Developing a Vision and Strategic Plan for the Bern Convention for the 2021-2030 decade – a first for the Convention - was mandated by the 40^th Standing Committee in 2020.

The work took place over the following years through a dedicated Working Group. While the Vision was adopted at the 41^st Standing Committee in 2021, the Strategic Plan was adopted at the 43^rd meeting in 2023, in order to align it with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

The 43^rd Committee also mandated the establishment of a new Working Group to oversee implementation of the Strategic Plan to 2030, including further advancement of certain indicators, improving synergies both between the Plan and other activities carried out within the framework of the Bern Convention and between fellow organisations, and mid/end reviews.

• Vision for the Bern Convention for the period to 2030
  • Press Release: Bern Convention adopts a Vision for the period to 2030: 3 December 2021
• Strategic Plan for the Bern Convention for the period to 2030
  • Press Release: The Bern Convention adopts a Strategic Plan to guide its progress towards 2030 targets on nature conservation: 5 December 2023
• Recommendation No. 220 (2023) on the implementation of the Strategic Plan for the Bern Convention for the period to 2030
• Terms of reference for a Working Group on overseeing implementation of the Strategic Plan - T-PVS(2023)31
• List of members of the Working Group - T-PVS/Inf(2024)5