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At the conclusion of an often fractious two-week meeting and after four years of negotiation, parties adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, a historic package of measures that addresses the dangerous loss of biodiversity and the need to restore natural ecosystems and will guide biodiversity policy through 2030.
Conference of the Parties (COP)
3 December 2022 - 19 December 2022
Breakout sessions challenged attendees to consider where regional coordination and cooperation intersects with effective area-based conservation measures, marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, and addressing marine litter.
Event
25 October 2022 - 28 October 2022
After six intense days of deliberation, delegates acknowledged that they are still far from agreement on a new global biodiversity framework. A fifth meeting of the Working Group is now likely and, in the view of many participants, necessary.
Event
21 June 2022 - 26 June 2022
Delegates prepared the foundations for the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, which must adopt the post-2020 global biodiversity framework (GBF) later this year. Work on the GBF progressed slowly so delegates had no choice but to schedule a fourth meeting of the Working Group in Nairobi in June 2022.
Event
14 March 2022 - 29 March 2022
Delegates have the task to set the path for a sustainable future by systemizing actions to ensure a transformative change that rebuilds our relationship with nature, and keep momentum alive for adopting an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework when the Conference resumes in 2022.
Conference of the Parties (COP)
11 October 2021 - 15 October 2021
Countries have until 15 October 2021 to express support for the Ministerial statement that emerged from last week's high-level meeting.
Event
23 August 2021 - 3 September 2021
After six weeks of virtual negotiations, delegates agreed approval of any draft decisions will be postponed until parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity can meet in person, to finalize preparations for the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties and the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
Event
16 May 2021 - 13 June 2021
After a year’s delay due to the pandemic, more than 1,400 representatives of parties and observers met online to advance preparations for the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, scheduled for October 2021 in China. Adoption of final draft decision documents was deferred until the meeting can resume in person.
Event
3 May 2021 - 9 June 2021
To maintain momentum and move towards the successful development of a new framework for global biodiversity governance, the Convention on Biological Diversity convened an informal meeting in preparation for the third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation focused on implementation-related matters, with the post-2020 global biodiversity framework taking central stage.
Event
8 March 2021 - 14 March 2021
Over the course of six days, the Convention on Biological Diversity held an informal meeting in preparation for the 24th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 24) where participants could comment on the SBSTTA 24 agenda items, however, no negotiations took place.
Event
17 February 2021 - 26 February 2021