This webinar provided an opportunity to hear from government, scientists and conservationists on some of the pressing issues and priorities in the countdown to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15).

Panellists:

• Alison McMorrow, Assistant Secretary Biodiversity Conservation Division (DCEEW)

• James Watson, Professor of Conservation Science at the University of Queensland

• Sam Vine, Head of Conservation and Science, Birdlife Australia

  
  

Presentations:

The webinar built upon the work of two previous ACIUCN Initiatives including:

• 2021 Global Biodiversity Framework Workshop - View the report

• 2019 Global Biodiversity Framework Workshop - View the report

For more detailed information on the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Forum, the IUCN’s International Policy Centre is planning a series of webinars around the CBD post-2020 global biodiversity framework in the lead-up to COP15 see https://www.iucn.org/events/webinar/iucn-webinar-series-last-sprint-cbd-cop15

For even further reading you can also view IUCN’s issues brief.