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High-Level Thematic Ministerial Dialogue: Sustainable Finance, Financial System Reform and the Global Responsibility to Biodiversity
This High-Level Thematic Ministerial Dialogue brought together Ministers of Finance and Environment and other high-level representatives to address critical challenges related to financing biodiversity.
High-Level Segment Thematic Ministerial Dialogues: Urgent Action for Implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) are the main instruments for the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
Strengthening Action for Change: Synergistic Solutions to the Climate Crisis, Nature Loss, Desertification, and Pollution
The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 16) offered the first significant opportunity for Member States to take stock of progress made on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) since its adoption in 2022.
Food Day
The food-biodiversity-agriculture nexus is often overlooked, despite biodiversity serving as the foundation of food security and nutrition.
Ocean Day: Ocean as the Great Connector
The Ocean is the Great Connector—linking peoples, cultures, economies, and ecosystems.
Target 18: Creating the Right Incentives for a Nature-Positive Future
Eliminating, phasing out, or reforming harmful incentives is key to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
Tapping into Innovative and Specialized Markets to Achieve Biodiversity and Social Goals
This event was the final session of Trade Day, which focused on the relationship between international trade and biodiversity conservation.
Solutions for the Implementation of Synergies between Climate and Biodiversity Action
The intertwined nature of climate and biodiversity calls for a more aligned approach in addressing these issues.
Upcoming events
Twelfth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12)
UN Climate Change Conference Baku - November 2024
20th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)
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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