Involving citizens in monitoring the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Abstract The Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and its monitoring framework aims to reverse the decline of nature. The GBF tasks governments to report progress towards 23 targets and four goals but also “invites Parties and relevant organizations to support community-based monitoring and information systems and citizen science” to improve information for decision-making and build support for conservation efforts throughout society. We assessed how Indigenous Peoples, local communities and citizen scientists and professional scientists can help monitor the GBF. Of the 365 indicators of the GBF monitoring framework, 110 (30%) can involve Indigenous Peoples, local communities and citizen scientists in community-based monitoring programmes, 185 (51%) could benefit from citizen involvement in data collection and 180 (49%) require scientists and governmental statistical organizations. A smaller proportion of indicators for GBF targets are amenable to citizen monitoring than for the previous Aichi targets or other multilateral environment agreements—largely because 196 GBF indicators are analytically complex (54%) and 175 require legislative overview (48%). Greater involvement of citizens in the GBF would increase societal engagement in international agreements, harness knowledge from those living close to nature to fill data gaps and enhance local to national decision-making based on improved information, leading to better conservation actions.

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Nature Sustainability
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2024-10-18
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01447-y
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24
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Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
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Involving citizens in monitoring the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

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Involving citizens in monitoring the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

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Abstract

Abstract The Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and its monitoring framework aims to reverse the decline of nature. The GBF tasks governments to report progress towards 23 targets and four goals but also “invites Parties and relevant organizations to support community-based monitoring and information systems and citizen science” to improve information for decision-making and build support for conservation efforts throughout society. We assessed how Indigenous Peoples, local communities and citizen scientists and professional scientists can help monitor the GBF. Of the 365 indicators of the GBF monitoring framework, 110 (30%) can involve Indigenous Peoples, local communities and citizen scientists in community-based monitoring programmes, 185 (51%) could benefit from citizen involvement in data collection and 180 (49%) require scientists and governmental statistical organizations. A smaller proportion of indicators for GBF targets are amenable to citizen monitoring than for the previous Aichi targets or other multilateral environment agreements—largely because 196 GBF indicators are analytically complex (54%) and 175 require legislative overview (48%). Greater involvement of citizens in the GBF would increase societal engagement in international agreements, harness knowledge from those living close to nature to fill data gaps and enhance local to national decision-making based on improved information, leading to better conservation actions.

Nature SustainabilityVol. 7(12)
United Nations Development Programme (US), University of Copenhagen (DK), University of Freiburg (DE), Universidade da Amazônia (BR), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (GB), Ilisimatusarfik (GL), University of Cambridge (GB), University of Warwick (GB), Institute for Humanities Research and Indigenous Studies of the North (RU), Nordisk Fond for Miljø og Udvikling (DK), Republic of Palau Ministry of Health (PW), Asiaq Greenland Survey (GL), Royal University of Phnom Penh (KH)
UK Research and Innovation, Nordisk Ministerråd, University of the Arctic, Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education
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