The key objective of the working group is to promote sustainable consumption with information, communication and international cooperation. The working group is led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU).
Implemented in
- Africa
- Asia / Pacific
- Europe and Central Asia
- Latin America / Caribbean
- Middle East
- North America
Sectors of activity
Consumer Goods, Education
Type of initiative
Capacity Building & Implementation, Education & Awareness Raising, Policy Frameworks & Tools
Start date
11/01/2021
Submitted on:
11/01/2021Objectives
The goal of the working group is to contribute to reducing the negative impacts of consumption on biodiversity and ecosystem services by activating stakeholders in policy, business and civil society and enabling consumers to make informed choices for sustainable consumption.
Activities
As collected through the One Planet Reporting
Outcome level
Coordination on SCP
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Meetings and Workshops of the Working Group Biodiversity Communication
Meetings and Workshops of the Working Group Biodiversity Communication
Regions
Global / All regions
Lead organization
German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and United Nations Environment Programme
Objective
The objective of the working group is to contribute to reducing the negative impacts of consumption on biodiversity and ecosystem services by activating stakeholders in policy, business and civil society and enabling consumers to make informed choices for sustainable consumption.
Achievements
The working group has three fields of action: Information, Communication and Cooperation. The working group aims to raise awareness for the consequences of consumption on biodiversity and ecosystem services, strengthen, enable and promote communication about consumption and biodiversity, and integrate biodiversity aspects into international processes on sustainable consumption and production (SCP).
Impact and Results
The links between prevailing consumption patterns and the loss of biodiversity become clear by looking at the resource consumption and environmental impacts along the entire life cycle of a product. The One Planet network Consumer Information Programme set up the working group dedicated to “Biodiversity Communication”, which will contribute to a paradigm shift. The working group brings together different stakeholder groups including civil society, business, policy makers and representatives of science. The working group has three fields of action: Information, Communication and Cooperation. The working group aims to raise awareness for the consequences of consumption on biodiversity and ecosystem services, strengthen, enable and promote communication about consumption and biodiversity, and integrate biodiversity aspects into international processes on sustainable consumption and production (SCP).
Next steps and how to get involved
Please contact the Consumer Information Programme coordination desk via ciscp@un.org for more information about this working group!