Countries have updated their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and submitted their 7th National Reports, providing new insights into how genetic diversity is being integrated into biodiversity policy and implementation. Our policy brief highlights progress in setting national targets, reporting on the Genetic Diversity Indicator A.4, and addressing challenges related to data availability.…
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Abstract The value of genetics for informing wildlife conservation is well recognised, yet its routine integration into applied wildlife ecology and management remains limited. This persistent “conservation genetics gap” is reflected not only between wildlife geneticists and practitioners, but also between genetics and other wildlife research. Such a divide can be detrimental to wildlife conservation…
Genetic diversity is a key component of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, yet many countries are unsure how to monitor and report on it. The good news is that assessing genetic diversity does not always require DNA data. Existing information on population size, distribution, abundance, and species monitoring can often provide the basis for reporting…
This edition of the News & Views brings you: ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. The new episode of the GENOA comic series 2. GENOA’s WG2/WG3 joint workshop 3. GENOA co-organizes the art exhibition 4. Summary report from SBSTTA 28 and SBI 7 DECODING THE CBD 5. Learn your CBD ABCs Click to read the newsletter
GENOA’s WG2/WG3 joint workshop on Ne/Nc ratios and genetic indicators in the wild-to-domesticated continuum took place on July 23 and 24 in the Herman Teirlinck Building Brussels. Thirty participants worked in two groups and held short plenary sessions to inform on reciprocal progress. A WG2 team led by Joachim Mergeay and Ivan Paz Vinas critically…
