COP-16 Decisions
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Symbol Title  
Review of implementation: progress in national target setting and updating of national biodiversity strategies and action plans
Digital sequence information on genetic resources
Capacity-building and development, technical and scientific cooperation and technology transfer
Programme of work on Article 8(j) and other provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity related to indigenous peoples and local communities to 2030
Institutional arrangements for the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples and local communities in the work undertaken under the Convention on Biological Diversity
Role of people of African descent, comprising collectives embodying traditional lifestyles, in the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity
In-depth dialogue: “The role of languages in the intergenerational transmission of traditional knowledge, innovations and practices”
Recommendations from the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues pertaining to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Clearing-house mechanism and knowledge management
Communication, education and public awareness (advance unedited)
Matters related to the work programme of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Scientific and technical needs to support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Mainstreaming of biodiversity within and across sectors (advance unedited)
Review of findings from the Methodological Assessment Report on the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and their implications for the work undertaken under the Convention
Sustainable wildlife management
Further work on ecologically or biologically significant marine areas
Conservation and sustainable use of marine and coastal biodiversity and of island biodiversity
Invasive alien species
Biodiversity and health (advance unedited)
Plant conservation
Synthetic biology
Biodiversity and climate change
Liability and redress (Article 14, paragraph 2)
Procedures for convening online and hybrid meetings
Options to further improve the effectiveness of processes under the Convention and its Protocols
Procedure for avoiding or managing conflicts of interest in expert groups
Date and venue of future meetings of the Conference of the Parties
Administration of the Convention and budget for the trust funds
Cost of convening an in-person resumed session of the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Matters related to the appointment of executive secretaries of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Monitoring framework for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Mechanisms for planning, monitoring, reporting and review, including the global review of collective progress in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework to be conducted at the seventeenth and nineteenth meetings of the Conference of the Parties
Financial mechanism
Resource mobilization
Cooperation with other conventions and international organizations
Multi-year programme of work of the Conference of the Parties
Treaty
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Body
Conference of the Parties (COP)

Meeting
COP-16
Sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
21 Oct - 1 Nov, 2024
Cali, Colombia