En paraules del propi Conveni sobre diversitat biològica de Nacions Unides (CBD), el document és presentat com a emanat de la reunió COP12:

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 will be 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

Cita: Secretaría del Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica (2014), Perspectiva Mundial sobre la Diversidad Biológica 4, Montreal. 155 pp.

Més informació

• Enllaç i descàrrega pdf - Web del CBD
• Notícia 6/10/2014 - The Guardian