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14th Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee and Celebration of the ACCOBAMS 25th Anniversary

22 - 26 November 2021, Istabul and, Monaco

World Cities Day

31 October 2021, New York, United States of America

Twenty-sixth Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26)

31 October - 12 November 2021, Glasgow, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

55th Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI)

18 - 22 October 2021, TBC, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

World Food Day

16 October 2021, Rome, Italy

Part one of UN Biodiversity Conference closes, sets stage for adoption of post-2020 global biodiversity framework at resumption in 2022

Closing statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Kunming, China, 15 October 2021

Closing statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Ecological Civilization Forum, Kunming, China, 15 October 2021

Closing statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Kunming, China, 15 October 2021

Closing statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Ecological Civilization Forum, Kunming, China, 15 October 2021

Opening statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Ecological Civilization Forum, Kunming, China, 14 October 2021

Opening statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Ecological Civilization Forum, Kunming, China, 14 October 2021

UN Biodiversity Conference’s High-Level Segment sees creation of Kunming Biodiversity Fund, adoption of Kunming Declaration, building political impetus for adoption of ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Closing statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the high-level segment of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Kunming, China, 13 October 2021

UN Biodiversity Conference’s High-Level Segment sees creation of Kunming Biodiversity Fund, adoption of Kunming Declaration, building political impetus for adoption of ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Montreal/Kunming, 13 October 2021 – The High-Level Segment of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP-15) closed today with the adoption of the Kunming Declaration, where Parties to the Convention committed to develop, adopt and implement an effective post-2020 global biodiversity framework that wou ...

Closing statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the high-level segment of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Kunming, China, 13 October 2021

Opening statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the high-level segment of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Kunming, China, 12 October 2021

Opening statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the high-level segment of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Kunming, China, 12 October 2021

Opening statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the 2021 United Nations Biodiversity Conference, Kunming, China, 11 October 2021.

Opening statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the 2021 United Nations Biodiversity Conference, Kunming, China, 11 October 2021.

World Migratory Bird Day (October)

9 October 2021, Bonn, Germany

Agenda for Part One of UN Biodiversity Conference

Montreal, 7 October 2021 – Part One of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP-15) gets underway in Kunming, China, on 11 October 2021. Due to the pandemic situation, this first phase of the conference will be held mostly virtually, with limited onsite participation in Kunming

54th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and WGI-AR6 Approval Plenary

4 - 10 October 2021, To be determined

World Maritime Day

30 September 2021, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pre-COP26 meetings of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

30 September - 2 October 2021, TBD, Italy

High-Level Segment and Kunming Declaration of the Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention and of the concurrent meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols

Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/DC/CE/89822 (2021-068)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points

3rd Carpathian Network of Protected Areas (CNPA) Conference

29 - 30 September 2021, Visegrad, Hungary

World Tourism Day

27 September 2021, New York, United States of America

31st Session North American Forest Commission (NAFC) - FAO

20 - 24 September 2021, Oaxaca, Mexico

Information regarding the High-Level Segment of the Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention and of the concurrent meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols

Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/DC/CE/89875 (2021-066)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points

Submission of Nomination Letters and/or Credentials for the Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention and the concurrent meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols

Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/WY/MOC/89777 (2021-064)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points and ABS Focal Points

United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation

12 September 2021, New York, United States of America

Productive discussions held towards a landmark new UN biodiversity framework

Productive discussions held towards a landmark new UN biodiversity framework

Montreal, 3 September 2021 – Discussions at the virtual third meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (WG2020-3) went into recess today, following positive and constructive exchanges that bring the world closer to a clear, ambitious and transformati ...

IUCN World Conservation Congress Marseille (International Union for Conservation of Nature)

3 - 11 September 2021, Hybrid, Marseille, France

Preparation of an interim budget for 2022

Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/DC/AR/89836 (2021-062)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Biodiversity PreCOP, Monday, 30 August 2021

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Biodiversity PreCOP, Monday, 30 August 2021

Government of Colombia to host hybrid Biodiversity PreCOP featuring heads of state and government to promote ambition for new global biodiversity agreement

Government of Colombia to host hybrid Biodiversity PreCOP featuring heads of state and government to promote ambition for new global biodiversity agreement

Montreal, 26 August 2021 – The Government of Colombia, under the leadership of President Iván Duque Márquez, is hosting a hybrid Biodiversity PreCOP event on Monday, 30 August from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Colombia time/GMT-5) to discuss priorities and expectations for an ambitious and effective ...

Invitation to the Biodiversity PreCOP, 30 August 2021

Reference: SCBD/OES/DAIN/FD/89831 (2021-061)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

Invitation to the High-Level Segment of the Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention and of the concurrent meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols

Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/DC/CE/89822 (2021-060)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points

Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention and the concurrent meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols

Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/DC/89777 (2021-058)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

New Global Biodiversity Agreement: China to Host a Two-Part Summit on Nature

CBD Secretariat’s new Action Agenda platform fosters “whole-of-society approach” to showcase commitments and actions from non-state actors to put biodiversity on a path to recovery by 2030

New Global Biodiversity Agreement: China to Host a Two-Part Summit on Nature

Montreal, 18 August 2021 - Decisive in-person meetings on a highly-anticipated new UN agreement on biodiversity have been paused for a few more months by the coronavirus pandemic.

CBD Secretariat’s new Action Agenda platform fosters “whole-of-society approach” to showcase commitments and actions from non-state actors to put biodiversity on a path to recovery by 2030

Montreal, 18 August 2021 – The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) today unveiled its newly designed platform for the Sharm El-Sheikh to Kunming Action Agenda for Nature and People.

International Youth Day

12 August 2021, New York, United States of America

5th meeting of the Committee to facilitate implementation and promote compliance under the Paris Agreement (PAICC 5) (UNFCCC)

11 - 18 August 2021, Virtual

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

9 August 2021, New York, United States of America