Policy support

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

Title Reference Year
Briefing note on scientific and technical issues related to the global monitoring of biodiversity CBD/ID/OM/2022/1/INF/2 2022
Measuring Ecosystem Integrity (Goal A) in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: the GEO BON Species Habitat Index CBD/WG2020/3/INF/6 2020
Expert input to the post-2020 global biodiversity framework: transformative actions on all drivers of biodiversity loss are urgently required to achieve the global goals by 2050 CBD/WG2020/3/INF/11 2020
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

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

Participation in COP

GEO BON at COP 16

GEO BON at COP 15

GEO BON at COP 14

Interventions

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