The Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) today published the draft negotiating text for its new Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) – the crucial ‘New Deal for Nature’ that will replace the expired 2020 Aichi Targets and, it is hoped, provide a transformational overhaul for international efforts to arrest and reverse the ongoing environmental crisis, effectively doing for nature what the Paris Agreement is intended to do for climate change.
Commenting on the draft GBF text ahead of the next round of Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) negotiations, The Nature Conservancy’s global biodiversity policy lead Linda Krueger said:
“We’re heartened to note the strong progress made on the draft GBF negotiating text since the publication of the Zero Draft version back in January 2020. Clearly the co-chairs have been listening carefully to the consultations and have strengthened and clarified the text accordingly.