International Day for Biological Diversity

The Global Mechanism for Biodiversity Finance (GMBF) sets the goal of achieving sufficient financial resources to close the US$700 billion annual biodiversity 'financing gap' as one of its targets for 2050 . Nature Bonds and monetizing migratory megafauna and charismatic species for nature markets are being hailed as key to bridging this financing gap . The hope is that putting a price on nature will save nature. Watch the Press Conference: Will Nature Markets and monetizing charismatic species bridge the biodiversity financing gap?, UN Convention on Biodiversity - COP 17! 01:06:27 Conferences

The Initiative will be announcing and going into detail on the new State of Nature Indicators and Metrics Framework (launch: 13 October) and the CBD paper ' Alignment of the State of Nature Metrics with the monitoring framework of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework ' Watch the Press Conference: Key reports launched to support the monitoring framework of the KMGBF, UN Convention on Biodiversity - COP 17! 01:11:14 Conferences

  The G lobal Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) , bringing diverse youth voices from around the world to the international policy arena, will present the key calls from youth as the world takes on the first Global Review of collective progress in implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework . They will share their assessment of current global progress, their recommendations for the COP17 negotiations, and the pathway forward for genuine transformative change on the ground. Related Sites and Documents:  Convention on Biological Diversity COP 17 website  &  Full Programme . Watch the Press Conference: Close the Justice Gap: Youth Demands for Transformative and Equitable Biodiversity Implementation, UN Convention on Biodiversity - COP 17! 00:53:43 Conferences

The Forests and Finance Coalition will be launching a major new report during the COP17 and would love the opportunity to introduce it to reporters via a panel of representatives from the groups who authored the research. Speakers: Merel van der Mark; Tom Picken; Jeff Conant. Related Sites and Documents:  Convention on Biological Diversity COP 17 website  &  Full Programme . Watch the Press Conference: Report Launch: Regulating Finance for Biodiversity: An Assessment for the Global Biodiversity Framework, UN Convention on Biodiversity - COP 17! 00:29:11 Conferences

Drawing on various issues and perspectives, including the Indonesian Peoples' Conservation Declaration adopted at the Peoples' Conservation Summit in early September, the Secretariat of the Working Group ICCAs Indonesia plans to utilize the summit's outcomes as a foundation for advocacy and negotiation at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17 CBD) in 2026. Related Sites and Documents:  Convention on Biological Diversity COP 17 website  &  Full Programme . Watch the Press Conference: Breaking Barriers, Returning Conservation to the Hands of the Communities, UN Convention on Biodiversity - COP 17! 00:29:05 Conferences

At CBD COP17, the World Federation for Animals will launch new practical policy guidance to support national implementation of the Global Action Plan (GAP) on Biodiversity and Health adopted under CBD decision 16/19. Speakers: Jewel Omollo; Adeline Lerambert; Dr. Chadia Wanous; Mr Raphael Jozan. Related Sites and Documents:  Convention on Biological Diversity COP 17 website  &  Full Programme Watch the Press Conference: Animals for Biodiversity and Health: Launch of new guidance to support national implementation of the Global Action Plan on Biodiversity and Health, UN Convention on Biodiversity - COP 17! 00:29:29 Conferences