COP-15 side event: Genetic Diversity Goal, Target, and Indicators

The CCG 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, further details and links are available on the CBD website.

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.