As the UN COP16 on biodiversity meets in Calì, Colombia, experts from McGill University are on-site, providing important input into the global conversation. These experts have been instrumental in shaping the global biodiversity monitoring framework, a central element of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adopted in response to biodiversity loss worldwide.
This unique framework, highlighted in a recent publication in Nature Ecology & Evolution, is designed to provide transparent, evidence-based tracking of biodiversity targets, combining political commitment with scientific rigour. Developed through a collaborative process between governments and expert groups, the framework introduces mandatory national biodiversity reporting by signatory countries. It is both a scientific tool and an accountability measure, intended to support the global community in living in harmony with nature by 2050.
