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Dear Mountain Partnership members and friends,
With regards to the resumed OEWG-3/SBSTTA-24/SBI-3 sessions in Geneva, to be held on 13-29 March 2022, we are pleased to share the attached “Briefing note – Mountains in the Post-2020 Global
Biodiversity Framework” with you. The briefing note was produced by the United Nations Environment Programme in close collaboration with the Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention, the Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention,
the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, the Mountain Research Initiative, the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment and GRID-Arendal. It
highlights indicators (with a focus on headline indicators) that are considered key for monitoring and safeguarding mountain biodiversity. The note is based on a previously compiled “set of indicators
considered important to safeguard mountain biodiversity”, which was produced to inform the virtual SBSTTA-24 meeting in May/June 2021.
Hence, the briefing note provides background information to support the upcoming negotiations with the goal to foster a high acknowledgement of mountain biodiversity and related indicators in
the Monitoring Framework of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of cooperation among all relevant conventions, organizations and initiatives to achieve the objectives of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework,
by showcasing the example of the trilateral Memorandum of Cooperation between the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Alpine Convention and the Carpathian Convention, which is currently being updated in the light of Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
implementation. The year 2022, which has recently been declared the
International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development, provides an opportunity to bring mountains, their unique biodiversity and the importance to support mountain communities as the stewards of this biodiversity
into focus! We look forward to collaborating with you on that matter throughout the year and stand ready for any feedback or questions. With kind regards, The Mountain Partnership Secretariat |
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