Learning for Life: Mobilizing Education for the Global Biodiversity Framework

Learning for Life: Mobilizing Education for the Global Biodiversity Framework is intended for educators, trainers, NGOs, youth organizations, and higher education institutions involved in formal and nonformal education. It aims to help the education sector engage with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and support its implementation through education and awareness building. The guide provides practical tools, advocacy strategies, and examples to integrate biodiversity education into programs and National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs). The guide includes an overview of the GBF and education’s role in achieving its goals, and offers actionable insights and case studies of innovative approaches and partnerships that embedding biodiversity education in diverse learning contexts.

Project lead: Nathan Spees, WWF Austria 
With support from: IUCN CEC, the Canadian Wildlife Federation, the Morpho Institute, WWF 
Authors: Isabella Koss, WWF-Austria; Leia Lowery, The Climate Initiative; Nancy Marangu, Chemichemi Foundation; Nathan Spees, WWF-Austria
Reviewers: Ankin Ljungman, WWF-International; Ana Leirner, Sustainable Forestry Initiative; Christa Dillabaugh, Morpho Institute; Judy Braus, NAAEE; Kate Ireland, The Nature Conservancy; Leata Kollaart, WWF-Switzerland; Minsun Kim, UNEP; Nina Hamilton, NAAEE; Rebecca Martinez, WWF-Ecuador; Reka Ökoanyu, Environmental writer; Sean Southey, IUCN CEC, CWF; Shruthi Kottillil, GYBN; Sudha Kottillil, GYBN; Susie Broquist Lundegard, WWF Sweden; Dr. Vasanti Rao, CMS; Yen Parico, Youth Leadership Advocate.