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Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity met at COP15 in December to adopt a new Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
This webinar was organized to inform the negotiations under the Global Biodiversity Framework on the suggested indicators for tracking consumption activities. The webinar recording is available below.
The GBF will contain ambitious goals and targets to bring about a transformation in humanity’s relationship with biodiversity by 2030, and ensure that, by 2050, the shared vision of living in harmony with nature is fulfilled. Progress against the GBF will be measured using a Monitoring Framework comprised of indicators.
Target 16 of the draft GBF focuses on encouraging and enabling sustainable consumption. The Bonn Expert Workshop on the monitoring framework for the GBF assessed two indicators as potential candidates for the headline indicator for COP15 to consider adopting for Target 16; the Global Environmental Impacts of Consumption Indicator and the Ecological Footprint.
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How these indicators can be used for monitoring and communicating the international impacts of consumption activities will be discussed at this webinar.
The developers of these indicators: Simon Croft, SEI Research Fellow and David Lin, Chief Science Officer at the Global Footprint Network, will present:
The webinar will include a Q&A session to allow attendees to find out more from the developers based at SEI at the University of York and the Global Footprint Network.
The Global Environmental Impacts of Consumption Indicator was developed by JNCC and SEI, supported by Defra, Trase and the GCRF Trade Hub. The Ecological Footprint was developed by the Global Footprint Network.
Tool / Trase enables governments, companies and others to address the environmental impacts of supply chains.
Other publication / Get findings from PRINCE – a major project to develop indicators for measuring the impact of Swedish consumption on the environment.
Perspective / New and existing research should be translated into actionable material to address biodiversity losses.
Past event / Register now for this webinar on 2 December 2021, where SEI's Dr Chris West will look at the UK food system's demand for soy and the risks associated with this.
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