JULY 1st, 2024 | 1.00PM
JULY 2nd. 2024 | 4.00PM
JULY 3rd, 2024 | 1.00PM
Webinar series following the World Species Congress
World Species Congress – 15th May
The World Species Congress is taking place virtually across 24 hours on May 15 and includes a packed programme on species recovery efforts, global and local conservation policy, and actions to ensure the survival of wild species and ecosystems.
We are very excited to be hosting two events during the Congress. Phil McGowan and Alison Hutchinson will be running sessions in the morning, so please do join us! You can find the Agenda here.
Talk 1: Justice-informed species conservation and the Global Biodiversity Framework
Alison will present a Q&A forum with Ragnhild Sollund (University of Oslo), Dany Celermajer (University of Sydney), and Carlos Andrés Baquero-Díaz (New York University). The panel will discuss pathways to more justice-informed conservation approaches in relation to global conservation policy and the newly agreed Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
Talk 2: The Strategy Needed to Achieve Target 4 of the Global Biodiversity Framework
Phil will present on the species elements of the Global Biodiversity Framework, which emphasises the need for urgent management actions to ensue the recovery of threatened species. The presentation will outline the species-related ambitions and goals within the Framework and give a broad overview of the need to develop strategies to ensure positive species outcomes.
By registering for the congress, you’ll have access to:
- the 24-hour live stream
- live chat discussions with presenters post-presentation
- downloadable resources, tools, and strategy frameworks
- next steps in training and collaboration, taking your conservation work to the next level
SSC Webinar Series 2024. 1st Ed. Global Biodiversity Framework
This webinar was hosted by the IUCN Species Survival Commission to discuss the links between the Global Biodiversity Framework and the SSC Network and presented the species-focussed ambitions within Goal A and Targets 4, 5, and 6.
Speaker line-up:
Together these talks clarify the concepts and terms within each target and highlight routes for effective management approaches and policy interventions by drawing on the presenters’ extensive and diverse expertise developing resources, national reports, and toolkits.
Take a look at the recording below:
Presentation Overview:
Phil McGowan, from Newcastle University and chair of the IUCN SSC GBF Task Force, starts off the webinar with an overview of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and highlights how the SSC Post-2020 Biodiversity Targets Task Force (now the SSC GBF Task Force) was instrumental in ensuring a focus on the need for targeted recovery actions for threatened species during the negotiations for Target 4.
Sean Hoban, a memeber of the IUCN SSC GBF Task Force and the Coservation-Genetics Specialist Group, then zooms in on Target 4’s focus on genetic diversity and species management actions and discusses the guidance and support tools available to track progress on the genetic component of Target 4.
Anastasiya Timoshyna, who co-chairs the IUCN SSC Medicinal Plant Specialist Group and is the European Programme Director at TRAFFIC, then introduces Target 5 (sustainable, safe, and legal wildlife use). She also outlines the 5-Dimensional sustainability assessment framework, along with other measures, that can assist in regulating and measuring the sustainability of wildlife use.
Aileen Mill, also of Newcastle University and a member of the IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group, then guides us through Target 6 (managing and reducing the impact from invasive species) and gives a sneak preview of the Invasive Alien Species Toolkit which is currently under development.