World Summits and Organisation COP 15 of CBD The 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). The framework has 4 goals and 23 targets that the world needs to achieve by 2030. Nature is critical to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals and limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees. Adoption of a global biodiversity framework that addresses the key drivers of nature loss is needed to secure our own health and well-being alongside that of the planet. The framework’s four overarching global goals are GOAL A -increasing the area of natural ecosystems by 2050. GOAL B - Supporting the achievement of sustainable development, for the benefit of present and future generations by 2050. GOAL C - The monetary and non-monetary benefits from the utilization of genetic resources, and digital sequence information on genetic resources, and of traditional knowledge of the indigenous peoples and local communities are substantially increased by 2050. GOAL D - Progressively closing the biodiversity finance gap of $700 billion per year,and aligning financial flows with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity. About Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) CBD is an international treaty for the conservation of biodiversity, the sustainable use of the components of biodiversity and the equitable sharing of the benefits derived from the use of genetic resources. CBD was signed in 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, and entered into force in December 1993. Members - 196 Parties The supplementary agreements to the CBD. The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (11 September 2003; ratified by 173 parties) Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing. (12 October 2014; ratified by 135 Parties.) Appointments – Who is who? New chairperson of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) Senior nuclear scientist…
