Target 19.2: Other resources

Elements that should be part of the target

• Technology horizon scanning, monitoring, and assessment

Broadly scoped research into future technologies that are still on the horizon and the
assessment and ongoing monitoring of technologies that are in development are essential to
ensuring that their potential risks for biodiversity are addressed and that existing
technologies, practices and knowledge systems are explored as potential alternatives that
are more able to conserve biodiversity.

Elements that should NOT be part of the target

• Innovation

This word can signal a desire to avoid tackling the real issues of biodiversity loss by promoting
a ‘technical fix’ for a problem

• Access to and transfer of technology, and promote development and access to innovation

Such language could open the way to the imposition of untried innovations and technologies
that could further damage biodiversity