January

• 66th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
  11-15 January 2016, Geneva, Switzerland
• 1st Session of the Open Ended Working Group on nutrition (OEWG) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
  14 January 2016, Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
• 1st Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
  21 January 2016, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy

February

• 2nd Meeting of the Signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks (Sharks MOS2)
  15-19 February 2016, San José, Costa Rica
• Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Preparatory Meetings and 2nd Open-ended Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (OECPR) to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
  14 and 15-19 February 2016, UNEP headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya
• 2nd Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
  24 February 2016, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
• 2nd Session of the Open Ended Working Group on nutrition (OEWG) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
  25 February 2016, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
• Stakeholder Days and 4th Session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-4)
  20-28 February 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Symposium on Global and National Perspectives on Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Workshop on National Perspectives on Implementation of the SDGs
  29 February - 1 March 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

March

• 7th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Mercury (INC 7)
  10-15 March 2016, Jordan
• 1st Session of the Preparatory Committee Established by the UN General Assembly Resolution 69/292 “Development of an International Legally Binding Instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction”
  28 March - 8 April 2016, UN headquarters, New York

April

• 37th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
  4-8 April 2016, Geneva, Switzerland
• 3rd Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD3) - No One Left Behind: Agri–food Innovation and Research for a Sustainable World
  5-8 April 2016, Boksburg, South Africa
• 43rd Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-43)
  11-13 April 2016, Headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi, Kenya
• High Level Thematic Debate on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
  21 April 2016, UN Headquarters, New York
• High-Level Signature Ceremony for the Paris Agreement on Climate Change
  22 April 2016, UN Headquarters, New York
• 1st Meeting of the Ad hoc Expert Group (AHEG1) on the Development of Proposals on Matters Referred to in Paragraph 44 of ECOSOC Resolution 2015/33
  25-27 April 2016, UN headquarters, New York
• Habitat III Open-Ended Informal Consultative Meetings
  25-29 April 2016, UN Headquarters, New York
• 20th Meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice and 1st Meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Implementation
  25-30 April and 2-6 May 2016, Headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Montreal, Canada
• Informal Consultation on the Zero Draft of Recommendations on Connecting Smallholders to Markets
  28 April 2016, Headquarters of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy

May

• Jump-starting the SDGs in Germany: Natural Resources and Sustainable Consumption and Production
  2-4 May 2016, Berlin, Germany
• 2nd Stakeholder Forum of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) - Business and Science: Leading the Way to Sustainable Energy
  16-17 May 2016, Milan, Italy
• Habitat III Informal Hearings with Local Authorities Associations
  16-17 May 2016, UN Headquarters, New York
• Bonn Climate Change Conference - May 2016
  16-26 May 2016, Bonn, Germany
• 16th Global Major Groups and Stakeholder Forum (GMGSF) and 2nd Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Delivering on the Environmental Dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
  21-22 and 23-27 May 2016, UNEP headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya
• Review Conference on the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
  23-27 May 2016, UN Headquarters, New York
• 10th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention (OEWG10)
  30 May - 2 June 2016, Headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi, Kenya
• 8th Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity
  31 May - 3 June 2016, Trondheim, Norway

June

• 5th Global Event of the Low Carbon Technology Partnerships initiative (LCTPi): LCTPi Roundtable 5
  1 June 2016, San Francisco, US
• 7th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM7)
  1-2 June 2016, San Francisco, US
• Inaugural Mission Innovation Ministerial (MI Ministerial)
  1-2 June 2016, San Francisco, US
• The Inaugural Agora - Transforming the World Through Sustainable Energy for All: Leaving No One Behind
  6 June 2016, UN Headquarters, New York
• 1st Annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum)
  6-7 June 2016, UN Headquarters, New York
• Habitat III Informal Hearings with Stakeholders
  6-7 June 2016, UN Headquarters, New York
• Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council Consultation Meeting with Civil Society Organization (CSOs), 50th GEF Council Meeting and 20th Meeting of the Least Developed Countries Fund and the Special Climate Change Fund (LDCF/SCCF) Council
  6-9 June 2016, Washington, DC, US
• Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Connecting Smallholders to Markets of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
  8-9 June 2016, Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), Rome, Italy
• 8th Environment for Europe (EfE) Ministerial Conference - Greener, Cleaner, Smarter!
  8-10 June 2016, Batumi, Georgia
• 17th Meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (ICP-17) - Marine Debris, Plastics and Micro-plastics
  13-17 June 2016, UN Headquarters, New York
• 4th Meeting of the Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
  22 June 2016, Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), Rome, Italy

July

• High-Level Event on “Thematic Reviews for an Integrated Follow-Up & Review of the 2030 Agenda”
  7-8 July 2016, New York, US
• 2016 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2016) - Ensuring that No One is Left Behind
  11-20 July 2016, UN headquarters, New York
• Resumed Session of the 37th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 37) of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, OEWG 38 and 3rd Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
  15-16 July, 18-21 July and 22-23 July 2016, Vienna International Centre (VIC), Vienna, Austria

August

• 2nd Session of the Preparatory Committee Established by the UN General Assembly Resolution 69/292 “Development of an International Legally Binding Instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction”
  26 August – 9 September 2016, UN headquarters, New York

September

• 2016 International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress - Planet at the Crossroads
  1-10 September 2016, Honolulu, US
• Workshop: Is the Paris Agreement Good News for the Ocean?
  14 September 2016, Washingtonc, DC, US
• 12th Meeting of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC12) to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
  14-16 September 2016, Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy
• High-Level Event on “Leaving No One Behind: Energy for Humanitarian Response and Sustainable Development”
  18 September 2016, UN Headquarters, New York
• 12th Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-12) of the Stockholm Convention on POPs
  19-23 September 2016, Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy
• EATx UNGA 2016: High-level Side Event: Urban Food Systems: The Nutrition Challenge
  20 September 2016, UN Headquarters, New York
• 18th Working Group of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC)
  20-21 September 2016, Paris, France
• Side Event on the Friends of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs): Supporting Member States to Achieve the NCD-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Targets
  22 September 2016, UN Headquarters, New York
• 17th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
  24 September - 5 October 2016, Johannesburg, South Africa

October

• Resumed 38th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 38) of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and 28th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
  8 and 10-14 October 2016, Kigali, Rwanda
• Our Global Commons: An International Dialogue
  12-13 October 2016, Washington, DC, US
• World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders - Local Voices for a Better World and 5th United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) World Congress
  12-15 October 2016, Bogotá, Colombia
• 2nd World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments
  16 October 2016, Quito, Ecuador
• 44th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-44)
  17-20 October 2016, United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC), Bangkok, Thailand
• World Mountain Forum, 2016 - Mountains for our Future
  17-20 October 2016, Mbale, Uganda
• 43rd Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 43)
  17-21 October 2016, Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
• 15th Session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 15) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
  18-20 October 2016, United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), Kenya
• Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council Consultation Meeting with Civil Society Organization (CSOs), 51st GEF Council Meeting and 21st Meeting of the Least Developed Countries Fund and the Special Climate Change Fund (LDCF/SCCF) Council
  24-27 October 2016, Washington, DC, US
• 2nd Meeting of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Ad Hoc Expert Group (AHEG2) Established Pursuant to Paragraph 48 of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Resolution 2015/33
  24-28 October 2016, United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC), Bangkok, Thailand
• 66th Biennial Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC-66)
  24-28 October 2016, Portorož, Slovenia
• 2016 Annual General Meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) - The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Mining
  24-28 October 2016, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

November

• 52nd Session of the International Tropical Timber Council and the Associated Sessions of its Four Committees
  7-12 November 2016, Yokohama, Japan
• Marrakech Climate Change Conference - November 2016
  7-18 November 2016, Marrakesh, Morocco
• 8th High-Level Assembly of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC)
  14 November 2016, Marrakech, Morocco
• Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) Public Hearing: Viet Nam Investigation
  14-15 November 2016, The Hague, Netherlands
• 4th Meeting of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on the Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs)
  15-18 November 2016, Headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva, Switzerland
• 6th Session of the Africa Regional Platform and 5th High-Level Meeting of Disaster Risk Reduction
  22-25 November 2016, Port Louis, Mauritius
• Budapest Water Summit (BWS) 2016
  28-30 November 2016, Budapest, Hungary
• African Soil Seminar - Soil Restoration for Achieving the 2063 and 2030 Agendas in Africa: Linking Global Ambitions to Local Needs
  28-30 November 2016, Nairobi, Kenya

December

• UN Biodiversity Conference (Negotiations)
  2-18 December 2016, Cancún, Mexico
• UN Biodiversity Conference (Side Events)
  5-16 December 2016, Cancún, Mexico
• Rio Conventions Pavilion (RCP) at CBD COP13
  5-14 December 2016, Cancún, Mexico