Target 21

Identifier
GBF-TARGET-21
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21. Data, information and knowledge for decision making is available

Ensure that the best available data, information and knowledge, are accessible to decision makers, practitioners and the public to guide effective and equitable governance, integrated and participatory management of biodiversity, and to strengthen communication, awareness-raising, education, monitoring, research and knowledge management and, also in this context, traditional knowledge, innovations, practices and technologies of indigenous peoples and local communities should only be accessed with their free, prior and informed consent, in accordance with national legislation.

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Ensure that the best available data, information and knowledge, are accessible to decision makers, practitioners and the public to guide effective and equitable governance, integrated and participatory management of biodiversity, and to strengthen communication, awareness-raising, education, monitoring, research and knowledge management and, also in this context, traditional knowledge, innovations, practices and technologies of indigenous peoples and local communities should only be accessed with their free, prior and informed consent, in accordance with national legislation.
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7418
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On March 25 and 26, 2024, the entire biodiversity informatics community of the Benelux will come to Naturalis Biodiversity Center, in Leiden. This year's theme is connecting research and policy, through effective use of biodiversity data.
Document type
Notification
Publication date (of file/URL)
20 January 2025

Introduction

Policy context and objectives

During COP16 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Decision16/09 paragraph 3 called up on parties to further develop their national Clearing House Mechanisms (CHMs) and paragraph 5 assistance from other parties to developing country Parties