Workshop on the Global Biodiversity Framework
Photo of a Snow Leopard – by Sam Wilson, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework agreed in Montreal, Canada on 19 December 2022 could be a breakthrough in global efforts to address species decline and mass extinctions worldwide – but only if it is properly implemented and rigorously enforced.
On 22 February 2023 William Wilson, barrister and environmental lawyer with COP26 and beyond and Wyeside Consulting led a workshop on the Global Biodiversity Framework for young climate activists from MOCK COP, YOUNGO and SOS-UK Students Organising for Sustainability UK
We looked at what biodiversity is and why it really matters and the ways in which it is gravely threatened and the links with climate change. Then we looked at the key features of the new Framework, how it breaks new ground, but also how its success really depends upon political will and effective national implementation and enforcement.