Agenda Items (Source Decisions) | Actions Expected by SBSTTA-27 | Intersessional Activities | Timeframe 2025 (Notification issued) | Types of Actions Expected/Taken by Parties and Observers |
I Nominations/ Registrations | II Submission of Information | III Submission of Peer-Review Comments |
Item 3. Planning, monitoring, reporting and review: global review of collective progress in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. (Decision 16/32) | SBSTTA to provide advice on scientific inputs to the global report, including on its annotated outline | Invitation to Parties to submit nominations for AHSTAG- Ad Hoc Scientific and Technical Advisory Group for the Preparation of the Global Report on Collective Progress in the Implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (Annex IV) | Completed. AHSTAG commenced its work in April 2025 NTF 2025-053 | X | | |
Peer review by Parties of the annotated outline of the global report on collective progress towards the implementation of the KMGBF (Annex IV) | Q3-Q4 2025 NTF 2025-099 Extension of deadline: 2025-107 New deadline: 3 Sept 2025 | | | X |
| | | Submission of information on sources of information. - On linkages with MEAs and other processes
- On traditional knowledge inputs for the global report
| NTF 2025-099 and NTF 2025-100 Deadline: 1 Oct 2025 | | X | |
Item 4. Matters related to the work programme of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. (Decision 16/11, Para. 2) | SBSTTA to review of the scoping report of the second global assessment, and of findings from the nexus assessment and the transformative change assessment (all adopted at IPBES 11), and consider their implications for the work undertaken under the Convention (Decision 16/11) | Nomination of experts and fellows for the second global assessment by IPBES First external review (draft chapters and draft summary for policymakers) of the monitoring assessment Informing the outputs of the IPBES through Information Workshop prior to SBSTTA 27, scheduled for 18 October 2025 | Co-chairs announced in August 2025 Delayed to September 2025 Delayed to Q3 2025 18 October 2025 | X X | | X |
Item 5. Biodiversity and climate change. (Decision 16/22) | SBSTTA to consider the draft supplement to the Voluntary Guidelines. (Decision 16/22, Para. 17) | First technical consultation on the development of a supplement to the Voluntary Guidelines for the Design and Effective Implementation of Ecosystem-based Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction. | Completed. Online consultations held on 19 March 2025 NTF 2025-025 | X | | |
Second technical consultation/review on the development of a supplement to the Voluntary Guidelines for the Design and Effective Implementation of Ecosystem-based Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction. | Completed. Hybrid Workshop held in Cambridge-UK (7-9 May 2025) NTF 2025-025 | X | | |
SBSTTA to consider the compilation of submissions, the inputs of the Joint Liaison Group, and the outputs of the technical information exchange, and to consider ways forward on enhanced policy coherence across the three Rio Conventions. (Decision 16/22, Para. 19) | Inviting views on options for enhanced policy coherence, including a potential joint work programme of the Rio conventions | Completed. Views submitted before 1 May 2025 NTF 2025-005 | | X | |
Technical information exchange to further explore options to enhance cooperation and policy coherence to support the implementation of the CBD and KMGBF and UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement, and UNCCD and LDN. | Completed. Tehnical Information Exchange on 15 June 2025 | X | | |
Item 6 (a) Strategic review and analysis of the programmes of work under the Convention in the context of the Framework (Decisions 15/4, Para. 9, 16/12 Para. 4(e)) | SBSTTA to consider the note containing strategic review and analysis of the programmes of work under the Convention in the context of the Framework | Inviting peer-review comments on the draft strategic review and analysis Finalization of a draft report as inputs to presession document | Completed. 5-30 June 2025 NTF 2025-078 Completed. Draft report finalized in July 2025 | | | X |
Item 6 (b) Strategic review of and updates to the expanded programme of work on forest biodiversity (Decisions 15/4, Para. 9, 16/12 Para. 4(e)) | SBSTTA to consider the report containing strategic review and analysis of the extended programme of work on forest biodiversity including the draft updates based on the analysis | Inviting views on the strategic review and analysis of the programme of work on forest biodiversity (deadline for submissions 5 May 2025) | Completed. Q1 (12 March – 5 May) NTF 2025-031 Extension of deadline: NTF 2025-048 | | X | |
Peer-review of draft analysis of programme of work on forest biodiversity. | Completed. July 2025 | | | X |
Item 6 (c) Areas of potential further work (Decision 16/12, Para. 4(d)) | SBSTTA to consider a synthesis document, containing (i) compilation of experience by Parties and (ii) proposal for potential further work, drawing on the submissions | Inviting to provide submissions on views and relevant experiences on those new work areas, including biodiversity-inclusive spatial planning; pollution and biodiversity; sustainable biodiversity-based activities, products and services that enhance biodiversity; equity, gender equality and the human rights-based approach relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources; different value systems. | Q2 2025 NTF 2025-058 | | X | |
Item 7. Risk assessment and risk management. (Decision CP-11/7) | SBSTTA to consider the report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and prepare a recommendation for consideration by COP-MOP-12. | Inviting information on their needs and priorities for further guidance materials on specific topics of risk assessment of living modified organisms, including a rationale following the criteria set out in annex I to Decision CP-9/13 | Completed. Timeframe for Submission 14 Feb to 4 Apr 2025 NTF 2025-017 | | X | |
Nominations for the Open-ended Online Forum on Risk Assessment and Risk Management to support the work of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment | Completed. Timeframe for Nominations 7 Mar to 11 Apr 2025 NTF 2025-029 | X | | |
| Nominations for the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment | Completed. Timeframe for Nominations 16 Apr to 9 May 2025 NTF 2025-051 | X | | |
| Convene Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment | Completed. Q3 (8-11 July 2025) | | | |
Item 8. Invasive Alien Species (Decision 16/18, Para. 10(c)) | SBSTTA to consider synthesis document in response to paragraph 10 of Decision 16/18, containing summary of online forum and recommendations and activities from the liaison group on invasive alien species Note: ES has been requested to: report on progress on the aforementioned activities to the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice at its future meetings. | Organising an information webinar on IAS tools | Completed. Information Webinar held on 26 March 2025 NTF 2025-011 | X | | |
| Organising an online forum on IAS | Completed. Online forum held between 1 and Apr 2025 NTF 2025-021 | X | X | |
Item 9. Biodiversity and agriculture. (Decisions 15/28) | SBSTTA to consider the compilation of information provided by Parties on their activities and results from the implementation of the Plan of Action (2020–2030) for the International Initiative for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Soil Biodiversity | Inviting Parties to provide, on a voluntary basis, information on their activities and results from the implementation of the Plan of Action (2020–2030) for the International Initiative for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Soil Biodiversity, in alignment with the KMGBF | Completed. May 2025 NTF 2025-067 | | X | |
Item 10. Biodiversity and health. (Decision 16/19) | SBSTTA to consider a document containing a report on activities on biodiversity and health, including a compilation of information submitted by Parties and stakeholders on indicators on biodiversity and health. ES was requested to report on the outcomes of the work to the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice | Inviting submission of information on biodiversity and health indicators | Completed. Submission of information on indicators from 07 Feb 2025 to 15 Apr 2025. NTF 2025-012 | | X | |
| Inviting to a webinar to socialize the action plan | Completed. Information Webinar held on 25 Mar 2025 NTF 2025-023 | X | | |
Inviting peer review of work on indicators | Q4 2025 | | | X |
