On this page, you can access the different documents for policy support produced by GEO BON throughout the years as well as the text of the interventions given by the GEO BON delegations at the various meetings of policy bodies.
Many of the outputs of GEO BON activities are meant to be policy relevant, by supporting the reporting needs of national governments as well as policy bodies such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
On this page, you can access the different documents for policy support produced by GEO BON throughout the years as well as the text of the interventions given by the GEO BON delegations at the various meetings of policy bodies. Since 2017, this work relies on the engagement and contributions of the Policy Task Force.
| Title | Reference | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Remote sensing enabled Essential Biodiversity Variables | CBD/SBSTTA/21/INF/17 | 2017 |
| Update on relevant GEO BON activities for SBSTTA21 | CBD/SBSTTA/21/INF/1 | 2017 |
| Remote Sensing of Essential Biodiversity Variables | UNEP/CBD/SBI/1/INF/49 | 2016 |
| GEO BON National and Regional BON Development: Supporting the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2016 | UNEP/CBD/SBI/1/INF/16 | 2016 |
| Update on relevant GEO BON activities for SBSTTA19 | UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/19/INF/8 | 2015 |
| Essential Biodiversity Variables | UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/17/INF/7 | 2013 |
| An initiative of GEO BON to enhance global biodiversity observations for monitoring progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets | UNEP/CBD/COP/11/INF/49 | 2012 |
| GEO BON – Summary of the Implementation Plan | UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/14/INF/13 | 2010 |
| The GEO Biodiversity Observation Network | UNEP/CBD/COP/9/INF/36 | 2008 |
- Review of SBSTTA24 document on Item 3. Post-2020 GBF – Monitoring framework for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework – August 2020
- Review of SBSTTA24 document on Item 3. Post-2020 GBF – Indicators for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework – August 2020
- Submission of GEO BON on possible targets, indicators and baseline in relation to the development of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework – February 2020
- Views of the Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network on the discussion paper on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework – April 2019
- Contribution of the Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network on the scope and content of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework – December 2018
- Policy Brief: How do Parties report to the Convention on Biological Diversity on genetic diversity, and how can reporting and monitoring be improved? . Download full report here – February 2021
- Policy Brief – Genetic diversity targets and indicators proposed for the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework – July 2020
- Benefits of Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) for the CBD Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework – February 2020
- Adequacy of Biodiversity Observation Systems to support the CBD 2020 Targets – May 2011
| Meeting | Title/topic | Year |
|---|---|---|
| CBD-OEWG2 | GEO BON Opening Statement for OEWG2 | 2020 |
| CBD-OEWG2 | Goals of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework | 2020 |
| CBD-OEWG2 | Threats of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework | 2020 |
| CBD-OEWG2 | Draft Target 18 (joint statement with GBIF) | 2020 |
| CBD – COP14 | Item 17 – Long-term strategic directions to the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity, approaches to living in harmony with nature and preparation for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework | 2018 |
| CBD-SBI2 | Item 13 – National reporting under the Convention and its Protocols (joint statement with GBIF) | 2017 |
| CBD-SBSTTA21 | Fifth Edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook | 2017 |
| CBD-SBSTTA21 | Biodiversity and Human Health | 2017 |
| CBD-COP13 | GEO BON Opening Statement for COP13 | 2016 |
| CBD-COP13 | Item 19 – 6th National Reports | 2016 |
| CBD-COP12 | Item 12 – Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 | 2014 |