The Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) Forum 2020 was held online from 2 to 4 December 2020, using the GoToWebinar virtual platform. The Forum was organized and co-hosted by the Government of Germany, through the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, with generous financial support from the Government of Japan through the Japan Biodiversity Fund. It consisted of an opening symposium on “Best practices and challenges of the GTI inachieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets”, followed by two days of workshops/presentations. Discussions held at the Forum will be captured in a technical document to inform discussions at the third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation.

The participants in the Forum consisted of 18 selected delegates2 as well as over 200 self-registered participants. The list of participants can be found in annex I below.