International Day for Biological Diversity

The 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will take place in October 2026. It will be held in conjunction with the twelfth meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CP-MOP-12) and the sixth meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (NP-MOP-6). Related Sites and Documents:  Convention on Biological Diversity COP 17 website  &  Full Programme . Watch the working Group I (1st meeting), UN Convention on Biodiversity - COP 17! Conferences

The 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will take place in October 2026. It will be held in conjunction with the twelfth meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CP-MOP-12) and the sixth meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (NP-MOP-6). Related Sites and Documents:  Convention on Biological Diversity COP 17 website  &  Full Programme . Watch the Working Group II (1st meeting), UN Convention on Biodiversity – COP 17! Conferences

The Coalition of Action to Recover Endangered Species (CARES) is a government-led coalition focused on accelerating action to recover threatened species and support implementation of Target 4 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework . The Coalition is co-chaired by Armenia and Colombia and supported by the Reverse the Red Action Partnership as Secretariat. The coalition is supported by technical, civil society and philanthropic partnerships. Speakers: David Felipe Olarte Amaya; Aram Meymaryan. Related Sites and Documents:  Convention on Biological Diversity COP 17 website  &  Full Programme Watch the Press Conference: Colombia and Armenia launch government coalition to accelerate species recovery, UN Convention on Biodiversity - COP 17! Conferences

The World Wildlife Fund will set out the test it will use to assess whether COP17 supports a credible course correction on implementation. The briefing will frame the main areas in which progress is needed and provide a reference point for WWF's engagement throughout the Conference. The detailed emphasis will reflect developments entering COP17 and the availability of new substance or evidence. Speakers: Rebecca Shaw; Guido Broekhoven. TA. Related Sites and Documents:  Convention on Biological Diversity COP 17 website  &  Full Programme . Watch the Press Conference: Turning global biodiversity commitments into action, UN Convention on Biodiversity - COP 17! Conferences

As the global community is not on track to reach the KMGBF targets , we shall remind that three decades of biodiversity targets have not enabled to reverse biodiversity loss , not for lack of ambition, but because they left the deeper causes of biodiversity loss aside. Related Sites and Documents:  Convention on Biological Diversity COP 17 website  &  Full Programme . Watch the Press Conference: Launch of a plan B to reverse biodiversity loss and live in harmony with nature, UN Convention on Biodiversity - COP 17! Conferences

Drawing on the work of our federation in more than 70 countries and our collaboration with Indigenous Peoples and local communities, Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) considers critical points in reviewing the Global Biodiversity Framework and its implementation. The 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will take place in October 2026. It will be held in conjunction with the twelfth meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CP-MOP-12) and the sixth meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (NP-MOP-6). Related Sites and Documents: Convention on Biological Diversity COP 17 website & Full Programme Watch the Press Conference: Critical Views: Friends of the Earth International's Position, UN Convention on Biodiversity - COP 17! Conferences