PARA QUE EL MARCO MUNDIAL DE LA DIVERSIDAD BIOLÓGICA SEA EXITOSO

The document argues that the Global Biodiversity Framework must be based on binding norms rather than voluntary commitments and must address the structural economic drivers of biodiversity loss. It advocates for a rights-based approach that protects indigenous peoples and environmental defenders, the elimination of harmful subsidies, and the prohibition of high-impact industrial activities like deep-sea mining and Arctic oil extraction. The text explicitly rejects the commodification of nature, biodiversity offsets, and the use of geoengineering or synthetic biology as solutions to the environmental crisis.

• The Global Biodiversity Framework must be based on binding standards and a solid foundation of principles, including the precautionary principle, gender and intergenerational perspectives, and the recognition of the intrinsic value of nature.
• Biodiversity loss is driven by structural causes, specifically the current economic system of unsustainable resource use and destruction, as well as unsustainable production and consumption patterns, particularly by wealthy populations.
• A rights-based approach is essential, which includes protecting environmental defenders, recognizing ecocide as a punishable crime, and ensuring the free, prior, and informed consent of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).
• Certain high-impact industrial activities must be prohibited to prevent significant nature disturbance, including mountaintop removal mining, deep-sea mining, Arctic oil extraction, hydraulic fracturing, and large-scale primary forest logging.
• Financial mechanisms must be reformed to eliminate 'perverse incentives,' such as subsidies for industrial livestock and aquaculture, and developed countries should provide new, stable public financial resources to developing nations.
• The document strongly opposes the commodification of biodiversity, rejecting biodiversity offsets, 'net zero loss' or 'net positive impact' schemes, and the use of nature-based solutions as a justification for destroying biodiversity elsewhere.
• Technological fixes for the climate and biodiversity crises, such as geoengineering (including BECCS), synthetic biology, and gene drives, should be rejected as they may pose new environmental threats.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (n.d.). PARA QUE EL MARCO MUNDIAL DE LA DIVERSIDAD BIOLÓGICA SEA EXITOSO. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/dos-and-donts-global-biodiversity-framework-friends-of-the-earth-international-ES.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. PARA QUE EL MARCO MUNDIAL DE LA DIVERSIDAD BIOLÓGICA SEA EXITOSO. n.d. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/dos-and-donts-global-biodiversity-framework-friends-of-the-earth-international-ES.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternationalndpara, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{PARA QUE EL MARCO MUNDIAL DE LA DIVERSIDAD BIOLÓGICA SEA EXITOSO}}, institution = {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-ES.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }