Barry quizzes witnesses on why Biodiversity targets are becoming less ambitious

The latest EAC session is on the topic of Ecosystems and Biodiversity consisted of a panel of 3 of:

  • Dr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Former Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, and Associate Professor in Ecology at the University of Brasilia

  • Kate Norgrove, Executive Director for Campaigns and Advocacy, WWF

  • Prof Elisa Morgera, Professor of Global Environmental Law, Director, UKRI GCRF One Ocean Hub, University of Strathclyde

Barry’s questions were on the topics of:

  • the loss of ambition and urgency in recent biodiversity targets

  • the UK’s contribution to the Global Environment Facility

  • how the CBD can create a system where the international system is supporting the achievement of their goals

  • what unitary indicators we should be using as the fundamental ones for Biodiversity

You can watch Barry’s contribution in full below.