Twelfth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intersessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity and First meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources | 12 – 18 November 2023 | Geneva, Switzerland – Women4Biodiversity

Twelfth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intersessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity and First meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources
Geneva, Switzerland
12 – 18 November 2023

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🌿 Minimize the impact of climate change and ocean acidification on biodiversity and increase its resilience: This requires action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based approaches including the siting of protected and conserved areas and species recovery programmes to take into account climate change.

🌿 Nature-based solutions: This refers to actions to protect, conserve, restore, sustainably use and manage natural or modified terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems, which address social, economic and environmental challenges effectively and adaptively, while simultaneously providing human well-being, ecosystem services and resilience and biodiversity benefits including on mitigation, adaptation and disaster risk reduction.

🌿 Ecosystem-based approaches: This refers to the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall strategy to help address the adverse effects of climate change. This can be the use of ecosystems for their carbon storage and sequestration service to aid climate change mitigation. Ecosystem-based adaptation aims to maintain and increase resilience and reduce the vulnerability of ecosystems and people in the face of the adverse effects of climate change. Such approaches can include sustainable management, conservation and restoration of ecosystems, as part of an overall adaptation strategy that takes into account the multiple social, economic and cultural co-benefits for local communities. Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction is the sustainable management, conservation and restoration of ecosystems to reduce disaster risk, to achieve sustainable and resilient development.

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🌿 Reduce pollution risks and the negative impact of pollution: Different pollutants have varying levels of toxicity and cause different levels of harm. For instance, some pesticides can be used in large quantities with minimal environmental impact, while others can be highly damaging even in small amounts. This Target focuses on the risk and impact of pollution, taking this crucial distinction into account.

🌿 Levels that are not harmful to biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services: The risks and negative impacts of pollution should be brought to levels that are not harmful to biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services. The Target does not require that all pollutants be eliminated but does require that they are reduced to a point where they do not have a negative effect on biodiversity. The point at which pollution can be considered harmful depends on the type of pollutant considered as well as the biodiversity it is affecting. Different metrics may be needed for different types of pollution.

🌿 Considering cumulative effects: Some types of pollution can accumulate in the environment or species (bioaccumulation) over time. Similarly, some types of pollution can interact in synergistic ways, augmenting their overall negative impacts. These compounding impacts of pollution need to be accounted for when taking action towards this Target.

🌿 Taking into account food security and livelihoods: Reducing nutrient and pesticide pollution must consider food security and livelihoods. Actions should integrate with sustainable agriculture and safeguards for food production while prioritizing the needs of farmers, smallholders, and indigenous communities.

🌿 Preventing, reducing, and working towards eliminating plastic pollution: Plastic pollution is accumulating across terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems, with microplastics entering food chains and circulating in the atmosphere. It is increasingly regarded as an important type of pollution with significant impacts on biodiversity.

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