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Big Cats and the Global Biodiversity Framework

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) has the ambition to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity, by protecting, conserving, and sustainably using biodiversity while ensuring fair and equitable sharing of its benefits, to secure a nature positive future. 
 
Big cats can help.
 
Big cats are umbrellas, keystones, and flagships and can be a useful indicator of overall biodiversity. When governments prioritize the conservation of big cats, there are significant benefits for biodiversity, people and climate.
 
Download our factsheet below to learn how Big Cats can help contribute to meeting the Global Biodivierty Framework goals and targets 
 

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Events

Umbrellas, Keystones, and Flagships: Harnessing the Power of Big Cats to Halt and Reverse Biodiversity Loss by 2030

Venue:
Nature + Pavilion (small room) in Blue Zone
When: 21 October, 2:00-3:00 PM

This event will showcase initiatives from across cat range that demonstrate how sustainably financed conservation action for big cats and their landscapes can help Parties achieve measurable progress toward the GBF goals and targets, mitigate climate change, and improve well-being for people around the world, particularly indigenous people and local communities, women and youth.

Sustainably Financing the Jaguar 2030 Roadmap - Innovative Mechanisms to Recover Jaguars and Protect Biodiversity in the Jaguar Corridor for People, Peace, and Planet

Venue:
Brazil Pavilion in Blue Zone
When: 22 October, 11:00-12:30 AM

The first hour of this event will provide Parties an opportunity to hear from a range of institutions that are currently funding jaguar conservation projects or developing new financial mechanisms to promote sustainable development and improve livelihoods in jaguar landscapes, while mitigating the threats to jaguars and biodiversity. The second hour of the event will allow for participants to interact with the speakers and one another in a workshop format to answer key questions and leave with new ideas and concrete next steps they can pursue to build fruitful partnerships for jaguar landscape conservation.  

From Human-Wildlife Conflict to Coexistence: Exploring Solutions to a Global Challenge at the Nexus of Conservation and Development

Venue: MDB Pavilion in Blue Zone
When: 23 October, 18.00-19.15 PM

Human-wildlife conflict is an increasing development challenge and poses an existential threat to big cats, elephants and other threatened species. Achieving coexistence, in line with Target 4 of the GBF, starts with people. This event will showcase how Indigenous Peoples and local communities are increasing the value of living with wildlife while reducing the costs. Diverse case studies will illustrate how landscape approaches and community-led conservation work together to recover iconic species, deliver local development outcomes, and promote coexistence between people and wildlife. This event is in partnership with the GEF-financed, World Bank-led Global Wildlife Program, ADB, the Global Snow Leopard Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP), Panthera, TRAFFIC, UNDP, WCS, WWF and ZSL.

Visión regional para la conservación del Jaguar con la cooperación entre soluciones nacionales

Venue: Colombia Pavilion in Blue Zone
When: 24 October, 20:00-21:00 PM

Fortalecer la cooperación y visión regional entre países de las Américas para la conservación del jaguar, bajo el reconocimiento e intercambio de sus soluciones nacionales en el marco Programa Global de Vida Silvestre (GWP), como aporte al cumplimiento de las metas del Marco Global de Biodiversidad Kunming-Montreal y el CBD.

Asia’s Landscape Guardians: Investing in Tiger Recovery to Reach Global Biodiversity and Climate Goals

Venue: GEF Pavilion in Blue Zone
When: 28 October, 1:30-2:30 PM

Building on the 2024 Sustainable Finance for Tiger Landscapes Conference in Bhutan, this high-level panel will discuss how sustained recovery of tigers and their landscapes can help achieve the GBF, featuring case studies from tiger range countries under the Global Wildlife Program. Join the Tiger Conservation Coalition and the GEF for an exploration of proven and emerging strategies to narrow the funding gap in tiger conservation with whole-of-government, whole-of-society approaches.