Side Event

GEO BON: Assessment of observation capabilities for 2020 Targets

Organizer
Group on Earth Observations

Date and Time
9 November 2011 13:15 - 14:45

Meeting
Fifteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

The Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON) will present its “Assessment of the Adequacy of Existing Observation Capabilities for the CBD 2020 Targets, which was produced at the request of the CBD. The report constitutes the first attempt to assess the adequacy of global observation systems for the monitoring of biodiversity, specifically in relation to the information needs oef the 20 ‘Aichi targets’ defined by the CBD for the period 2011–2020. It was written in collaboration with a range of biodiversity-related organizations and based on inputs from over 120 specialists.