Biodiversity and Health, Florian Titze (WWF)

CBD COP16 POSITION PAPER • October 2024 Deutscher Bundestag Ausschuss für Gesundheit UA Globale Gesundheit ITEM 22. BIODIVERSITY AND HEALTH Document CBD/COP/16/2/Rev. 1 Key Messages and Recommendations Ausschussdrucksache 20(14-1)107 TOP 1 28. S. UA GlobG 14.10.2024 11.10.2024 Healthy human communities rely on well-functioning ecosystems, which provide clean air, fresh water, medicines and food security, as well as limiting disease and stabilising the climate. Human activities which disturb the structure and functions of ecosystems, impact patterns of infectious diseases, and along with wildlife exploitation and trade are major risk factors for zoonotic disease and for other health risks. It is crucial for the Convention to address these concerns through adoption of a Global Action Plan on Biodiversity and Health, as contained in document CBD/COP/16/2. WWF recommends that Parties resolve with urgency remaining square brackets and adopt the Action Plan, incorporating all the annexes which provide highly useful content for implementation. WWF also recommends that Parties consider including the actions of the Global Action Plan on Biodiversity and Health in their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans. The format of the Action Plan on Biodiversity and Health, which provides specific actions against each of the Global Biodiversity Framework Targets, is particularly useful in this regard. BACKGROUND AND SUPPORTING...