Sustainable public procurement, ecolabels, and environmental certifications are key tools available to decision makers to protect biodiversity and ecosystem services. Countries have already recognized these instruments in their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) as mechanisms to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, especially regarding Target 16: Enable Sustainable Consumption Choices to Reduce Waste and Overconsumption; and Target 15: Businesses Assess, Disclose and Reduce Biodiversity-Related Risks and Negative Impacts.

The objective of this webinar is to showcase how sustainable public procurement, ecolabels and environmental certifications can contribute to protect biodiversity and to encourage countries to use them in their next NBSAP report. Government and sustainable certification representatives will share experiences, knowledge, and strategies to scale up the use of credible ecolabels, certifications, and sustainable public procurement to combat biodiversity loss in national contexts.

Discover how sustainable public procurement, ecolabels, and environmental certifications can help protect biodiversity and ecosystem services. Learn from governments ( France and Japan) as well as certification representatives about strategies to incorporate these tools into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) to meet global biodiversity targets. Under the framework of the NBSAP Accelerator, this webinar is organized by the EcoAdvance project and One Planet Network’s Consumer Information Programme and is particularly relevant to policymakers, procurement officers, and any professionals interested in advancing biodiversity conservation through sustainable practices.