2nd FEdA International Conference

4 – 5 December 2024, online

Despite many efforts, little progress has been made so far in tackling the biodiversity crisis; the extinction of species continues unabated. The COP-15 in Kunming-Montreal adopted an ambitious post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework in December 2022. Among other things, the signatory states committed to bringing the loss of areas of high biodiversity importance close to zero by 2030, while respecting the rights of indigenous people (target 1). There is also a commitment to the effective restoration of at least 30% of areas of degraded terrestrial, inland water, and coastal and marine ecosystems by 2030 (target 2) – and the remaining targets 3 to 23 are no less ambitious. But how realistic is this post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and what does it take to make this framework a success? And we will ask whether COP-16 in Cali/Columbia (October 21 to November 1, 2024) will generate new impetus and momentum here.

Against this backdrop, the BMBF Research Initiative for the Conservation of Biodiversity (FEdA) invites colleagues from science, politics and business, from Europe and around the world to join the digital international conference “Reversing biodiversity loss – Conflicts, telecoupling and successful practices”, which will focus on the following topics and key questions:

• How can the transformation to a biodiversity-positive world, as called for by the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, actually be achieved by 2030? What examples of best practice are there and what are the most promising approaches?

• What contribution can and should science, politics and business make in order to achieve this goal? How promising are nature-based solutions in this context?
  What approaches are there for overcoming conflicting goals and avoiding negative effects from telecoupling?

The Hydro4U project will be represented by project partner TIIAME with a presentation on “The impact of hydropower development on fish diversity in Central Asia mountain rivers.”

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