What is the BMCG?
The BMCG Parties work together to mainstream biodiversity. This means systematically considering nature in policies, planning, and decision-making across all sectors—including agriculture, finance, fisheries, energy, mining, infrastructure, health, and more. Mainstreaming biodiversity is not treated as a separate issue, but as a foundation for economic stability and human well-being.
What is the BMCG?
The BMCG Parties work together to mainstream biodiversity. This means systematically considering nature in policies, planning, and decision-making across all sectors—including agriculture, finance, fisheries, energy, mining, infrastructure, health, and more. Mainstreaming biodiversity is not treated as a separate issue, but as a foundation for economic stability and human well-being.
BMCG Objectives
Leadership
Provide political leadership for mainstreaming biodiversity.
Implementation
Implement the CBD COP16 Decision 16/13 through crosssectoral action.
Cooperation
Promote knowledge exchange, mutual learning, and
technical cooperation.
Monitoring Tools
Support the development of indicators and tools to track
progress.
BMCG Principles
- Inclusivity and collaboration
- Ambition and accountability
- Transparency and mutual learning
BMCG Principles
- Inclusivity and collaboration
- Ambition and accountability
- Transparency and mutual learning
Founding Parties and Organisations
At CBD COP16, Colombia and Mexico, together with 16
founding governments, launched the BMCG with support from
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and World Wide Fund for
Nature (WWF). A further 56 NGOs backed the establishment of the BMCG through a joint COP16 Call to Action.
Delivering on the GBF
The COP16 Call to Action and the Kunming - Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Adopted in December 2022 at COP15, the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) sets global goals to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 and live in harmony with nature by 2050. In October 2024, the COP16 Call to Action urged governments to accelerate implementation by mainstreaming biodiversity across all sectors. In response, a group of countries launched the Biodiversity Mainstreaming Champions Group, driving coordinated, cross-sector action to deliver on the GBF.
BMCG Pathway
Through shared leadership, technical collaboration, and peer learning, the BMCG drives collective progress toward the goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework, helping countries turn high-level commitments into real-world, system-wide change.
BMCG Pathway
Through shared leadership, technical collaboration, and peer learning, the BMCG drives collective progress toward the goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework, helping countries turn
high-level commitments into real-world, system-wide change.
How the group is structured
The BMCG is co-led by the governments of Colombia and
Mexico, with participation from an expanding number of Parties committed to mainstreaming biodiversity. Members collaborate through regular meetings, shared workstreams, and peer exchange guided by principles of inclusivity, transparency, and collective action
The Informal Secretariat
The BMCG is supported by an informal secretariat, coordinated by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and WWF.