Congress Genetics
CBD side event presentation: Genetic Diversity Goal, Target, and Indicators
The Coalition for Conservation Genetics and G-BiKE co-hosted a side event on Genetic Diversity goals, targets and indicators at COP15, which included an update on the ongoing application of genetic diversity indicators. The event took place on Saturday 2022.12.10 @ 13:15. and was a huge success, with 115 attendees and interest from parties, NGOs, and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. We also had more than 100 people watching online! It was fantastic to hear the SBSTTA chair acknowledge the diversity in countries, languages, speakers and delicious food for the event.
Quick summary: Genetic diversity and adaptive capacity help ensure resilient ecosystems, support ecosystem services, and benefit society. Genetic diversity is vital in a time of new diseases, invasive pests, habitat change, and climate change. Through short presentations, engaging examples, and conversation, we will: use engaging examples to discuss the importance of genetic diversity; explain feasible and affordable genetic diversity indicators that do not require DNA data (A.0.4, A.8.1, and others); connect indicators to Goal A and Target 4 text; present outcomes of recent national-level indicator deployment in 8 countries; and facilitate discussion among Parties on capacity, needs, and partnerships. The diverse co-hosts of this event represent organizations from 15 countries and 5 continents, and many international institutions, highlighting the global importance of this topic. We will show that monitoring and reporting on genetic diversity status and conservation is feasible and necessary.
Download the attached presentation from the COP15 Side Event.
Download the attached presentation from the COP15 Side Event.
Additional Info
Side Event info @ CBD webpage: https://www.cbd.int/side-events/4512