The Nordic Biodiversity Framework – new project

The Nordic Biodiversity Framework is a new collaborative project that examines the implementation of the COP15 Kunming-Montreal global biodiversity framework targets in policy in the Nordic region. The project is coordinated by BIODICE and funded by the Nordic working group for Biodiversity of the Nordic Council of Ministers. The team includes experts from Iceland, Finland, and Denmark and the total budget of the project is about 1,5 DKK/31 million ISK. The project’s coordinator is Skúli Skúlason at Hólar University and the Icelandic Museum of Natural History in Iceland; and other leading members are Katherine Richardson at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and Hanna-Kaisa Lakka at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland (see further information on www.biodice.is). 

The project addresses the rapid loss of biodiversity, one of the most pressing issues of our times.  In 2022, 196 countries including all the Nordic countries, committed to the Kunming-Montreal global biodiversity framework (GBF) at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at COP15. The primary aim of the project is to evaluate and support the implementation of the GBF in the Nordic countries. The focus will be on compiling and interpreting existing knowledge on biodiversity and policy in the different countries and to establish a network of scientists, experts, policy makers and other stakeholders. This will be achieved through targeted information gathering and workshops. The expected results in 2024 will support the national needs for realistic plans and actions for reaching the GBF.