Summary report - CBD COP 16: Prepared by the Pacific OneCROP attending COP16 (SPC, SPREP, OPOC.

One of the main objectives of the biodiversity COP16 was agreement on financial means for the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), the landmark “Paris Agreement for nature” deal made at COP15 in Montreal in 2022.
COP 16 reviewed the development of national targets and the alignment of national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs) with the GBF. Despite their pledges to submit their national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs) “by” COP16, only 44 out of 196 parties (22%) had come up with new biodiversity plans (only Tonga from PICs has already been submitted).

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