In adopting the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and its respective monitoring framework, the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) committed to national goals and targets for biodiversity and to reporting on indicators of their progress. Earth Observation (EO) should be leveraged to support the calculation and observation of these indicators for purposes of monitoring and reporting on national levels. EO can further provide cost-effective, time-critical and spatially continuous input for the conservation of biodiversity worldwide.
Incorporating EO technologies and resulting information into the framework of the GBF requires close interdisciplinary collaboration and the exchange of knowledge among specialists of various backgrounds. Within this session, we aim to facilitate the exchange of ideas and collaborations among biodiversity practitioners, scientists (EO- and non-EO specialists), policy makers, and industry experts. We work toward filling gaps between the knowledge and technologies available to researchers and the information needed for large scale reporting. We invite abstracts that address current needs and gaps in biodiversity monitoring, that demonstrate the potential of EO technology to fill monitoring gaps, combine different data sources including remote sensing technologies for large scale biodiversity monitoring, and demonstrate current limitations. We welcome abstracts including but not limited to the GBF indicators, Essential Biodiversity and Ecosystem Variables, and for effective biodiversity conservation on large scales.