The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is offering two workshops in October/November 2022.

• Workshop on indicators of the effectiveness of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures

This workshop is being facilitated by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with the aim to develop further and test a global indicator for measuring the effectiveness of protected areas management. The indicator was proposed at SBSTTA 24 as a potential headline indicator for Target 3 of the draft post-2020 global biodiversity framework.

The workshop will be held twice, via the Microsoft Teams platform, to accommodate different time zones. It will be held in English:

•         Session 1 – 31 October 2022: 11:00 – 14:00 EDT / 15:00 – 18:00 GMT 

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•         Session 2 – 2 November 2022: 07:00 – 10:00 GMT 

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• Webinar on Ecological Connectivity – Insights for post-2020 indicators

This webinar is being jointly convened by the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Programme (UNEP-WCMC), the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS).

The webinar aims to achieve the following outcomes:

• To build an understanding of the conceptual issues in defining and measuring connectivity in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework and in national policy processes;
• To improve awareness of the current baseline and progress for maintaining, enhancing, and restoring ecological connectivity to the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
• To share information about the proposed indicators that are already suggested for inclusion in the draft monitoring framework, additional connectivity indicators that are currently available and published but not proposed in the draft framework and potential/future indicators that are currently under development.

The webinar will be held on 31 October 2022 from 09:30 to 11:00 EDT / 13:30 to 15:00 GMT via the Zoom platform. It will be held in English. Please register as soon as possible (registration link). The agenda and relevant materials will be shared with all registered participants in advance of the webinar.

More information on the CBD website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2022/ntf-2022-063-indicators-en.pdf