Current events
Recently finished
ABS Around the World - The Brogota Platform and the Pan Amazonian Debate
Access and benefit sharing (ABS) of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge benefits from an exchange of experiences, challenges, and information.
Achieving Target 23: Identifying effective approaches for gender-responsive implementation of the GBF
With momentum increasing for implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and its targets, the issue of gender-responsiveness finds itself at the forefront of addressing the inequalities that drive the biodiversity crisis.
Forest Ecosystem Restoration Initiative (FERI): Taking forward a decade of ecosystem recovery
Forests provide 80% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity; yet each year over 10 million hectares of forests are lost to deforestation.
Towards Living in Harmony with the Ocean from Coasts to Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Synergies between the BBNJ Agreement and work under the CBD
The adoption in June 2023 of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement signified a change in tides, not only for ocean governance in areas beyond national jurisdiction, but also for biodiversity conservation.
Ecosystem Resilience in Focus: Developing Science-based Approaches for Coral and Biodiversity
Achieving the goals and targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) will require multi-stakeholder engagement and creative solutions.
Energy Transition and Biodiversity: Safeguarding Andean Wetlands
The “lithium triangle” is the area where Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia hold much of the world’s lithium.
SOI Global Dialogue with Regional Seas Organizations and Regional Fishery Bodies
This event featured reports on progress made through the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Global Dialogue, launched in 2016, and highlighted the importance of cooperation and collaboration among regional bodies for achieving global goals and targets.
10th Session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention (MOP 10)
The tenth session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP 10) to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) will review progress in implementing the Water Convention and transboundary water cooperation.
Upcoming events
13th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (COP13) and 36th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP36)
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
11th Session of the IPBES Plenary and Stakeholder Day
We are Earth Negotiations Bulletin
The Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) is a balanced, timely and independent reporting service on United Nations environment and development negotiations. It is the flagship publication of the International Institute for Sustainable Development. IISD is a non-profit organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Many UN delegates, ministers and other governmental officials, NGOs, the business community, the academic community, the media and UN staff who track environment and sustainable development policy consider the Earth Negotiations Bulletin to be essential reading. The Bulletin has received high praise for its objective and comprehensive presentation of the facts.