On 24-26 November 2020, OECD will be hosting the "2020 Green Growth and Sustainable Development (GGSD)" Forum.

The deterioration of natural capital threatens the productivity of several economic sectors, ranging from agriculture and fisheries to tourism and industry. At the same time, the drivers of biodiversity loss, such as land use change including deforestation, over-exploitation of natural resources,  wildlife trade, and climate change are helping to create the conditions for pathogens to leap from animals to humans. Furthermore, the recent spread of new diseases from livestock and the homogeneity of farmed species underline the importance of increasing resilience and security of our food system. 

The Forum sessions will focus on the best practices, opportunities, and challenges for enhancing the environmental sustainability of the sectors that directly depend on the natural capital on land and on oceans. Furthermore, it will discuss how biodiversity and natural capital can help to increase the resilience of societies to the impacts of climate change. It will also focus on the existing data gaps, since “you can cannot manage what you cannot measure”, and on how to mobilise finance to achieve the SDG targets on biodiversity.