Following 15 days of negotiation at the United Nations Biodiversity Meetings in Geneva, world governments have produced a strong basis for a post 2020 global biodiversity framework (GBF) to safeguard the health of the planet, scheduled for final agreement at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP 15) in Kunming, China later this…
Momentum is growing for a strong new decision on the role of cities and subnational governments in the world’s biodiversity plans and actions until 2030. As the Geneva resumed meeting on the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is ongoing, ICLEI, a major city network involved closely in the negotiations, and the Geneva Cities Hub, a platform fostering local and…
This event, taking place on 6 November, 2021, 2:30pm – 4:00 pm UK time in the Multi-level Action Pavilion, Blue Zone, is organised by the Scottish Government, in cooperation with NatureScot and the Edinburgh Process partners (including the European Committee of the Regions, ICLEI, Regions4, Government of Québec, the Group of Leading Subnational Governments toward…
Side Event at UNFCCC COP 26 Date and Time: Saturday, 6 November 2021, from 11:45 to 13:15 UK time. Duration: 90 minutes Venue: In-person side event at the COP 26 venue in Glasgow, located in Climate Action Room 1 of the SSE Hydro Bowl (Blue Zone) Live-streaming: on 6 November, the event will be…
The IUCN World Conservation Congress is where the world comes together to set priorities and drive conservation and sustainable development action. The event has three main components: The Members’ Assembly, where IUCN Members vote on priority actions; the Forum, a global marketplace of conservation science and innovation; and the Exhibition, where exhibitors can showcase their…
After a year’s delay due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will convene virtually to advance the preparations for the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties. Article 25 of the Convention on Biological Diversity establishes an open-ended…
The 7th Global Biodiversity Summit of Cities and Subnational Governments will be held in parallel to CBD COP 15, which is scheduled to take place in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China in 2021. The SCBD and the host country, China will announce the date in due course. For more information, click here.
The third meeting of the Open Ended Working Group on the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) is scheduled to take place in Cali, Colombia following the SBSTTA-24 and SBI-3 meetings and the publishing of the first draft of the GBF. The precise dates for the meeting are still to be confirmed by the CBD.…
The third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-3), previously scheduled for May 2020, has tentatively been rescheduled for the first quarter of 2021, conditions allowing. The respective Chairs and the Bureaux, together with the Secretariat, will consider options for virtual discussions on the planned dates in November. We will continue to provide updates…
The twenty-fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-24), previously scheduled for May 2020, has tentatively been rescheduled for the first quarter of 2021, conditions allowing. The respective Chairs and the Bureaux, together with the Secretariat, will consider options for virtual discussions on the planned dates in November. We will continue…