Target 4

𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝟐𝟎: 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲

🤔 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐲?

The ultimate aim of this target is to ensure that Parties and other relevant actors have the necessary enabling conditions, capacity, know-how, technologies and other tools for implementation, commensurate with the ambition of the goals and targets of the Framework. To this end, the target identifies the following elements:

🌿 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Fostering an effective enabling environment and strengthening the ability of individuals and institutions to contribute successfully to realizing the mission of halting and reversing biodiversity loss is essential to putting nature on a path to recovery for the benefit of people and planet in an efficient and effective manner. This can be achieved through (1) improving the knowledge, skills, competencies and attitudes of individuals (including policymakers, planners, practitioners, and the public); (2) strengthening the organizational capacity of Parties, including through enhancing biodiversity governance, cross-sectoral coordination and collaboration, multi-stakeholder engagement, partnership development, network development and knowledge management; and (3) strengthening the enabling environment, including through enhancing policy and regulatory frameworks, mobilizing and leveraging resources, and enhancing political support.

🌿 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Parties and partners have a wealth of scientific and technical expertise and traditional knowledge and technologies which if leveraged through cooperation, offer opportunities for the co-creation and/or exchange of knowledge, data, expertise, resources, technologies and technical know-how. Such cooperation can occur through South-South, North-South and triangular cooperation, joint technology development ventures, joint scientific research, and strengthening of scientific research and monitoring capacities through human resources development, institution building, joint training of personnel and exchange of experts.

🌿 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: The development of new, transformative and innovative solutions for biodiversity needs to be fostered and access to those solutions improved. Parties and actors in the inovation ecosystem should direct research and development investments into addressing biodiversity challenges. Harnessing emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, as well as the innovations and practices of idigenous peoples and local communities with their free, prior and informed consent may offer new opportunities to improve the conservation, sustainable use and valorization of biodiversity and the fair and equitable sharing of benefiting aring from the utilization of genetic resources.

🌿 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬: Numerous technologies have the potential to assist in addressing the ongoing loss of biodiversity. However, access to and transfer of those technologies, as well as the skills to use and benefit from them, are limited in many developing countries. This needs to be improved as part of the implementation strategy to reach the 2050 Vision. Examples of relevant technologies include (1) technologies for spatial planning and managing biodiversity, including geospatial technology, remote sensing and geographic information systems; (2) technologies for monitoring biodiversity, such as DNA technologies, camera traps and acoustic recording devices, smartphone apps for use in citizen science, drones, invasive alien species trackers, satelite technologies; (3) decision support technologies, such as early warning systems, digital technologies for the aggregation of complex data and data visualisation; and (4) Indigenous and traditional technologies, innovations and practices of indigenous peoples and local communities used with their free, prior and informed consent.

🌿 To learn more about all 23 Targets, please visit: https://www.cbd.int/gbf/targets