The Challenge to the CBD’s Three Objectives in Practice
When resources are scarce, biodiversity conservation usually loses the funding battle. This was one of the clearest messages to come out of both the meetings of the CBD’s Subsidiary Bodies
Rangelands, wild species & the GBF: How UNCCD COP17 can accelerate sustainable use
UNCCD COP17 is taking place in Ulaanbaatar during the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP 2026). It marks a pivotal moment for global land‑use policy. While the Convention has
GEO-7 and the Sustainable Use of Wild Species
UNEP promotes its Global Environment Outlook 7 (GEO-7) report as “the most comprehensive scientific assessment of the global environment,” one “that compares the current trajectory of the global environment —
Sustainable Use on the Agenda at CBD SBSTTA 28
The 28th meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 28) convened in Nairobi from 27 July to 1 August 2026. While much of the
Current multilateral interest in the sustainable use of wild species
Though sustainable use is always directly or at least indirectly on the agendas of multilateral processes relevant to biodiversity, there are currently some interesting and mutually supportive developments. These developments
From guidance to action: What will it take to implement Sustainable Wildlife Management under the GBF?
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) has largely settled the debate over whether sustainable use belongs within biodiversity conservation. The challenge now is far more practical: can governments create the
Can biological evidence alone tell us how wildlife trade policies will work?
Discussions around CITES listings often focus on whether a species meets the biological criteria for inclusion in one of the Convention’s Appendices. Those criteria, set out in Resolution Conf. 9.24
Can CITES benefit from integrating standard trade-policy analysis?
At the current meetings of the CITES Animals and Plants Committees (AC 34 and PC28), there is a most interesting document tabled by South Africa and Switzerland on the Inclusion
Is CITES PC28 supporting GBF Target 5?
A look at the 28th meeting of the CITES Plants Committee (Geneva, 17–23 July 2026) through the lens of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’s Target 5. GBF Target 5 Target
Is CITES AC34 supporting GBF Target 5?
A look at the 34th meeting of the CITES Animals Committee (Geneva, 13–17 July 2026) through the lens of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’s Target 5. GBF Target 5 Target