L-R: Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Cristiana Paşca Palmer; Catalina Santamaria, CBD Secretariat; and Cai Lijie, CBD at the 3th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 13)Delegates to the science body of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) closed their meeting this week, sending a number of recommendations to the next UN Biodiversity Conference that set the stage for achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and preparation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
“Parties to the Convention have shown, in their recommendations agreed this week, that the possible futures before us include paths that will protect biodiversity and build a future of life in harmony with nature,” said Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
UN Convention adopts proposal for post-2020 global biodiversity framework
