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Global review of collective progress in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Background on the Global Review
The global review assesses collective progress in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), including the means of implementation, based on national reports and, as appropriate, other sources. The first global review will be considered by the Conference of the Parties at its seventeenth meeting (COP 17), with a second global review to take place at its nineteenth meeting.
The global review forms part of the enhanced multidimensional approach to planning, monitoring, reporting and review established by the Conference of the Parties in decision 15/6. In decision 16/32, the Conference of the Parties further agreed that the global review, including of the means of implementation, will be based primarily on national reports and a global report on collective progress in the implementation of the Framework.
The Global Report on collective progress in the implementation of the KMGBF
The global report assesses collective progress in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, drawing primarily on information submitted by Parties through national reports, national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs) and national targets, as well as other relevant sources. The report, including its assessment of the means of implementation, provides a key evidence base for the global review of collective progress to be undertaken at COP 17.
The latest revised version of the global report is available here.
Global review resources
The first draft of the global report was available for peer review from 2 to 29 June 2026, in accordance with decision 16/32.
The first draft of the global report is available in PDF and Word. Courtesy translations produced using AI translation tools are also available in French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian and Chinese. These translations are unofficial and have not been verified and may contain errors.
Details of the peer review and all comments received are available in notification 2026-047. The peer review process is described in document CBD/SBSTTA/28/INF/13. A compilation of peer review comments and related responses is also available.
Following the June 2026 peer review process, a revised global report on collective progress in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework was prepared and is available in PDF and Word.
Document SBSTTA/28/2/Add.3 provides a summary, conclusions and key messages of the revised global report. A presentation delivered during the Workshop on the Global Report on 25 July 2026 is also available.
- Decision 16/32 Mechanisms for planning, monitoring, reporting and review, including the global review of collective progress in the implementation of the Framework to be conducted at COP-17
- Decision 16/31 Monitoring framework for the Framework
- Update on national biodiversity strategies and action plans, national targets and national reporting (CBD/SBI/6/4)
- Methodologies used in the preparation of the global report on collective progress in the implementation of the Framework (CBD/SBSTTA/28/INF/9)
- Updated metadata for the headline indicators for the Framework (CBD/SBSTTA/28/INF/4)
- Review of the use of indicators in the seventh national reports (CBD/SBSTTA/28/INF/11)