On the anniversary of the COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal, the Wyss Academy for Nature has issued a Call To Action. In order to meet the 23 global targets defined at the conference, biodiversity must become a mainstream value: Ever more people from all parts of society must come to understand and accept that a positive relationship with nature is a necessary strategy for human survival. 

It is on the basis of such a consensus - what the Wyss Academy calls a 'social contract with nature' - that the world can implement vital measures to preserve the environment on which we all depend, within the framework defined in Montreal by the international community (the Global Biodiversity Framework, or GBF). In order to translate the GBF into sustainable, just and transformative practice, biodiversity loss must be tackled as part of a united approach, together with measures to address land degradation and climate change - and measures must be based on the principles of participation and justice for all stakeholders. 

These were the main conclusions of a reflection process on how to implement the GBF, conducted by the Wyss Academy for Nature with international representatives from academia and civil society, as well as stakeholders from three regions in which the Wyss Academy operates (East Africa, South America and Central Europe).