🌿 #SBSTTA28 closed in Nairobi, with important progress made on scientific and technical issues that underpin implementation of the #KMGBF and the Convention and its Protocols. The meeting helps pave the way to #COP17Armenia. 📄 Read more: cbd.int/article/2026-08-03-sbstta-28 #BiodiversityAction

Asad Naqvi, Director of the Economic and Societal Transformation Division of @unbiodiversity.bsky.social, and Clarissa Nina (Brazil), Chair of #SBI7, speak about the importance of the meeting, which opened on 4 August, ten weeks before the start of #COP17Armenia.

All meetings of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI) are important, but #SBI7, which started today, carries special significance. It will conclude a mere 8️⃣weeks ahead of #COP17Armenia. Its recommendations will be key to success in Yerevan and beyond: 🎥 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1j...

#SBSTTA28 has just concluded its work: www.cbd.int/conferences/... Parties to the CBD have made important progress on key scientific and technical issues that underpin the implementation of the #KMGBF and pave the way for taking action for nature at #COP17Armenia. Thank you.

Synthetic biology is one of the most rapidly evolving areas of bioscience and technology. At #SBSTTA28 a side-event dedicated to capacity-building on #SynBio highlighted the need to ensure that all Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity can engage in a safe, informed and equitable manner.

In a meeting with representatives of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity participating in #SBSTTA28, we discussed pathways to foster the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples and local communities in the work of the CBD, in line with Article 8(j).

On the sidelines of #SBSTTA28 today, @ipbes.net hosted an important conversation about its Business and Biodiversity Assessment, which includes +100 actions that businesses can take immediately to bolster their resilience and work with nature, not against it. 📖 www.ipbes.net/bba-report/m...

With the #SBSTTA28 opening in Nairobi begins an important round of intergovernmental negotiations on the way to #COP17Armenia. Parties to the CBD will address the scientific & technical underpinnings of the #KMGBF implementation. Time to deliver for 🌏. 🎥 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1h...

The #GNPS2026 Kumamoto Declaration highlights the importance of whole-of-government and whole-of-society mobilization for the #KMGBF implementation, including through a surge of corporate action guided by #Target15, and aligned global markets that work with nature not against it.

Nature Positive Initiative@npinitiative.bsky.social · 3w ago

#NewsAlert: The Kumamoto Declaration is announced at the Global Nature Positive Summit today in Japan. 👉 Read the Kumamoto Declaration: www.naturepositive.org/news/other/k... 👉 Read full news story: www.naturepositive.org/news/latest-... #NaturePositive #GNPS2026

At #GNPS2026 in Kumamoto, Japan, it was an honour to participate in a fireside chat with Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado and Marco Lambertini, Nature Positive Initiative Convener, on accelerating efforts to implement the Global Biodiversity Framework #KMGBF.

Meeting in Tokyo with Dr. Koichi Goka, Prof. Akemi Ori and Koki Takaki to discuss interesting and promising developments in #Japan's Action Plan for Promoting Nature-Positive through Chemicals Management.

A pleasure to meet Ambassador Ryo Nakamura in Tokyo. Proud of our long-standing relationship with Japan 🇯🇵. We had a productive discussion on Japan’s strong support for environmental multilateralism in challenging times.

Ahead of #COP17Armenia, #BiodiversityAction is at the heart of the #LCAW2026 conversation in London. In this triple-COP year, the panel dedicated to driving nature action across the Rio Conventions focused on leveraging synergy for accelerated implementation across the board.

This year’s theme of #DesertificationAndDroughtDay invites us to recognize, respect and restore rangelands. Stretching at the confluence of the three Rio Conventions, rangelands constitute a fertile ground for policy coherence. @astridschomaker.bsky.social's message: www.cbd.int/article/2026...

The G7 can play a pivotal role for biodiversity. We need the Group to lead by undertaking essential and bold transformations that decouple socio-economic progress from the destruction of nature. This includes reform of harmful incentives: 🔗 www.globalgovernancemedia.org/biodiversity...

Biodiversity at a critical turning point - Global Governance Media

With ecosystems under mounting pressure, translating assessment into accelerated action will be key to safeguarding them, supporting development and maintaining planetary stability

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The Nagoya Protocol to the CBD provides legal certainty and transparency for both providers and users of genetic resources. Thank you, Armenia, for leading by example ahead of the 2026 United Nations Biodiversity Conference, including COP-MOP-6 of the Nagoya Protocol in October in Yerevan.

UN Biodiversity@unbiodiversity.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📢 It is official: Armenia 🇦🇲 has deposited its instrument of accession to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing with the United Nations, the depositary of the Protocol. Ahead of #COP17Armenia, the accession marks an important step forward for the country and the world.

It is arguably the most consequential biodiversity-related report of the year. The draft of the global report offers an in-depth look at how far the world has gone in the collective race to achieve the 23 targets of the #KMGBF by 2030. 🟢Open for peer review until 29 June 2026

UN Biodiversity@unbiodiversity.bsky.social · 2mo ago

3 weeks remain to contribute to the 1st global report on progress under the #KMGBF. The draft report shows that the #KMGBF has driven record global engagement for nature. More actions are needed to achieve the 23 targets by 2030. Peer review is open. 🔗 cbd.int/gbf/implementation/globalreview

The ocean is an essential component of Earth’s infrastructure of life. On #WorldOceanDay, we invite you to be part of a rising tide of 🌊 action, including through the implementation of the #KMGBF. Read the statement by @astridschomaker.bsky.social: 🔗 cbd.int/article/2026-World-Environment-Day

#WorldEnvironmentDay invites us to listen to the 🌍 signals & act on them. Bold climate action is urgently needed. Climate goals & the targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework #KMGBF must be pursued in tandem. 🟢Statement by @astridschomaker.bsky.social 🔗 cbd.int/article/2026-World-Environment-Day

Ahead of #COP17Armenia, #EUGreenWeek 2026 is casting a timely spotlight on the business case for investing in nature. Businesses that thrive in harmony with nature are part of the whole-of-society push we need for the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework #KMGBF.

Honoured to brief the European Parliament Environment Committee this week on preparations for #COP17Armenia, which invites a global mobilization for taking action for nature. Parliamentarian support can ensure that international commitments to the #KMGBF translate into accelerated national action.

Today in Brussels, @camillabruckner.bsky.social hosted a timely conversation on how investing in nature can power the European Union's Global Gateway. As #COP17Armenia approaches, we need a global push that leverages the implementation of the #KMGBF for sustainable development and resilience.

🗓️ Mon 1/06, 17.30 CEST UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) @unbiodiversity.bsky.social Debates in @envi.europarl.europa.eu - 7th National Progress Report on implementation @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu - Key issues at COP 17 @astridschomaker.bsky.social 🎥Watch live: link.europa.eu/c4RHkh

The #UNGA resolution welcoming the International Court of Justice's Opinion on Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change marks a sea change: the legal obligation to protect the climate system is inseparable from biodiversity action.

EJIL: Talk!@ejiltalk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: What It Means for the Convention on Biological Diversity | by Margaret Young and Astrid Schomaker

It's #BiodiversityDay! Under this year's theme, "Acting locally for global impact," we are reminded that the front lines of biodiversity protection are not only in remote rainforests or distant oceans. They are also in our backyards, city parks, and urban waterways. 🖇️ mailchi.mp/iclei.org/in...

Thank you, South Africa, for a memorable #BiodiversityDay flagship event today that showcased whole-of-society engagement and demonstrated commitment to biodiversity action guided by the #KMGBF. The resolve we saw here will carry us forward as we prepare for a pivotal #COP17Armenia. 📷@environmentza

Watch the #BiodiversityDay 2026 message by H.E. Ms. Irene Vélez Torres, Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia and CBD #COP16 President. This year's theme is "Acting locally for global impact". 🔗 youtu.be/iHl-WzfCWPc #IDB2026 #LocalAction

Read the #BiodiversityDay 2026 statement by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations. Full statement 🔗 www.cbd.int/idb/statemen... #LocalAction #ForNature #IDB2026

22 May is the International Day for Biological Diversity, proclaimed by #UNGA to commemorate the adoption of the CBD. It is a celebration of the vital importance of biodiversity — the foundation of all life on Earth.🌍 Happy #BiodiversityDay 2026: 🔗 www.cbd.int/biodiversity...

Delighted to be in South Africa, the host of the Flagship Event celebrating #BiodiversityDay 2026: 🔗 cbd.int/article/2026... As part of the celebrations, a Consultative Forum taking place this week is finalizing the update of  #NBSAP 🇿🇦 through a whole-of-society mobilization.