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Tracking biodiversity: McGill researchers outline strengths and challenges in new monitoring framework  

McGill researchers are at COP16 biodiversity conference in Colombia  
Published: 29 October 2024

As the UN COP16 on biodiversity meets in Calì, Colombia, experts from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ are on-site, providing important input into the global conversation. These experts have been instrumental in shaping the , a central element of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adopted in response to biodiversity loss worldwide. 

This unique framework, highlighted in a recent publication in , is designed to provide transparent, evidence-based tracking of biodiversity targets, combining political commitment with scientific rigour. Developed through a collaborative process between governments and expert groups, the framework introduces mandatory national biodiversity reporting by signatory countries. It is both a scientific tool and an accountability measure, intended to support the global community in living in harmony with nature by 2050. 

Those interested in interviewing McGill Biology Professor Andrew Gonzalez and PhD candidate Flavio Affinito, first author on the paper, about the framework are invited to contact the media relations officer below.  

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