DOS FOR A SUCCESSFUL GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK

The document provides a comprehensive list of requirements for a successful Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). It advocates for a rights-based approach, the adoption of a 'Whole Government Approach' to mainstreaming, and the prohibition of destructive activities like deep-sea mining and fracking. It argues against voluntary commitments, biodiversity offsetting, and the use of high-risk technologies such as geoengineering and synthetic biology, while calling for public finance from developed countries to support biodiversity conservation in developing nations.

• The Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) should be grounded in a principle-based foundation that includes the precautionary principle, justice, equity, and the recognition of the intrinsic value of nature, while ensuring polluters are held accountable for damages.
• A rights-based approach is essential to protect environmental defenders and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs), including the guarantee of Free Prior and Informed Consent and the criminalization of ecocide.
• The root causes of biodiversity loss are identified as the current economic system of unsustainable use and destruction of resources, driven by consumption and production patterns of the rich.
• The document recommends a 'Whole Government Approach' as the primary tool for mainstreaming biodiversity across all government sectors to ensure policy coherence and effective implementation.
• Certain high-impact activities must be prohibited, specifically mountaintop removal mining, deep-sea mining, arctic drilling, fracking, and the large-scale cutting of primary forests.
• The GBF must rely on binding rules rather than voluntary commitments or corporate social responsibility, as the latter are insufficient to save biodiversity and may hinder strict regulatory controls.
• The document opposes the commercialization of biodiversity, including the use of offsetting, 'no net loss' schemes, and the creation of markets for biodiversity offsetting.
• High-risk technological solutions that may present new environmental threats, such as geoengineering, Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), Synthetic Biology, and Gene Drives, should not be deployed.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (n.d.). DOS FOR A SUCCESSFUL GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/dos-and-donts-global-biodiversity-framework-friends-of-the-earth-international-EN.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. DOS FOR A SUCCESSFUL GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK. n.d. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/dos-and-donts-global-biodiversity-framework-friends-of-the-earth-international-EN.pdf.

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BibTeX

@misc{friendsoftheearthinternationalnddos, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{DOS FOR A SUCCESSFUL GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/dos-and-donts-global-biodiversity-framework-friends-of-the-earth-international-EN.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }