International Day for Biological Diversity

Press point for Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy and Christopher O'Sullivan, Ireland's Minister for Nature, Heritage and BiodiversitySpeakers:Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular EconomyChristopher O'Sullivan, Ireland's Minister for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity. Speakers: Jessika Roswall; Christopher O'Sullivan. Related Sites and Documents:  Convention on Biological Diversity COP 17 website  &  Full Programme . Watch the Press Conference: Press point for Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy and Christopher O'Sullivan, Ireland's Minister for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, UN Convention on Biodiversity!  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 High-Level Segment (4th meeting), UN Convention on Biodiversity – COP 17! Conferences

In this press conference, the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) , bringing diverse youth voices from around the world to the international policy arena, will present a youth assessment of the progress of the COP17 negotiations. They will take stock of which demands have been met, which did not advance, and what challenges continue to hinder significant progress for the just and equitable implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework . Watch the press Conference: Close the Justice Gap: Youth Demands for Transformative and Equitable Biodiversity Implementation at COP17, UN Convention on Biodiversity! Conferences

With COP17 entering its final negotiations, WWF and other civil society organisations will press ministers to resolve the critical issues still on the table. Ministers must agree on credible biodiversity finance that reaches countries and communities, clear accountability and follow-up to the Global Review, and concrete measures to align national budgets, policies and investments with biodiversity commitments. Speakers: Daudi Sumba, Chief Conservation Officer, WWF International; Guido Broekhoven, Interim Global Director of Multilateral Policy at WWF International ; Pauli Merriman, Interim Senior Director, Oceans, WWF International; Vishaish Uppal, Director of Governance, Law and Policy at WWF-India; Celine Beaulieu, Head of Public Sector Partnerships, WWF International. Related Sites and Documents:  CBD COP 17 website  &  Full Programme . Watch the press Conference: COP17: Ministers Must Close the Gap Between Promises and Action, UN Convention on Biodiversity! Liv...

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). Watch the Working Group I (5th meeting), UN Convention on Biodiversity - COP 17! Conferences

Most debates and processes around the Cali Fund completely focus on money in, certification associated with it, money out and the reporting and governance of money out. But are we overlooking the most fundamental questions: whose rights are protected, who is accountable, and do the communities whose genetic resources and knowledge underpin scientific innovation actually benefit? Speakers: Daudi Manongi, Alliance for Food Sovereignty Africa, Tanzania; Prof. Gustavo Soldati, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil; Katie Lee Riddle, Aotearoa Indigenous Rights Trust, New Zealand; Theiva Lingam, Friends of Earth Malaysia; Nithin Ramakrishnan, Third World Network Related Sites and Documents:  CBD COP 17 website  &  Full Programme . Press Conference: Cali Fund: Beyond the Debates around Money in and Money Out, UN Convention on Biodiversity - COP 17 01:05:38 Conferences

At the halfway point to 2030, countries must move past commitments and coverage statistics to what exemplary implementation of Target 3 looks like on the ground — protecting the right places, in the right way, while advancing livelihoods, economic resilience, and long-term prosperity. Drawing on the newly released Global Review, countries are ready to step up and pursue the ambitious implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework . Speakers: Parties to the COP; WCPA; Earth Insight. Related Sites and Documents:  Convention on Biological Diversity COP 17 website  &   Full Programme . Watch the Press Conference: Closing the 30x30 Implementation Gap Toward the IUCN Congress, UN Convention on Biodiversity - COP 17! 00:29:43 Conferences