Progress and prospects of the important issues of the 16th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

doi:10.17520/biods.2025121

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Background & Aim: The 16th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was held in Cali, Colombia. This meeting marked the first CBD Conference of the Parties since the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (referred to as the “KMGBF”). Delegates were engaged in in-depth discussions on over 20 key topics, including the implementation of the KMGBF, benefit-sharing mechanisms for digital sequence information (DSI) on genetic resources, and marine and coastal biodiversity conservation.

Overview: This article summarizes the progress of key issues at COP16, covering the benefit-sharing mechanism for DSI, the monitoring framework of the KMGBF, resource mobilization and financial mechanisms, conservation of marine and coastal biodiversity, biodiversity and climate change, as well as Article 8(j) and related provisions.

Recommendations: Based on China’s actual experience in fulfilling its obligations under the CBD, the paper puts forward prospects for future implementation. These prospects include promoting research and management of DSI, conducting reporting based on the KMGBF’s monitoring framework, leveraging the role of the Kunming Biodiversity Fund to continue leading global ecological and environmental governance, advancing coordinated governance of biodiversity conservation, oceans, and climate, valuing the voices of diverse groups, and strengthening interministerial cooperation and the building of implementation teams.

Key words: biodiversity conservation, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources (DSI), marine biodiversity, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs), multi-convention synergy

Xi Li, Xiaoge Ping, Xuehong Xu, Yu Cao, Boxuan Gao, Yiming Bao, Jiliang Xu. Progress and prospects of the important issues of the 16th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2025, 33(12): 25121.

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