In light of the ongoing developments around the COVID-19 pandemic, ICLEI and the Federal City of Bonn are transforming Daring Cities 2020 into a virtual, global forum on climate change for urban leaders tackling the climate emergency, especially in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Daring Cities 2020 will run from 7-28 October 2020, offering…
The United Nations Summit on Biodiversity will be convened by the President of the General Assembly on 30 September 2020, at the level of Heads of State and Government under the theme of “Urgent action on biodiversity for sustainable development.” The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)…
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The Edinburgh Process for Subnational and Local Governments on the development of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework was a major milestone for the local and subnational government constituency on the Roadmap to COP 15. See more -> This process, originally planned as an in-person Workshop, took the form of an online consultation due to the…
The second meeting of the Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) took place in Rome from 24 to 29 February 2020. The purpose of the OEWG is to gather inputs to inform the drafting of the Post-2020 GBF, building on the Zero Draft that was dated 6 January 2020. Following the comments on the Zero Draft…
Local and subnational governments agreed to prioritize nature-based solutions and the mainstreaming of nature at the 10th World Urban Forum (WUF10). WUF10 took place in Abu Dhabi, UAE from 8 to 13 February 2020 with resounding success as over 13,000 participants from 169 countries and more than 30,000 cumulative attendees, took part across the week.…
The Brazilian perspectives for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (BIO2020), organized by ICLEI South America, the São Paulo State Government, Regions4, Expertise France, CETESB and Fundação Florestal, took place from 4 to 6 February 2020, at the Infrastructure and Environment Secretariat, in São Paulo, Brazil. The event was attended by more than 200 delegates, including…
Organized by ICLEI South America, the São Paulo State Government, Regions4, Expertise France, CETESB and Fundação Florestal, this event took place from 4 to 6 February 2020, at the Infrastructure and Environment Secretariat, in São Paulo, Brazil. See more ->
The UN Climate Change Conference COP 25 took place from 2 to 13 December 2019 under the Presidency of the Government of Chile and was held with logistical support from the Government of Spain. See more ->
Article 25 of the Convention on Biological Diversity establishes an open-ended intergovernmental scientific advisory body known as the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) to provide the Conference of the Parties (COP) and, as appropriate, its other subsidiary bodies, with timely advice relating to the implementation of the Convention. See more ->