Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO) is the flagship publication of the Convention on Biological Diversity. It is a periodic report that summarizes the latest data on the status and trends of biodiversity and draws conclusions relevant to the further implementation of the Convention.

The fourth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook was officially launched on the opening day of the Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 12) in Pyeongchang, Korea. The report draws on various sources of information to provide a mid-term assessment of progress towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, an issue which will be discussed during COP-12.

Download the report as a pdf:

• Arabic - High Resolution(31MB)
• Chinese - High Resolution(26MB) or Low Resolution(7MB)
• English* - High Resolution(31MB) or Low Resolution(6MB)
• French - High Resolution(24MB) or Low Resolution(5MB)
• Russian - High Resolution(23MB) or Low Resolution(7MB)
• Spanish - High Resolution(27MB) or Low Resolution(6MB)
• Japanese - High Resolution(27MB) or Low Resolution(14MB)
• Korean High Resolution(45MB)

Download the summary and conclusions as a pdf:

• Arabic
• Chinese
• English
• French
• Russian
• Spanish

In addition to the main GBO-4 report several related reports have also been prepared. These reports provide the scientific underpinning for the main GBO-4 report:

• Technical series 78 - Progress Towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets: An Assessment of Biodiversity Trends, policy scenarios and key actions
• Technical series 79 - How Sectors Can Contribute to Sustainable Use and Conservation of Biodiversity
• Technical series 81 - Plant Conservation Report 2014: A Review of Progress Towards the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation 2011-2020

The preparation of the Global Biodiversity Outlook and its underlying reports was enable through financial and in-kind contributions from:

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*Please note that in the printed version of GBO-4 there is an error on page 18. The final element of Target 2 (Biodiversity values incorporated into reporting systems) is rated as 1 when it should be rated as 3. This error has been corrected in the electronic version of the report.