The Executive Secretary of the CBD, @astridschomaker.bsky.social, spoke to @cgtn.bsky.social's The Heat about biodiversity, climate change and global efforts to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Watch the full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=44Gy... #UNBiodiversity

The Heat: One on one with Astrid Schomaker | UN Biodiversity

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The screened theme at this #KPMG event at #UNGA says it all: #BiodiversityAction is good for business and finance. We need businesses to step up at scale. #Target15 of the 🌎Biodiversity Framework #KMGBF can guide corporate action. Expect more on this topic at #COP17Armenia.

Grateful to the World Climate Foundation for weaving nature into the climate conversation on the sidelines of #UNGA. #Fact: biodiversity loss undermines the economy and erodes resilience and adaptive capacity. Climate change and biodiversity loss must be addressed in tandem.

At #UNGA the discussion with Mr. Takeshi Sekiya, Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, covered Japan's strong support for synergies and broader #BiodiversityAction, from hosting the #GNPS2026 to supporting @unbiodiversity.bsky.social through the Japan Biodiversity Fund. Thank you.

🟢 #BiodiversityAction guided by #Target15 of the #KMGBF is gathering momentum. ➕1,000 organisations across 56 countries or areas have published 1st, 2nd or 3rd generation Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures-aligned reports— a 100% increase relative to 2025. tnfd.global/market-momen...

Market momentum on nature accelerates as TNFD-aligned reporting doubles worldwide

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Meeting with Dame @angelaeagle1.bsky.social at #UNGA, we discussed the strong support that the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 continues to provide for #BiodiversityAction guided by the Global Biodiversity Framework #KMGBF, and the country's leadership in integrating biodiversity and climate finance.

At #UNGA, conferring with H.E. Sigrun Aasland, Minister of Climate and Environment of Norway, I expressed @unbiodiversity.bsky.social's appreciation for the country's commitment to a successful @cop17arm.bsky.social and its continued support for the #CaliFund (www.cbd.int/califund). Takk, Norge 🇳🇴

This week we welcomed the incoming @cop17arm.bsky.social Presidency for consultations on the 2026 UN Biodiversity Conference. "Thank you for your exemplary commitment to making #COP17Armenia a success for nature and for all people," @astridschomaker.bsky.social said. #TakingActionForNature 🦋

The 2026 UN Biodiversity Conference #COP17Armenia will open on 19 Oct. in Yerevan 🇦🇲: ✅ COP 17 of the CBD ✅Meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols. Theme: "Taking action for nature": 🔗https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2026 Host country site: cop17yerevan.am/en #KMGBF

🗣️Real #NaturePositive leadership is about shifting economic incentives, leveraging scientific data and mobilizing capital to protect our planet's foundation. Catch up on the #GNPS2026 with HIH Princess Takamado of Japan, Astrid Schomaker (UNCBD) & Marco Lambertini (NPI): 🎥 youtu.be/uGVMDVwA8QU?...

In an opinion article published in @financialtimes.com @astridschomaker.bsky.social calls for accelerated #BiodiversityAction from governments and businesses ahead of #COP17Armenia where the first #GlobalReview of the Global Biodiversity Framework #KMGBF will take place. 🔗 www.ft.com/content/d8a4...

Protecting nature isn’t charity. It’s economic self-interest

The effects of building systems that are out of sync with our environment are becoming all too clear

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The #KunmingDialogue has concluded after productive multi-stakeholder consultations co-chaired by China and Canada: www.cbd.int/conferences/... Ahead of the #GlobalReview of progress in the #KMGBF implementation at #COP17Armenia, I've been inspired by the commitment to taking action #ForNature.

On Monday the #KunmingDialogue got off to a good start: 🎥https://youtu.be/MfU5xlYOdZU?si=NxAUlH6lhWsuRoW1 The insights from these multi-stakeholder consultations will be instrumental in the #GlobalReview of collective progress in the implementation of the #KMGBF. 📷 IISD/ENB | Anastasia Rodopoulou

An honour to confer with H.E. Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment of China, on the eve of the #KunmingDialogue. We discussed the importance of leveraging this multi-stakeholder consultation for the accelerated implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework #KMGBF.

The #KunmingDialogue opens on Monday in Kunming, China: three days of informal multistakeholder consultations related to the Global Review of the #KMGBF, which will take place at #COP17Armenia: www.cbd.int/conferences/....    #BiodiversityAction #ForNature

Les villes jouent un rôle essentiel dans la quête d’un avenir où l’humanité vit en harmonie avec la nature. J'ai eu l'honneur d'en discuter avec Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Mairesse de Montréal. Montréal accueille @unbiodiversity.bsky.social et a vu naître le Cadre mondial de la biodiversité. Merci !

Ahead of #COP17Armenia and #COP31, this timely @unep.org report is a reminder that now is the time to double down on #ClimateAction & #BiodiversityAction, because climate change and biodiversity loss are two sides of the same planetary crisis and must be addressed together.

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Global warming is set to cross 1.5°C, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous heights, a new UNEP report warns.   Predicted impacts include extreme weather and threats to human health and economies.

In this triple-COP year, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social is joining forces with @unccd.bsky.social & #UNFCCC to leverage aligned governance cycles and strengthen engagement with businesses and financial institutions. Explore the full article: ⬇️ www.weforum.org/stories/clim...

The 2026 triple COP year creates collaboration opportunities

This triple COP year, greater coordination on policy signals, investment pathways and market incentives will boost action on climate, nature and land.

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This triple-COP-year coincides with the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists. Rangelands epitomize the need for policy coherence across the #RioConventions. @unbiodiversity.bsky.social is at #COP17Mongolia supporting global🌎action that delivers for land, biodiversity and the climate.

At #SBI7 Parties worked through a challenging agenda, getting us closer to a successful #COP17Armenia, where the global 🌎review of collective progress in the implementation of the #KMGBF will chart pathways for taking action for nature. Thank you for your commitment. See you in Yerevan.

At #SBI7, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social took part in a reflection on how cooperation and synergies across Multilateral Environmental Agreements can support the #KMGBF implementation in the context of the Global Review: 🔗 cbd.int/side-events/... #MEAs cooperation can boost action #ForNature.

On the sidelines of #SBI7, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social launched the "Enhancing #Biosafety capacity for sustainable use" project, supported by the Kunming Biodiversity Fund. The project aims to bolster the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol and to advance #Target17 of the #KMGBF.

On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social joins the world in honouring them. This year’s theme invites us to recognize Indigenous midwives as guardians of life, well-being and cultural continuity: 🔗 bit.ly/4z88Tfy

China is a steadfast champion of biodiversity action guided by the #KMGBF. With Zhang Yujun, Director of Nature and Ecology Conservation at the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, we discussed the importance of the #KunmingDialogue ahead of #COP17Armenia: 🔗 www.cbd.int/meetings/IMP...

Merci, @alainbranchaud.bsky.social, pour l’engagement en faveur de la mise en œuvre du Cadre mondial de la biodiversité de Kunming-Montréal #KMGBF. En marge de #SBI7, nous avons discuté des activités que @snapquebec.bsky.social prépare pour impulser une mobilisation pan-sociétale à la #COP17Armenia.

🌿 #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.