2026 2026-09-25
| 2026-075 (SCBD/ABS/TS/MD/GT/92919)
Notification to: ABS national focal points (CBD national focal points where ABS national focal points have not yet been designated), TK focal points, indigenous peoples and local community organizations, and other relevant organizations
Workshop on the Access and Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House, 25 October 2026 - Yerevan, Armenia
Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing
Action required by 2026-10-12 |
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2026-09-22
| 2026-074 (SCBD/OES/JL/CE/92917)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations
Preparatory Webinars for the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 30 September and 7 October 2026
Subject(s): Conference of the Parties |
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2026-09-22
| 2026-073 (SCBD/SMC/SS/ET/CP/92915)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant organizations
2026 Biodiversity Capacity-Building and Development Forum, 24 October 2026 - Yerevan, Armenia
Subject(s): Capacity-building
Action required by 2026-10-16 |
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2026-09-18
| 2026-072 (SCBD/OES/LIA/AS/IKM/92938)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations
Modalities for the early submission of statements for the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 17), the twelfth meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 12) and the sixth meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (COP-MOP 6)
Subject(s): Conference of the Parties, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Action required by 2026-10-18 |
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2026-09-17
| 2026-071 (SCBD/SMCD/CDNIS/SS/ET/KT/SK/92829)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA national focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations
Announcement of Exhibitors Selected for the 2026 Biodiversity Technology and Innovation Expo
Subject(s): Bio-Bridge Initiative |
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2026-09-15
| 2026-070 (SCBD/CPU/WM/MW/92917)
Notification to: ABS and Cartagena Protocol national focal points, CBD national focal points (where ABS and Cartagena Protocol Focal Points have not yet been designated), BCH focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations
Joint Preparatory Webinar for the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, 1 October 2026
Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety |
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2026-09-10
| 2026-069 (SCBD/OES/ASc/JL/92678)
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points
REMINDER NOTIFICATION: Credentials for the Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 17), Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 12), and Sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (COP-MOP 6), 19 to 30 October 2026 - Yerevan, Armenia
Subject(s): Conference of the Parties, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety |
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2026-09-08
| 2026-068 (SCBD/CPU+NPU/WM/TS/KG/AC/92913)
Notification to: Cartagena Protocol national focal points, ABS national focal points and CBD national focal points (where Cartagena or ABS focal points have not yet been designated)
Invitation to prepare for nomination and election of members of the Compliance Committees under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and under the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing
Subject(s): Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety |
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2026-09-04
| 2026-067 (SCBD/EST/MEF/ML/BB/92923)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, resource mobilization national focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, women and youth organizations, relevant organizations and initiatives and relevant stakeholders
Update on the Second Phase of the Communities of Practice Webinar Series of Mainstreaming Biodiversity Within and Across Sectors
Subject(s): Mainstreaming of Biodiversity |
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2026-09-03
| 2026-066 (SCBD/SMC/SS/JA/92918)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, CHM focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, women and youth organizations, other relevant organizations, and Technical and Scientific Cooperation Support Centres of the Convention
Call for submission of data to inform the preparation of the report on progress towards Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Subject(s): Protected Areas / In-Situ Conservation
Action required by 2026-11-30 |
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2026-08-24
| 2026-065 (SCBD/SSSF/SS/JEC/AC/92904)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations, cc: Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points
Information on webinars organized in parallel with the Kunming dialogue on collective progress in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Subject(s): Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework |
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2026-08-18
| 2026-064 (SCBD/SSSF/SS/JEC/HT/AC/92879)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, CHM focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, women and youth organizations, and relevant organizations
Invitation to participate in the peer review of the draft study on the alignment of the State of Nature metrics with the monitoring framework of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Subject(s): Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, Identification, Monitoring and Indicators, Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Action required by 2026-09-06 |
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2026-08-17
| 2026-063 (SCBD/SSSF/SS/JEC/AP/DM/92805)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, CHM focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, women and youth organizations, other relevant organizations, and Technical and Scientific Cooperation Support Centres of the Convention
Extension of deadline: Invitation to participate in the clearing-house mechanism virtual/poster knowledge fair at the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties
Subject(s): Clearing-House Mechanism
Action required by 2026-09-15 |
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2026-08-17
| 2026-062 (SCBD/OES/LIA/AS/IKM/92899)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points
Hosting of the eighteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol and the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol
Subject(s): Conference of the Parties, Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Action required by 2026-09-28 |
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2026-08-09
| 2026-061 (SCBD/ESTD/AN/OR/QC/TM/92886)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, TK focal points, indigenous peoples and local community organizations, and relevant organizations
Selected representatives of indigenous peoples and local communities to receive funding for their participation in the Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the concurrent meetings of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols, 19 to 30 October 2026 - Yerevan, Armenia
Subject(s): Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices - Article 8(j), Conference of the Parties |
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2026-07-26
| 2026-060 (SCBD/OES/LIA/AS/IKM/92846)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations
Extension of deadline: Early submission of statements for Agenda item 3 of SBSTTA-28
Subject(s): Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, Subsidiary Body on Implementation |
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2026-07-25
| 2026-059 (SCBD/CPU/WM/AMC/MW/92848)
Notification to: Cartagena Protocol national focal points, CBD national focal points (where CPB focal points have not yet been designated)
Kunming Biodiversity Fund Project, "Enhancing Biosafety Capacity for Sustainable Use"
Subject(s): Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Action required by 2026-09-01 |
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2026-07-22
| 2026-058 (SCBD/SSSF/SS/MA/TT/92860)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations
Invitation to participate in the peer review of the expanded supplement to the Voluntary Guidelines for the Design and Effective Implementation of Ecosystem-based Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction
Subject(s): Climate Change and Biodiversity, Ecosystem Approach
Action required by 2026-09-02 |
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2026-07-20
| 2026-057 (SCBD/SSSF/SS/JEC/AP/DM/92778)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, CHM focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, women and youth organizations, other relevant organizations, and Technical and Scientific Cooperation Support Centres of the Convention
Invitation to participate in the clearing-house mechanism virtual/poster knowledge fair at the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties
Subject(s): Clearing-House Mechanism
Action required by 2026-08-20 |
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2026-06-29
| 2026-056 (SCBD/SSSF/SS/JEC/VH/JM/92805)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant organizations, and Technical and Scientific Cooperation Support Centres of the Convention
Extension of deadline: Invitation for nominations to the Kunming dialogue on collective progress in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework in support of the global review
Subject(s): Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, National Reports, National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP), Identification, Monitoring and Indicators
Action required by 2026-07-07 |
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2026-06-26
| 2026-055 (SCBD/OES/LIA/AS/IKM/92846)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations
Modalities for the early submission of statements for the twenty-eighth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-28) and the seventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-7)
Subject(s): Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, Subsidiary Body on Implementation |
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2026-06-26
| 2026-054 (SCBD/ESTD/ECTKU/AN/OR/QC/TM/92744)
Notification to: National focal points for CBD of the following countries: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam, Yemen, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant organizations
Regional capacity-building workshop on the 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 for countries in Asia, 18-20 November 2026 - Kathmandu, Nepal
Subject(s): Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices - Article 8(j)
Action required by 2026-07-10 |
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2026-06-18
| 2026-053 (SCBD/IMS/SEC/AN/OR/CR/92465)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, ABS focal points, indigenous peoples and
local communities, and relevant organizations
Invitation to submit new, additional or complementary information on cooperation with conventions and international organizations
Subject(s): Cooperation and Partnerships
Action required by 2026-07-21 |
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2026-06-17
| 2026-052 (SCBD/SMCD/CDNIS/SS/ET/KT/CPa/92829)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA national focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations
2026 Biodiversity Technology and Innovation Expo: Call for Exhibitors
Subject(s): Bio-Bridge Initiative
Action required by 2026-07-19 |
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2026-06-12
| 2026-051 (SCBD/SSSF/SS/JEC/VH/JM/92805)
Notification to: CBD national focal points, ABS focal points, Cartagena Protocol focal points, SBSTTA focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant organizations, and Technical and Scientific Cooperation Support Centres of the Convention
Invitation for nominations to the Kunming dialogue on collective progress in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework in support of the global review
Subject(s): Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, National Reports, National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP), Identification, Monitoring and Indicators
Action required by 2026-06-30 |
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