Conference Agenda

Achieving a positive biodiversity world by 2030 in ways that are globally diverse, equitable and inclusive entails a paramount challenge. In this talk, I reflect on such challenge from two different aspects of my personal journey navigating global to local perspectives. The first one is a global to local perspective gained through the global and values assessments of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. We analyzed the direct and indirect drivers of biodiversity loss, tapping into the role of values and power imbalances as the ultimate drivers. We explored how predominant world views and narratives have led to conservation approaches that have been imposed into local conservation policies. We identified four values centered leverage points, as well as a set of justice-oriented actions, to revert those trends. The second one is a local to global exploration as a women scientist from the global south. I reflect on how diverse, equitable and inclusive my participation into such global processes has been. I assess the limitations of three conservation initiatives in Mexico that have been considered positive for biodiversity and local communities. I speculate on what a conservation biologist’s journey that addresses distributive, procedural and recognition justice could entail, and how such approach would contribute towards operationalizing the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity framework by 2030.