Co-operation for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CO-OP4CBD)

  • Duration: 2022 - 2026
  • Status: Ongoing

A development project for the improvement of the scientific and expert support offered to the European negotiators of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Project management
Kaisa Korhonen-Kurki
Project team
Kaisa Pietilä, Aapo Kahilainen, Ari-Pekka Auvinen, Kaisa Raatikainen, Niina Pykäläinen
Financiers
Horizon Europe
Partners
UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre, UK; Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Belgium; Fondation Française Pour la Recherche Sur la Biodiversité, France; Alternet, the European Science-Policy Interface on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Belgium; Stiftelsen Norsk Institutt for Naturforskning, Norway; Pensoft Publishers, Bulgaria; Ökológiai Kutatóközpont, Hungary; Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, France
Subject area
Research, Nature

Goal

The overall aim of the CO-OP4CBD project is to enhance coordination of European Union support to advance the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), through a more effective use of existing expertise and initiatives. This will lead to greater coherence in the ways in which the EU, its Member States and associated countries identify and draw on available expertise, improved advice, and support to a range of CBD processes, and a more coordinated and cooperative approach in the engagement of experts in supporting implementation of other intergovernmental agreements and processes.

Syke’s role in the work packages

Syke is the lead of work package 1 (WP1) and has an active and major role in WP3 and WP6 as well. 

  • WP1: We act as the lead of a work package, where the aim is to map what kind of knowledge needs the negotiators from EU Member States and associated countries have, related to the CBD negotiations and national implementation. The work package aims to solve what these needs are, and which existing institutions can contribute to these knowledge needs. The third aim is to create a mechanism for easily identifying who can contribute now and in the future, to achieve the aims of the knowledge support for CBD in a manner that ensures its long-term continuation. 
  • WP3: Syke has a major role in the third work package related to monitoring and indicators. The work package develops monitoring systems and methods, and develops and adopts new indicators to monitor the implementation and progress of the new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. 
  • WP6 (Task 6.5.): Syke is involved in identifying synergies related to intergovernmental processes and decision-making processes, and in developing ways in which these synergies can be used e.g. in implementing and negotiating international environmental goals. 

More information

  • Senior research scientist, group manager Kaisa Korhonen-Kurki, firstname.lastname@syke.fi, +358 295 251 412 
  • Senior research scientist Kaisa Pietilä, firstname.lastname@syke.fi, +358 295 251 477 

 

Published 27.2.2023 / Updated 18.2.2025