Taking Action for Nature, Taking Action for Health - Prevention at Source

The Nature for Health (N4H) Programme will convene a high-level side event at CBD COP17 to make the case that biodiversity and health are inseparable, and that taking action for nature is among the most powerful ways to act on the world's most pressing health challenges, including the risk of future pandemics. Anchored in the COP17 theme "Taking Action for Nature", the session will situate the environmental dimension of One Health within the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Global Action Plan on Biodiversity and Health (CBD COP16, 2024). It will spotlight how upstream interventions, protecting ecosystem integrity, managing the human-wildlife interface, supporting Indigenous Peoples and Local Community stewardship, and embedding biodiversity-health linkages into national governance, contribute to KMGBF implementation and to making the Global Action Plan measurable through National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs). The session will be 90 minutes and will feature an opening, an N4H scene-setter (including the tentative announcement of N4H Phase III), a moderated panel of country and partner voices, an audience exchange, and closing reflections. Convened by: the N4H Secretariat (UNEP), in collaboration with N4H partners, Germany (BMUV, donor), the CBD Secretariat, UNDP, UNEP, WHO, IUCN, WOAH, and other collaborating organisations. Target audience: CBD National Focal Points, NBSAP focal points, biodiversity-and-health focal points, donors, senior partner agency representatives, and the wider biodiversity community at COP17. Resourcing: Co-produced with partners already attending COP17.

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Concept Note: Nature for Health (N4H) High-Level Side Event  

Nature for Health (N4H) High-Level Side Event. Taking Action for Nature, Taking Action for Health: Prevention at Source

Event banner for the Nature for Health (N4H) side event at CBD COP17 in Yerevan, Armenia (19–30 October 2026), titled "Taking Action for Nature, Taking Action for Health: Reducing the Risk of Pandemics & Health Crises at Source", with the supporting message Protect Nature · Protect Health · Protect Our Future.

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