Decision COP 15/32

The Conference of the Parties,

Recalling its decision XIII/33 and XIV/38,

1. Decides that, following the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, meetings of the Conference of the Parties will be held every two years unless otherwise decided by the Conference of the Parties;

2. Also decides that the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol and the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol, should be held in Türkiye in the last half of 2024;

3. Reiterates its invitation to Parties from the regional group of Eastern European States to notify the Executive Secretary of their offers to host the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, as well as the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol and the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol;

4. Invites Parties from the regional group of Latin American and Caribbean States to notify the Executive Secretary of their offers to host the eighteenth meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, as well as the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol.