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R39: Biodiversity Merged Resolution: We are Nature and Nature is us (and Green)

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Metadata of the motion
Consultation:Global Greens Congress Korea 2023
Proposer:Asia Pacific Greens Federation Council; Pacific Greens Network; Global Greens First Indigenous Nations Network; Green Party Papua New Guinea; Sarekat Hijau Indonesia (SHI); Nepali Greens; Greens Japan; Partido Verde Ecologista de México; Green Party of Canada; Europe Ecologie Les Verts (France)
Status:Modified
Submitted:25/05/2023, 15:37
History:
Version 1(25/05/2023)
Version 2(09/06/2023) Show changes

Resolution text

Biodiversity is fundamental to human well-being, a healthy planet, and economic
prosperity for all people. The United Nations has acknowledged biodiversity loss
as one of the components of the triple planetary crisis. In order to prevent
catastrophic consequences, humanity must reduce its impact on ecosystems and
wildlife.

We, Green Parties and the Greens Movement resolve to include nature positive and
nature focused solutions wherever possible, in our political manifestos and our
governing policies.

We call the global leaders and the Greens:

  • For the acceleration of the implementation of the Global Biodiversity
    Framework and its translation into national legislation everywhere
    possible, as fast as possible.

  • For the facilitation of coalitions of Greens and beyond within civil
    society to push for more nature positive solutions, with the goal of
    supporting communities and their wellbeing.

  • For the creation and mapping of more biological corridors worldwide.

Reason

1. We the Greens support to increase the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework’s call for the protection of 30% of biodiversity to 50%.

2. We the Greens endorse focused long-term planning and financing to ensure the proper stewardship of key biodiversity: animal and plant species, waterways and precious ecosystems that serve as bulwarks against extreme climate hardship.

3. We the Greens support the protection and growth of biodiversity in urban areas, so as to ensure a link to Nature that provides wellbeing and a crucial mitigation tool against extreme temperatures.

4. We the Greens support investment in people and programs to transfer knowledge and nature positive solutions from country to country.

5. We the Greens support the protection of forest defenders and indigenous activists, too many of whom are subject to violence and sometimes death.

6. The link between biodiversity and climate change is clear: less biodiversity means more climate hardships, first and foremost for the peoples of the climate frontlines.

7. We the Greens recognise and support the application and implementation of Indigenous traditional knowledge and solutions, as they are now recognized by all, including the United Nations, as key to the preservation of biodiversity worldwide.

8. In that context, we the Greens, affirm that each member party shall develop policy to create biological corridors and nature reserves in consultation with other member parties of Global Greens in neighbouring countries or other relevant organisations.

9. Global Greens shall call for the setting up of a Biodiversity Working Group, similar to the Climate Working Group to coordinate global political lobbying and policy development.

Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity: https://www.cbd.int/gbf/

Go to line:

Amendments

  • R39 A1 (Japan Greens, Accepted)

Comments

31/05/2023

Ricky Rikiya Adachi:

I’m the original proposer of R29. I didn’t notice that it was merged until Raul told me so. I need to talk to the responsible person as soon as possible. Who is supposed to be the responsible one?
31/05/2023

Bodil Valero:

In the Subcommittee for resolutions I'm the one. You can write on bodil.valero@gmail.com.
06/06/2023

Ricky Rikiya Adachi:

Thank you for your hard work.
We sent a series of amendments, opinions and questions at the same time, and only 2 of them were reflected and the others were ignored, without notice again, sadly speaking.
So once again, we write down what we sent and you missed, which are vital points for us and originally meant in R29.
I hope there’s no third time.

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(The reason No.8 and N0.9) Will these recommendations confuse the readers? We thought this section was for the reasons, not recommendations.

No.8 - does not seem to have an international collaborative effort, rather a regional ones. This does not reflect the Biological corridor principles.

No. 9 - can we replace the Biodiversity Working Group to the Biological Corridor Working Group. The latter emphasizes on the transboundary efforts, and global cooperation we need from the Greens.