Biodiversity convention must lead to a world that lives within planetary boundaries

A statement by Friends of the Earth International and partner organizations outlining requirements for the Convention on Biological Diversity's post-2020 targets, emphasizing planetary boundaries, participatory processes, and the rejection of corporate influence and biodiversity metrics.

• The post-2020 process for the Convention on Biological Diversity must ensure the world lives within planetary limits and incorporate full participatory processes involving indigenous peoples, local communities, youth, women, and civil society in regional settings to ensure objectives are appropriated by societies.
• The authors argue that unlimited economic growth is incompatible with environmental preservation and call for limiting the role of corporations in policy debates and financial instruments to stop the 'corporate takeover of the public sphere'. They suggest new targets should include rules on divestment from destructive projects and the reversal of perverse incentives.
• The statement rejects the use of a single biodiversity metric, arguing it reduces complex biodiversity to one aspect and ignores other values. Additionally, it opposes biodiversity offsetting, citing the failure of climate offsetting under the UNFCCC, and advocates for targets with qualitative aspects that recognize indigenous peoples and local communities as the best preservers of ecosystems.

APA

admin (2018). Biodiversity convention must lead to a world that lives within planetary boundaries. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/biodiversity-convention-must-lead-to-a-world-that-lives-within-planetary-boundaries/

Chicago

admin. Biodiversity convention must lead to a world that lives within planetary boundaries. Friends of the Earth International, 2018. https://www.foei.org/biodiversity-convention-must-lead-to-a-world-that-lives-within-planetary-boundaries/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{admin2018biodiversity, author = {admin}, title = {{Biodiversity convention must lead to a world that lives within planetary boundaries}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2018}, month = nov, url = {https://www.foei.org/biodiversity-convention-must-lead-to-a-world-that-lives-within-planetary-boundaries/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }