Foreword

In order to welcome the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to theConvention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15) and to promote China’s deepparticipation in global biodiversity management, the International Department ofChina Biodiversity Conversation and Green Development Foundation is releasing thespecial issue “Global Biodiversity Management Trends”.

Through CBCGDF Media, Environmental Innovator and the Firse InformationSource, we will share the forefront and latest developments of the global biodiversitygovernance for the reference of relevant departments, experts, civil organizations andmultiple stakeholders.

ContentsForeword..................................................................................................................................................IBiodiversity-Related Conventions................................................................................................1

Convention on Biological Diversity................................................................................................1The Ramsar Convention.................................................................................................................. 1Convention on Migratory Species..................................................................................................... 2

The United Nations,International Conventions and International Organizations..................... 3United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Orgnization................................................. 3The East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership......................................................................... 3The Rotterdam Convention,Stockholm Convention and Basel Convention.................................. 3World Water Forum.....................................................................................................................3World Water Week........................................................................................................................4

International and Regional Organization .....................................................................................5International Union for Conservation of Nature........................................................................5

Global Biodiversity Governance......................................................................................................6Global Genome Biodiversity Network............................................................................................ 6Global Biodiversity Information Facility.........................................................................................6

Recent important meetings...............................................................................................................7

Biodiversity-Related Conventions

1. Convention on Biological Diversity（CBD）

1) On March 23rd, Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) held the "Stakeholders Open Webinar-- Sustainable Agriculture and Food System Transition: Linkage to Post-2020 Global BiodiversityFramework (GBF)", in which Jinfeng ZHOU, Secretary General of CBCGDF, was invited to jointhe Open Discussion session and share insights on sustainable agriculture and food system. Dr.ZHOU mentioned that among all key concepts related to post-2020 GBF, Good Food andhuman-based solution (HbS) should be incoporated, to help us think what is really healthy forpeople and planet.

2) The Green Society International Department has submitted its recommendations to theUN Convention on Biological Diversity for a post-2020 gender action plan outline. First, only byclearly identifying measurable indicators can gender equality become more than a slogan. Second,the report underemphasizes a very important factor: women are often discriminated against by age.Third, the United Nations has set a very good example (for example, many UN agencies andconventions are headed by women), but this is far from the case at the managerial and scientificlevels of countries, especially in some developing countries.

2. The Ramsar Convention (RAMSAR)

1) The 59th meeting of the Convention’s Standing Committee (SC59) will take place inGland, Switzerland, from 21 to 25 June 2021. SC59 will be preceded on Monday 21 June bymeetings of the Committee’s sub-groups and working groups.

We invite you to preregister your organization representative at the following address, nolater than 15 April 2021: https://contacts.ramsar.org/register-sc59. Please note that forpreregistration an official nomination letter signed by the Head of the Organization must beuploaded indicating the names of the representatives. Once you have successfully completed theform you will receive a confirmation that your data has been transmitted to the Secretariat forverification. Once your preregistration is confirmed, an email including all the details relating tothe meeting will be sent to your attention. The provisional agenda is available on the Convention’swebsite at https://www.ramsar.org/event/59th-meeting-of-the-standing-committee. Links todocuments will be added to the agenda as they are published.

2) The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands has the honour to announce the call fornominations for the eighth edition of the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards, to be presented atthe 14th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP14) in Wuhan, China.

Three Awards will accordingly be granted in the following categories:a) the Ramsar Convention Award for Wetland Wise Use;b) the Ramsar Convention Award for Wetland Innovation; andc) the Ramsar Convention Award for Young Wetland Champions.

Nominations must be submitted in one of the three above-mentioned categories only. Thecategories, criteria, and procedures for the 2021 Awards are found below.

For inquiries email: award@ramsar.orgThe deadline for the receipt of nominations is 31 May 2021.

3. Convention on Migratory Species（CMS）

The Angelshark (Squatina squatina) was assessed by the IUCN as Critically Endangered andhas been listed on both the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) and theMemorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks (Sharks MOU).

The Parties to CMS and Signatories to the Sharks MOU agreed that there should be supportfor improved regional management across the Mediterranean Sea, with Angelsharks also listedunder the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of theMediterranean (Barcelona Convention).

This initial workshop, being organized by the Secretariat and Advisory Committee (AC) ofthe Sharks MOU, aims to provide further information on the current state of knowledge ofAngelsharks and recent work regarding their conservation. It is envisaged to lay the foundation forthe implementation of the

https://www.cms.int/en/document/concerted-action-angelshark-squatina-squatina-1 that wasextended at COP13.

The workshop will be held three times on the following three different dates to provide asmany Focal Points and relevant stakeholders the opportunity to participate:- 15 April 2021, 13.00 – 14.30 UTC- 21 April 2021, 13.00 – 14.30 UTC- 27 April 2021, 13.00 – 14.30 UTC

The United Nations,International Conventions and International

Organizations

1. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Orgnization (UNESCO)

On the 50th anniversary of the Man and the Biosphere programme, UNESCO is convening abiodiversity forum for key actors in conservation. The forum kicked off at 13:00 (Paris time) onMarch 24, with the aim of influencing ongoing international negotiations. The conference will bedivided into three segments, focusing on three key issues facing the planet: biodiversity, climateand ocean health. The Director-General of UNESCO will open the Conference and launch thecelebration of the 50th Anniversary of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme under thetheme: Living together in another way in the global village.

2. The East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership(EAAFP)

The EAAF Shorebird Tracking group is hosting a 1st webinar on 13 April. They will havefour speakers from all parts of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. CBCGDF is invited to theevent, register link:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtdeippj0jHNysDr1XaRTjIvJDFEt5IIoQFor anyone who wish to join the group's mailing list and access the discord server with

shorebird tracking-related resources, they can fill in this form:https://forms.gle/CHbntPrMCGypGiZK6

3. The Rotterdam Convention,Stockholm Convention and Basel Convention

GRID-Arendal, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme, theSecretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, international mountain sports andguiding federations, and other partners, is launching the

https://survey.zohopublic.eu/zs/hkhvmhThis is the first-ever global survey of the public on waste in mountain areas.While over 1.1 billion people around the world live in mountain regions, and millions more

visit mountains every day, there is still very little information about waste and litter in mountains.The 2021 Mountain Waste Survey is designed to plug this info gap, by gathering information frommountain enthusiasts from around the world.

4. World Water Forum

In March 2022, participants from every horizon, including political and economic decision-makers, multilateral institutions, academia, civil society and the private sector will gather in Dakar,Senegal for the 9th World Water Forum.

Building upon previous World Water Forums, the 9th Forum will, through an innovative framework, seek to identify, promote and implement concrete responses and actions for water and sanit

ation in an integrated way.It will be the first time the World Water Forum, the largest international water-related event,

will be held in sub-Saharan Africa.

5. World Water Week

Welcome to World Water Week 2021! This year, the Week will be held as a full-scale digitalevent on 23-27 August. Join us for an intensive week of learning and collaboration on the theme Building Resilience Faster. Together we can develop solutions to address climate change and otherwater-related challenges.

International and Regional Organization

1. International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN)

1) The populations of the African forest elephant and the African savanna elephant havebeen declining for decades due to ivory poaching and habitat loss. On March 25, 2021, theInternational Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) divided the original African elephant intotwo categories, classifying the African forest elephant as critically endangered (CR) and theAfrican savanna elephant as endangered (EN). Prior to today's update, the African elephant wasconsidered a single species with the endangered status of Vulnerable (VU); With new geneticevidence emerging, the IUCN Red List has for the first time assessed the two species separately.

2) The 5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) is on, new dateannounced. It will be hosted on Jane 23-29, 2022, in Vancouver, Canada. It will be co-hosted byIUCN and the Canada Government, yogether with the International Committee of IMPAC5.

Global Biodiversity Governance

1. Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN)

2021 GGBN-GGI Awards Program：The program provides funding for projects that supportthe discoverability of new genetic collections through the Global Genome Biodiversity Network'sData Portal. The proposal review committee will consider requests for up to 20,000 USD withclearly articulated budget justifications. This year priority consideration will be given to proposalsthat represent institutions and collections1) from the global south,2) from countries with a low or middle-income (based on the latest WESP Economy by per capitaGNI), and3) that strategically address high-level taxonomic gaps in the GGBN Data Portal.

It is mandatory that all data from funded projects are made available online on the GGBNPortal before 1 September 2023. The submission deadline for 2021 proposals is April 30, 2021.

2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

1) GBIF—the Global Biodiversity Information Facility—is an international network anddata infrastructure funded by the world's governments and aimed at providing anyone, anywhere,open access to data about all types of life on Earth. Its data, including the distribution andscientific names of plants, animals, fungi, and micro-organisms, are provided by manyorganizaitons around the world. Currently, only three Chinese organizations are permitted toregister data into GBIF: China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation(CBCGDF), Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), and China National Gene Bank (CNGB).

2) Recently, considering that new snake species -- Bunguras Suzhenae -- was identified inYingjiang, Yunnan, colleagues from the Department of Internation Cooperation of CBCGDFprepared information about this new species so as to register it into GBIF. in addition to the newfriend, CBCGDF also registered information related to sousa chinensis and changnienia amoena,the latter native to China.

Recent important meetings

1. IPBES online conference – opportunity to provide early input to the scoping process of theIPBES business and biodiversity assessment .

As part of the scoping process for the methodological assessment of the impact anddependence of business on biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people (“business andbiodiversity assessment”), an online conference will be held from 25–26 March 2021.

2. Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework - EU Support Project will hold a webinar on ResourceMobilization on March 31, 2021.Theme： mobilizing resources for biodiversity。

It is aimed to lay the foundation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, and providespace to discuss how to scale up financing for biodiversity. It will show successful initiatives toachieve budget adjustments for integrated resource management, serve as an example of a truegreen recovery plan, mobilize stakeholders at all levels, and highlight recent efforts to alignclimate finance with biodiversity financing needs.

3. Webinar: Water and Industry, MIT -- Water is an important resource, both for society and formany industrial processes. The sector faces increasingly complex challenges: detection andtreatment of pollutants, wastewater treatment, valuation and monetization of water, andmanagement of water-intensive operations. In addition, as with much of our industrialinfrastructure, there is an urgent need to modernise, digitise and optimise equipment, plants andsystems. The MIT Industrial Liaison Program is hosting a series of cutting-edge webinars, such asWater and Industry, on Tuesday, April 6, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET. Details:https://ilp.mit.edu/attend/water-and-industry-mit

4. At 9:00 a.m. on March 25th, the preparatory meeting of the "UN Food System Summit: ChinaSays" - Rural Revitalization Forum was held online. The forum will be held on April 25, 2021,and it will adopt the way of combination of online and offline (offline locates in Beijing).Chinarural revitalization and gather all comments to discuss food system transformation is an importantissue, CBCGDF Rural revitalization working group and good food foundation welcome thestakeholders actively to join this meeting, for the upcoming UN food summit this year.

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