la diversité biologique (CDB)

18-30 octobre, Everan, Arménie

**Translate voluntary sectoral commitments into sectoral public policy instruments, and implement them in positive nature projects in pilot areas.**

The BIODEV2030 method makes it possible to tackle the causes of biodiversity decline, by encouraging all stakeholders to commit to its preservation, and by promoting voluntary initiatives based on scientifically sound objectives and multi-stakeholder dialogue.

During the first phase of the project, the pilot countries formalized commitments (to be found here) aimed at reducing the pressures on biodiversity in one or more key economic sectors for the country's economic development and the protection of biodiversity, such as agriculture, mining, livestock farming, forestry, fishing, and/or commodity chains such as corn, cotton, gold mining, etc. The dialogue established within the multi-stakeholder platforms supported by BIODEV2030 has fostered the emergence of a shared national vision for transforming productive practices in favor of biodiversity. The dialogue established within the multi-stakeholder platforms supported by BIODEV2030 has fostered the emergence of a shared national vision for transforming production practices in favor of biodiversity.

This approach will inform the sectoral public policy reforms needed to implement the Kunming-Montreal framework, while helping stakeholders in the pilot areas to collectively define actions to reduce pressures on biodiversity.

Sectoral public policies

Support national public authorities in their reform of sectoral public policies to take better account of biodiversity through :

Multi-stakeholder dialogue forums operating at national level
Identification of the main public policy instruments for supporting changes in production practices, in conjunction with sector ministries and financial players.

Pilot area projects

Help stakeholders in pilot areas (private, public, CSOs) to collectively define actions to reduce pressures on biodiversity through :

Organization and facilitation of a dialogue to define priority actions reconciling development and biodiversity on the scale of a pilot territory.
Building projects with a high positive impact on biodiversity, ready for financing

How to summarize BIODEV2030?

BIODEV2030 is an innovative method for integrating biodiversity into the economic sectors of 15 countries with diverse socio-economic and environmental contexts.

This method integrates a strategy of capitalization coordinated by Expertise France. Capitalization supports implementation by building the capacities of local players and valorizing project results.

Find all the country and sector diagnostic reports here

Find out more about our voluntary commitments here

Find country fact sheets on sectoral public policy instruments hereand the transversal analysis report on all sectoral public policies & pressures on biodiversity here. For a better understanding of how to use these sheets, you can watch Altai Consulting's video explanation here.

Supporting 15 pilot countries

BIODEV2030 is an experimental approach being implemented in 15 pilot countries with diverse socio-economic, environmental and geographical contexts. To provide the governments of each country with the means to identify and initiate, in conjunction with the private sector and civil society, far-reaching changes in the sectors of the economy that have a strategic impact on the country's development and biodiversity.

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