Biodiversity Cooperation and Challenges in Hungary and EU Presidency 2024
Enhancing cooperation for the Convention on Biological Diversity is a key focus for Ditta Greguss, a biodiversity policy advisor in Hungary. The country has adopted key frameworks and strategies, leading up to its EU Presidency in the second half of 2024. Several significant events and conferences are scheduled, including the UN Biodiversity Conference in Colombia, posing a major challenge. Useful links are provided for further information.
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Improving Cooperation for the Convention on Biological Diversity Ditta Greguss biodiversity policy advisor, CBD Secondary NFP Biodiversity and Gene Conservation Department, Ministry for Agriculture, Hungary Capacity Building Workshop for Hungarian, Romanian and Polish experts and negotiators / 15-16 January 2024 / Budapest, Hungary Views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the EU nor the EC can be held responsible for them.
From global to national Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (adopted in December 2022) Hungary s National Biodiversity Strategy until 2030 (adopted and published in August 2023)
Hungary as the EU Presidency of the European Council from 1 July until 31 December 2024
Hungarian EU Presidency 1) CITES Animals and Plans Committee July 2024 2) Second Working Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information (DSI) on genetic resources - August 2024 3) 69th meeting of the International Whaling Commission September 2024 4) Fifth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation of the CBD October 2024 5) UN Biodiversity Conference October 2024 6) 44th Standing Committee of the Bern Convention December 2024 7) 11th Plenary of IPBES December 2024
The biggest challenge: UN Biodiversity Conference Colombia, 21 October 1 November 2024 3 parallel decision-making meetings: COP16 of the Convention on Biological Diversity MOP11 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety MOP5 of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing - - - + High-level ministerial segment
Useful links Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: https://www.cbd.int/gbf/ and the GBF targets with guidance: https://www.cbd.int/gbf/targets/ Hungary s National Biodiversity Strategy 2030: currently in Hungarian (but soon it will be available in English): https://www.biodiv.hu/hu/biologiai-sokfeleseg-egyezmeny/hazai- vegrehajtas/nemzeti-biodiverzitas-strategia Hungary s national website (CHM) for the CBD and IPBES: https://www.biodiv.hu/
