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Working together to realize societies in harmony with nature: Mechanisms and tools to support on-the-ground initiatives
Biodiversity conservation and sustainable use in landscapes and seascapes are central to achieving the broad goals of the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity.
Cooperation Day
Highlighting the role of cooperation with different processes, conventions, and multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) for the efficient and effective implementation of the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) goals and targets, Cooperation Day provided a space for stakeholders to gather and showcase their cooperation initiatives that were presented and shared throughout the different thematic days of the COP 16.
Monitoring Biodiversity within the Territories of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Monitoring is essential for effective biodiversity conservation—and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) emphasizes the participation of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLC) in this monitoring.
High-Level Segment Reception: Accelerating Biodiversity Action
Throughout COP 16, many events and official statements focused on the importance of accelerating action on implementation of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs).
COMDEKS Phase 4 and the Satoyama Initiative: Societies in harmony with nature
The Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative (COMDEKS) is a flagship programme of the Satoyama Initiative, which supports conservation and sustainable management of socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes.
Ministerial Lunch: Engaging Agrifood Sectors in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
The food and agriculture (agrifood) sector plays an important role in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) as biodiversity is the cornerstone of agriculture.
High-Level Thematic Ministerial Dialogue “Peace with Nature”
The “war on nature” manifests through deforestation, pollution, habitat destruction, and climate change, driven by industrialization, overconsumption, and unsustainable resource extraction.
High-Level Thematic Ministerial Dialogue “Synergies Between Biodiversity and Climate Change: From science to action”
Biodiversity loss and climate change are deeply connected.
Upcoming events
UN Climate Change Conference Baku - November 2024
20th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)
5th Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including in the Marine Environment (INC-5)
60th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council
16th Session of the Conference of the Parties of the UNCCD (COP 16)
11th Session of the IPBES Plenary and Stakeholder Day
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