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20th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII): “Peace, justice and strong institutions: the role of indigenous peoples in implementing Sustainable Development Goal 16”

19 - 30 April 2021, Hybrid, New York, United States of America

166th session of the FAO Council

26 - 30 April 2021, Rome, Italy

Sixteenth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests

26 - 30 April 2021, Online

Fourth meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Farmers’ Rights (AHTEG-FR-4) - ITPGRFA

3 - 7 May 2021, Virtual, Rome, Italy

Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week 2021 (LACCW2021) (UNFCCC)

11 - 13 May 2021, Online/Virtual, Bonn, Germany

Provisional agenda and organization of work, and opening remarks by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, All for One, Together towards Kunming, Ministerial Round Table, 20 May 2021

Provisional agenda and organization of work, and opening remarks by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, All for One, Together towards Kunming, Ministerial Round Table, 20 May 2021

Statement by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, on the occasion of the event: Road to Kunming, Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 21 May 2021

Statement by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, on the occasion of the event: Road to Kunming, Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 21 May 2021

International Day for Biological Diversity 2021: “We’re part of the solution”

22 May 2021, Montreal, Canada

Thirty-first meeting of the Animals Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

31 May - 4 June 2021, Online, Switzerland

Twenty-fifth meeting of the Plants Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

2 - 4 June 2021, Online, Switzerland

Restoring Africa’s Drylands - accelerating action on the ground

3 June 2021, Bonn, Germany

World Environment Day

6 June 2021, Nairobi, Kenya

World Oceans Day

8 June 2021, New York, United States of America

8th Session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-8 Plenary)

14 - 24 June 2021, Online, Bonn, Germany

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2021: "Restoration. Land. Recovery. We build back better with Healthy Land"

17 June 2021, Online, Bonn, Germany

ICLEI World Congress 2021 - 2022

21 - 23 June 2021, Online, Bern, Switzerland

167th session of the FAO Council

19 July 2021, Rome, Italy

Multilateral consultations with Group Chairs and Head of Delegations by the COP 25 Presidency and the COP 26 incoming-Presidency: Loss and Damage (UNFCCC)

3 - 4 August 2021, Virtual

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

9 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 Youth Day

12 August 2021, New York, United States of America

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.

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

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 ...

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

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

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

United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation

12 September 2021, New York, United States of America

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

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

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

20 - 24 September 2021, Oaxaca, Mexico

World Tourism Day

27 September 2021, New York, United States of America

3rd Carpathian Network of Protected Areas (CNPA) Conference

29 - 30 September 2021, Visegrad, Hungary

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

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

4 - 10 October 2021, To be determined

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

World Migratory Bird Day (October)

9 October 2021, Bonn, Germany