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What: Twenty-eighth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-28) (27 July – 1 August 2026)  and the Seventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-7) (4 – 12 August 2026) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), key preparatory meetings leading up to COP 17 in Yerevan.

When: 27 July – 12 August 2026

Where: Conference Room 2, United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya. 

Live stream: Watch the 2026 Nairobi Meetings live on UN Web TV.

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) invites media representatives to apply for accreditation.

Visa and hotel info is in the Information Note for Participants. 

Press Releases

• 12 August 2026: Parties recognize the world is not on track to achieve biodiversity targets; Nairobi meetings pave the way for pivotal 2026 UN Biodiversity Conference in Yerevan 
• 26 July 2026: Countries to review first progress report on 2022’s historic global biodiversity targets and negotiate recommendations for COP 17

Press Conferences

•  27 July 2026 Opening press conference for the 2026 Nairobi meetings of the CBD (SBSTTA-28 / SBI-7)

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