Key questions and desired results

Glühbirne The following key questions serve as an overarching framework for the project:

  1. Short summary “where are we now”: which effects do the status and the ongoing loss of world biodiversity have on human well−being and sustainable options of development?

  2. What potential is not being realized and why: which main challenges for the maintenance of biodiversity and forest, marine and coastal ecosystems haven’t been solved so far and thus require transformative approaches?

  3. Area of transformation “approach toward global commons, especially biodiversity, forest, marine and coastal ecosystems": which changes are necessary, what are the preconditions for these changes (change of values, behavioural shift in the production, consumption and politics, among others) and which codes of conduct seem appropriate?

  4. How can transformative change be fostered politically? What are possible contributions of national and international politics?

  5. How can the German and the international development cooperation contribute and which concrete recommendations for action can be derived on a project level?
  • Design of the approaches in the field of biodiversity, forest, marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Design of the interfaces and possible partnerships
  • Shaping and implementation of political processes, especially Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), forest-relevant processes like REDD+ and the New York forest declaration and the engagement in marine and coastal protection (Agenda 2039/Goal 14, CBD, among others)

The first two questions are addressed on the basis of recommendations for action from chosen assessments; these recommendations also provide input for question four. Question three is addressed through the processing of results and experiences made in projects in which working group members were involved, as well as through selected GIZ projects. The focus was not only to identify the implications of recommendations, but also options for a better design of specific projects. Question five is addressed in two (online) workshops with additional experts from the development cooperation field. For questions three to five relevant scientific literature other than the assessments is included.


Project results
The main result is a report written by the project team that answers the key questions outlined above and delivers concrete recommendations for action for development cooperation and international cooperation on the protection of global commons, such as biodiversity, forests, and the ocean. The development of an analytical framework for a successful transformative change is another important result of the project.
The report is used in the Glasgow UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP) in Oct./Nov. 2021 to reinforce the positions of the BMZ.