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.

CBD Information Documents Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Title Year
Policy Brief: How can Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (BSAPs) incorporate genetic diversity and align with global commitments? Download full report here

2024
Science briefs 2022
GEO BON indicators for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework 2022
Accompanying peer-reviewed publication: Achieving global biodiversity goals by 2050 requires urgent and integrated actions. One Earth, 5:597-603.
Inclusion of genetic diversity in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework: scientific and technical knowledge 2021
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

2021
Scalable data, observation systems and indicators to support effective monitoring of goals and targets for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework: GEO BON support for implementation 2020
Review of SBSTTA24 document on Item 3. Post-2020 GBF – Monitoring framework for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework 2020
Review of SBSTTA24 document on Item 3. Post-2020 GBF – Indicators for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework 2020
Policy Brief – Genetic diversity targets and indicators proposed for the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework – July 2020 2020
Submission of GEO BON on possible targets, indicators and baseline in relation to the development of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework 2020
Benefits of Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) for the CBD Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework 2020
Views of the Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network on the discussion paper on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework 2019
Contribution of the Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network on the scope and content of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework 2018
Adequacy of Biodiversity Observation Systems to support the CBD 2020 Targets 2011
GEO BON Interventions