Practical guide helps negotiators put equity at the heart of the new global biodiversity framework
This week, negotiators from 196 countries under the Convention on Biological Diversity are gathering virtually for the first formal negotiations of the year to progress discussions on the new Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.
Conservation efforts, while critical to reducing biodiversity loss, often fail to treat people fairly. This undermines the sustainability of these efforts and can further marginalise already vulnerable people. A new guide offers negotiators practical steps for embedding equity in the new global biodiversity framework.
Find out more in the blog by Ebony Holland and Dilys Roe.
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Make Change Happen podcast episode 11
Indigenous knowledge, people and nature – all crucial to Kunming
In this episode of the Make Change Happen podcast, we explore the concept of 'biocultural heritage', which comes from the lived experience of Indigenous Peoples, and is critical to the success of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework up for negotiation in Kunming later this year.
Listen now.
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"In the long run, I would like to see that science and traditional knowledge work more closely and that evidence is created in a more participatory way that considers also the rich wisdom and science and knowledge that Indigenous Peoples are making."
– Alejandro Argumedo, Quechua native from southern Peru and coordinator of the International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP)
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Blog by Giulia Nicolini
Assessing progress – putting IIED’s gender research ambitions into practice
Giulia Nicolini reflects on recent work to assess IIED’s progress towards embedding gender and intersectionality in our research.
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Guest blog by Kyla Tienhaara
We need to rethink investment treaties to ensure a rapid and just energy transition
As world leaders recently met at the Leaders Summit on Climate to discuss how to step up global climate action and cut emissions, guest blogger Kyla Tienhaara explained that it’s time to reconsider investor-state dispute settlement. Inaction risks rising costs of shifting from fossil fuels to green alternatives.
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Guest blog by Rangarirai Machemedze and David Satterthwaite
Getting attention to a much-neglected health agenda: occupational health and safety
On the recent World Day for Safety and Health at Work, guest blogger Rangarirai Machemedze and David Satterthwaite reported on the findings of their research on the occupational health and climate change risks facing informal residents and workers in Zimbabwe.
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Guest blog by Stef Barratt and Nick Ross
Researching displacement: how do we know we are asking the right questions?
Inclusivity and co-design were key in creating a survey to examine the wellbeing, self-reliance and livelihoods of displaced people in urban areas and camps across four countries.
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Case study
Informal settlement data and local community responses to COVID-19 and climate risks
This case study examines the deliberative and participatory processes used by Slum Dwellers International (SDI), focusing on two affiliated federations in Kenya and Malawi. It describes the ways in which participatory mechanisms have allowed SDI federations to self-organise and engage with policymakers at local, national and global level to respond to challenges, including COVID-19. It also reflects on the use of digital tools to strengthen community mobilisation, community data generation and learning processes.
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Practical guide
Strengthening equity in the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: a guide for negotiators
The post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) will be a major milestone in global agreements on
biodiversity conservation, setting international ambition for the next decade. This guide is intended to support Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) who wish to see strengthened equity provisions in the draft GBF. It helps negotiators develop national positions and covers the arguments for making equity provisions central to the GBF. It is the first in a series designed to support CBD negotiators in influencing key aspects of the GBF where it aligns to their national interests.
Download the guide.
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