The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) is the first among the Rio Conventions to establish both long-term goals for 2050 and concrete targets for 2030. CBD COP-17 will mark the first global review of KMGBF implementation. Achieving its goals and targets requires more than government action alone - it calls for a genuine whole-of-society approach, in which governments, businesses, civil society, Indigenous Peoples, academia, and international organisations each play distinct and accountable roles.

Particular attention should be given to emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence (AI), which is rapidly becoming a significant enabler for KMGBF implementation. AI supports the monitoring, analysis, and management of large-scale biodiversity data, strengthening countries’ capacity to halt and reverse biodiversity loss.

Multi-stakeholder partnerships are not theoretical constructs but practical mechanisms already delivering scalable results across multiple KMGBF targets. This event will present diverse experience not as isolated case studies, but as a set of practical, replicable models that Parties can adapt to translate KMGBF commitments into inclusive and effective action. Each example will be explicitly linked to relevant KMGBF targets.

Governments create enabling conditions
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation will demonstrate how the whole-of-society approach is being embedded in national legislation and biodiversity policy, creating conditions for effective multi-stakeholder collaboration and ensuring accountability across sectors. This contributes directly to Target 1 (spatial planning), Target 14 (mainstreaming biodiversity), and Target 16 (sustainable consumption) and others.

International organisations bridge national experience and global frameworks

• The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will share its work on mainstreaming biodiversity across food systems and land use, contributing to Target 10 (sustainable agriculture and aquaculture), Target 14 (mainstreaming biodiversity), and Target 16 (sustainable consumption).
• The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) will highlight how its tools, technical guidance, and nature-based solutions translate the whole-of-society approach into measurable progress, particularly for Target 11 (nature’s contributions to people), and Target 21 (data and knowledge availability).

Academia provides evidence, tools, and methodologies

• Researchers from Fudan University contribute to KMGBF implementation through interdisciplinary programmes and global technical reports aligning policy, economic systems, and societal behavior with the framework’s targets.

Business translates commitments into practice across sectors and ecosystems

• En+ Group IPJSC (energy sector) supports integrated scientific expeditions, species restoration and other conservation actions in the Lake Baikal region, demonstrating collaboration between business, science, and government in long-term ecosystem monitoring using advanced sensing and data analysis. This contributes to Target 2 (ecosystems’ restoration), 3 (protected areas, Target 4 (halting extinction of threatened species), 7 (pollution reduction) and Target 21 (data and knowledge availability).
• PJSC «MMC «NORILSK NICKEL» (mining and metal sector) operates in the Russian Arctic and implements biodiversity programmes combining scientific partnerships, cooperation with protected areas, and innovative technologies - including digital monitoring and AI-assisted impact assessment - to reduce industrial pressure. This supports Target 3 (protected areas), Target 7 (pollution reduction), Target 11 (nature’s contributions to people), and Target 15 (business monitoring and disclosure).
• Siberian Wellness IC (bioproducts sector) works in Russia, Uzbekistan and several other countries developing biodiversity-friendly value chains based on wild plant harvesting and benefit-sharing mechanisms. This contributes to Target 5 (sustainable harvesting of wild species), Target 9 (sustainable use of wild species), and Target 13 (fair air and equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources).

Together, these cases demonstrate a key insight: businesses act when biodiversity loss is understood as a material risk and conservation as an opportunity. Technologies - from remote sensing to AI and digital traceability - are increasingly enabling this pattern.

Civil society ensures transparency and accountability

• The Nature and People Foundation will present the Business Biodiversity Transparency Index, an innovative practical tool to assess corporate biodiversity performance. The Index evaluates the credibility of commitments, transparency of reporting, and verifiability of results in the field of conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. It directly contributes to Target 15 and supports Target 14. The tool is adaptable across national contexts.

Indigenous and regional perspectives ground action in local realities

• The Northern Forum, representing regional authorities and Indigenous communities across the Arctic, will demonstrate how traditional knowledge and Indigenous participation strengthen biodiversity outcomes. This is particularly relevant to Target 1 (spatial planning), Target 13 (benefit-sharing from genetic resources and traditional knowledge), and Target 22 (Indigenous peoples and local community participation in decision-making).

Why these models are transferable
All cases presented are designed with replication in mind. The enabling policies, partnership models, accountability mechanisms, Indigenous governance approaches, and international support frameworks can be adapted across diverse national contexts. Whether countries are at early or advanced stages of KMGBF implementation, these approaches provide a practical pathway from commitment to delivery.

Throughout the event, speakers will explicitly link their contributions to specific KMGBF targets, ensuring a clear and actionable connection between partnership models and implementation outcomes. Participants will gain a practical understanding of how a whole-of-society approach can accelerate progress and how these models can be adapted in their own contexts.

The event will be structured in four segments: an opening session framing the whole-of-society approach and target mapping; a session on government, academia and business in action; a session on civil society and accountability tools; and a concluding discussion on scaling and replication.