Organization for Biodiversity Certificates
Budget
€130,917
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
2
0.2 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
According to the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), $700 billion a year between now and 2030 are needed to start building “a world of living in harmony with nature where, by 2050, biodiversity is valued, conserved, restored and wisely used, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthy planet and delivering benefits essential for all people.” Some urgent actions must in fact be implemented by 2030, including, - Restore 30% of all Degraded Ecosystems (Target 2 of the GBF) - Conserve 30% of Land, Waters and Seas (Target 3) - Reduce Pollution to Levels That Are Not Harmful to Biodiversity (Target 7) - Enhance Biodiversity and Sustainability in Agriculture, Aquaculture, Fisheries, and Forestry (Target 10). Some of them have been included in the European regulation on nature restoration and the China National Biodiversity Conservation Strategy for instance. Biodiversity/nature certificates/credits are today considered a promising tool t (...)
EU Legislative Interests
Regulation on the Restoration of Nature Biodiversity Strategy Carbon Certification Removal Framework CSRD (ESRS 4 - EFRAG)
Communication Activities
LinkedIn posts
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Biodiversity Credit Alliance - https://www.biodiversitycreditalliance.org/ International Advisory Panel for Biodiversity credits - https://iapbiocredits.org/
Organisation Members
https://www.obiocert.com/our-members/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.