African Development Bank and Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) have launched a regional report on the performance of African countries under the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. The assessment, launched on the sidelines of the UN Biodiversity Summit (COP15) in Montreal, Canada, is based on the 6th National Reports on biodiversity submitted by African countries 2018-2020. Conclusions from the synthesis of the 6th national reports on biodiversity underpin Africa’s stance in negotiations over the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. The reports shed light on the status of biodiversity in Africa, regarding implementing national biodiversity strategies and action plans. This information will serve as a baseline, together with Africa’s biodiversity priorities and the Bank’s High Five objectives, to guide negotiations over the post-2020 global biodiversity targets.

Source: The Guardian December 15, 2022 16:04 UTC