Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

The moment when adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework was announced on December 19, 2022

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) is an outcome of the 2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference. Its tentative title had been the "Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework".[1] The GBF was adopted by the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on 19 December 2022.[2] It has been promoted as a "Paris Agreement for Nature".[3][4] It is one of a handful of agreements under the auspices of the CBD, and it is the most significant to date. It has been hailed as a "huge, historic moment" and a "major win for our planet and for all of humanity."[5]

UN Secretary General António Guterres speaking at the 2022 biodiversity conference in Montreal which led to this treaty

The Framework is named after two cities, Kunming, which was scheduled to be the host city for COP15 in October 2020 but postponed and subsequently relinquished the hosting duties due to China's COVID policy, and Montreal, which is the seat of the Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat and stepped in to host COP15 after Kunming's cancellation.[6]

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  2. ^ "Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adopted at COP15". XinhuaNet. 19 December 2022. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  3. ^ "Connecting the dots: Climate change and biodiversity interlinkages in Asia-Pacific". UNEP - UN Environment Programme. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  4. ^ "'Paris Agreement for nature' raises biodiversity hopes and doubts". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  5. ^ "Adoption of a New Global Biodiversity Framework – Key Takeaways for Global Organizations and Financial Firms". Gibson Dunn. 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  6. ^ "Biodiversity agreement to protect planet reached at UN conference in Montreal". CBC News. 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2023-07-10.

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