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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. This high-level thematic ministerial dialogue discussed how sustainable development can only be achieved through peace among people, peace between people and nature, and respect for human rights.
High-Level Thematic Ministerial Dialogue “Synergies Between Biodiversity and Climate Change: From science to action”
Biodiversity loss and climate change are deeply connected. As temperatures rise, so does the risk of species extinction. Strategies that consider both climate and biodiversity have produced the best results, but these are often still treated as separate issues. This High-Level Thematic Ministerial Dialogue aimed to encourage better coordination between the two topics, to achieve the global objectives set out in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and the Paris Agreement on climate change.
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. Discussions included the need for: international financial system reform; increased and direct funding from all sources; redirecting financial flows; identifying and reducing harmful subsidies; and innovative financial mechanisms.
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 implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). This event, a dialogue among ministers and Indigenous and community leaders, provided a platform to discuss opportunities and challenges faced in global biodiversity conservation.
High-Level Roundtable: 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. This High-Level Roundtable, organized by the EMG Secretariat, brought together Heads and Senior Officials of UN Agencies and Secretariats to explore opportunities and pathways for strengthening the collective response to address the triple planetary crisis of climate, biodiversity, and pollution.
Food Day
The food-biodiversity-agriculture nexus is often overlooked, despite biodiversity serving as the foundation of food security and nutrition. Sustainable food and agriculture (agrifood) systems are essential for the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). This event explored mainstreaming food security and biodiversity considerations across all levels of participation—from farmers and communities to national, regional and global platforms.
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.
In order to meet Target 18 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), countries must: identify these harmful incentives by 2025; substantially and progressively reduce them by at least USD 500 billion per year by 2030; and scale up positive incentives. This event brought together policymakers, stakeholders, and experts, to exchange information and provide recommendations on how parties can align policies towards achieving Target 18.
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)
Delegates will tackle key questions in enhancing the protection of both ozone layer and climate, including how parties will fund atmospheric monitoring sites to bridge information gaps, manage remaining emissions of controlled substances, and address uncertainties about substances not controlled by the Protocol.
Ocean Day: Ocean as the Great Connector
The Ocean is the Great Connector—linking peoples, cultures, economies, and ecosystems. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) recognizes this connection, with nearly all targets containing a link to the Ocean. Ocean Day at COP 16 celebrated those relationships, uniting global actors from diverse fields, working to advance ocean conservation, research, and sustainable use. Ocean Day featured engaging, interactive events, with audience polls, videos and musical interludes, talk-show formats, and theater, designed to inspire action to accelerate efforts on implementing the GBF.