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Global Crop Diversity Day 2025
Global Crop Diversity Day 2025 will explore innovative solutions to future-proof the global genebank system, including cryopreservation and the promotion of opportunity crops.
Reliance on Land in NDCs: 2025 Land Gap Report
The 2025 Land Gap Report shows countries rely on land for carbon removal in unrealistic ways, prompting researchers and policy experts to examine the roots of this gap and explore safer options for meeting climate and sustainability goals.
How to Be SMART in Meeting Ocean-Climate-Societal Challenges in a Changing Landscape
With blue initiatives increasingly rising in policymaking circles, researchers shared their work to identify marine ecosystems under threat from warming temperatures and develop new technologies and techniques to unlock the Ocean’s potential to mitigate climate change.
Implementing Tomorrow’s Smart Systems Today
Amid strong focus on resource efficiency, this session demonstrated how digital tools strengthen power systems. UNEP, the IEA, and Italy unveiled 14 new projects under phase two of the 3DEN Initiative.
Ministerial FAST+CCAC - Scaling Up Practical Solutions for Resilient Agri-Food Systems
On Food and Agriculture Day, key stakeholders in action to transform agrifood systems and mitigate super-pollutants combined forces to discuss ways to unlock the finance needed to deliver results for the climate.
Sustainable Wood, Forests, and Livelihoods’ Contribution to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
This side event examined how sustainable wood and tropical forest management strengthen climate mitigation and adaptation. Panelists highlighted community livelihoods, carbon storage, and practical models that can be expanded across forest-rich regions.
High-Level Ministerial Event: Resilient Agriculture Investment For Net-Zero Land Degradation (RAIZ)
A Ministerial event launched the Resilient Agriculture Investment for Net-Zero land degradation (RAIZ), a collective effort to accelerate investments in resilient agriculture and farmland restoration.
Unlocking Climate Finance for Agrifood Transformation and Climate Action
Drawing attention to the underrepresentation of food and agriculture in global climate finance flows, government ministers, experts, financial institutions, and private-sector leaders discuss how to unlock the financial support needed to create cleaner, resilient agrifood systems.
Launch the Bioeconomy Challenge Metrics Working Group, Defining Key Objectives, Anticipated Outcomes, and Milestones through 2028
Bioeconomy offers opportunities to improve how societies use natural resources, yet metrics remain siloed. A side event launched the Bioeconomy Challenge Metrics Working Group to guide sustainable decisions in practice.