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4512

4512

Date

Saturday
2022.12.10 @ 13:15
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Room

Amazon
511AD
Capacity: 197 people

Conference

WG2020-5 / COP-15 / CP-MOP-10 / NP-MOP-4

Meetings(s)

COP-15
Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (Part Two)

Title

Genetic Diversity Goal, Target, and Indicators - including update on ongoing application of genetic diversity indicators

Hosts

Topics

Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA)

Indicators

Post 2020 Framework

Climate Change and Biodiversity

Endangered Species

Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reporting

Capacity-building and Development

Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Quick summary: Genetic diversity and adaptive capacity help ensure resilient ecosystems, support ecosystem services, and benefit society. Genetic diversity is vital in a time of new diseases, invasive pests, habitat change, and climate change. Through short presentations, engaging examples, and conversation, we will: discuss the importance of genetic diversity; explain feasible and affordable genetic diversity indicators that do not require DNA data (A.5, A.8.1, and others); connect indicators to Goal A and Target 4 text; present outcomes of recent national level indicator deployment in 8 countries; and facilitate discussion among Parties on capacity, needs, and partnerships. The diverse co-hosts of this event represent organizations from 15 countries and 5 continents, and many international institutions, highlighting the global importance of this topic. We will show that monitoring and reporting on genetic diversity status and conservation is feasible and necessary.

The Goals of the event are to:

Promote knowledge exchange among participants on the importance of genetic diversity for species, ecosystems and humanity, and how genetic diversity can be conserved. Explain linkages between genetic diversity and other targets and aspects of biodiversity.
Promote shared understanding of how to assess and report levels of ‘genetic erosion’ without DNA data using affordable and non-technical methods (especially A.5 and A.8.1), using examples. Explain how indicators help track progress towards Target 4 and Goal A, and discuss feasibility and realism in context of current Goal and Target wording.
Describe recent progress on country-level genetic diversity indicator deployment in Sweden, Mexico, South Africa, Japan, Belgium, Colombia, France, and Australia.
Increase confidence in the feasibility, relevance, coherence, and scientific basis of proposed genetic diversity indicators.
Describe resources, support materials, and capacity building opportunities to deploy indicators.

The event will have simultaneous interpretation in Spanish, French, Chinese and Arabic

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File	Title & Description	Tags
	Policy Brief on Genetic Diversity Indicators 2020- translated in 8 languages Policy Brief created by EU Cost Action GBIKE and GEO BON in 2020 titled "Genetic diversity targets and indicators proposed for the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework", created to inform reflection on the zero draft and to explain the indicators of genetic diversity from Hoban et al 2020 policy-brief-genetic-diversity-targets-and-indicators-proposed	indicators, genetic diversity, Target 4, Goal A
	Policy Brief on genetic diversity in National Reports- translated in 17 languages Policy Brief created by Coalition for Conservation Genetics in 2021 titled "How do Parties report to the Convention on Biological Diversity on genetic diversity and how can reporting and monitoring be improved?", created to summarize how genetic diversity has been included in National Reports in the previous two reporting periods. One page summary of Hoban et al 2021. Translated in 17 languages policy-brief-how-do-parties-report-to-the-convention-on-biological-diversity-on-genetic-diversity-and-how-can-reporting-and-monitoring-be-improved	genetic diversity, indicators, Target 4, Goal A
	Global Commitments to Conserving and Monitoring Genetic Diversity Are Now Necessary and Feasible High level summary of the state of genetic diversity monitoring, reporting, policy, and future directions. Written for a non genetic diversity expert audience. Discusses genetic diversity indicators. biab054.pdf	indicators, genetic diversity, Target 4, Goal A

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	Coalition for Conservation Genetics Website for Coalition for Conservation Genetics, including links to resources, publications, and experts willing to provide capacity support around genetic diversity conservation	indicators, genetic diversity, Target 4, Goal !
	GEO BON Genetic Composition Working Group Website for GEO BON working group on genetic diversity	genetic diversity, Target 4, Goal A
	GEO BON Webinar on indicators Link to GEO BON webinar on indicators including indicators for genetic diversity, from Sept 2021	genetic diversity, Target 4, indicators, Goal A

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	Picture of genetic diversity indicators biab054fig2.jpeg

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	Webinar from GBIKE: Genetic diversity targets and indicators in the CBD post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework Recording of Dr. Sean Hoban describing genetic diversity indicators- needs, methods, and connection to Goal and Target wording, presented through a series of webinars to NFPs in 2021 Hoban_recording_Asia_CBD_webinar_indicators.mp4

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Side Event #4512

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