Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF)

GS Paper III Environment and Ecology

Global Environment Facility (GEF).

About Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF): It is created for implementation of Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)

- Under Target 19 of GBF, at least $200 billion per year will need to be raised by 2030.
- GBFF will support action towards halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030 and putting nature on a recovery path by 2050.
Objectives: To support the conservation and sustainability of wild species and ecosystems, whose health is under threat from wildfires, flooding, extreme weather, and human activity including urban sprawl.
Contributors: GBFF will mobilize and accelerate investment from governments, philanthropy, and the private sector.
Focus Areas under Funds:
- Indigenous Communities: As much as 20% of the funds would support Indigenous-led initiatives to protect and conserve biodiversity.
- Support for Small Island Developing States and Least Developed Countries, which will receive more than a third of the fund’s resources.
Canada and Britain together would provide $160 million in seed money to set up the GBFF.

Methodology

The report is an assessment of the distribution range, trends in abundance and conservation status of 942 of India’s 1,200 bird species.
Assessment has been carried out by 13 partner organisations, including the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and Zoological Survey of India (ZSI).
The assessments rely on three indices:
- Long-term trend (change over 30 years).
- Current annual trend (change over past seven years).
- Distribution range size in India.
Birdwatchers look at the abundance of the bird species based on sightings which gives an indication of the population size as well as its distribution.