Ecuador has begun work on its Seventh National Biodiversity Report, a key document for assessing the country’s progress in protecting biodiversity. The initiative was launched on November 20 by the Ministry of Environment and Energy, with technical support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The workshop brought together representatives from public and private institutions, academia, NGOs, Indigenous groups, nationalities, and civil society.
The report will evaluate achievements made between 2019 and 2025. It is aligned with commitments made at the 2022 COP15 conference and targets set out in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework through 2030. The report will include data on ecosystem status, endangered species, coverage of key biodiversity areas, and sustainable resource use practices. These indicators will help track Ecuador’s progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals and global objectives under the Convention on Biological Diversity.
According to international assessments like those produced by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), global biodiversity continues to decline rapidly. Ecuador is considered one of the world’s most biodiverse countries and aims to maintain a leadership role in evidence-based policy-making and participatory approaches.
President Daniel Noboa’s administration emphasized its commitment to natural heritage conservation, fulfilling international agreements, and strengthening state management to address pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss. “The Government of El Nuevo Ecuador, led by President Daniel Noboa, reaffirms its commitment to conserving natural heritage, meeting established goals in international agreements as well as strengthening state management with the aim of implementing efficient mechanisms to confront the triple global crisis related to pollution, climate change and accelerated biodiversity loss,” according to an official statement.
