Negotiations at #SBSTTA28 and #SBI7 have closed Nairobi. 🌍🌿 Parties advanced work on key biodiversity issues and reviewed the first global assessment of progress paving the way for #COP17Armenia. Read more ⬇️ www.cbd.int/doc/press/20... #UNBiodiversity #ForNature
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.
Biodiversity cannot be protected by environment ministries alone. At #SBI7, Parties will review efforts to integrate biodiversity across sectors — including planning, policy and decision-making across society and the economy. #UNBiodiversity #ForNature
Implementation depends on the capacity to act. At #SBI7, Parties will consider how capacity-building and technical and scientific cooperation can become more coherent, sustained and responsive to national needs. #UNBiodiversity #ForNature
New technologies require capacity, cooperation and informed implementation. At #SBI7, Parties will examine elements of a draft thematic action plan on synthetic biology, including capacity-building, technology transfer and knowledge-sharing. #UNBiodiversity #ForNature
Biodiversity need to be implemented nationally — and locally. At #SBI7, Parties will review how cities, regions and local authorities are contributing to implementation of the Convention and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. #UNBiodiversity #ForNature
On the International Day of the World's #IndigenousPeoples, we celebrate the custodians of biodiversity whose traditional knowledge sustains lands, waters and life. Targets 21 & 22 of the #KMGBF recognise their traditional knowledge and participation. 🌿
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Biosafety implementation depends on systems that work. At #SBI7, Parties will take stock of progress under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety — from national frameworks and risk assessment to capacity-building and information-sharing. #UNBiodiversity #ForNature
Sharing benefits from biodiversity starts with strong implementation. At #SBI7, Parties will review progress, challenges and possible actions to strengthen access and benefit-sharing under the Nagoya Protocol. #UNBiodiversity #ForNature
Digital sequence information is changing how benefits from biodiversity are shared. At #SBI7, Parties will consider operational aspects of the multilateral mechanism & the Cali Fund, including contributions, transparency tools & effectiveness review. #UNBiodiversity #ForNature
Biodiversity action needs finance that reaches implementation. At #SBI7, Parties will discuss how the Resource Mobilization Strategy works in practice — from how funds flow to how biodiversity finance from all sources can be improved. #UNBiodiversity #ForNature
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...
⏳ #SBI7 is getting underway today at 10:00am Nairobi time. Follow the agenda and get real-time updates from @enb.iisd.org as Parties advance implementation of the #KMGBF. 🌿🌎 #UNBiodiversity #COP17Armenia #ForNature Watch live on @unwebtv.bsky.social: 🔗 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1j...
🌿 #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
Ocean biodiversity needs science, coordination and cooperation. At #SBSTTA28, Parties will discuss EBSAs, marine & coastal biodiversity, island biodiversity and issues related to #BBNJ. These discussions can support the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity. #KMGBF #ForNature
Protected & conserved areas are central to #Target3 — but quality matters too. At #SBSTTA28, Parties will consider updates to the programme of work on protected areas and how it can better support #KMGBF implementation. #30x30plus #ForNature #UNBiodiversity
Take a look at the key messages from the State of Biodiversity Action report, a key input into the Nairobi negotiations. They show record engagement under the #KMGBF but also why action must accelerate to achieve its 23 targets by 2030. #ForNature #UNBiodiversity 🔗 www.cbd.int/doc/c/0d73/0...
Sustainable wildlife management is about biodiversity, people and equity. At #SBSTTA28, Parties will consider draft global guidance focused on inclusive decision-making, rights, knowledge systems and equitable sharing of costs and benefits. #KMGBF #ForNature #UNBiodiversity
Businesses impact biodiversity — and depend on it. At #SBSTTA28, Parties will consider the 2026 @ipbes.net Business & Biodiversity Assessment, including how businesses can measure and manage their dependencies and impacts on nature. #KMGBF #ForNature #UNBiodiversity
Nairobi is hosting critical discussions for nature. 🌍🌿 At #SBSTTA28 and #SBI7, Parties are reviewing progress on the 23 #KMGBF targets and helping shape decisions for #COP17Armenia. Read more ⬇️ cbd.int/doc/press/2026/pr-2026-07-26-sbstta28-sbi7-en.pdf #UNBiodiversity #ForNature
⏳ #SBSTTA28 is now underway. Follow the agenda, watch live on @unwebtv.bsky.social, and get real-time updates from @enb.iisd.org as Parties discuss the #KMGBF. 🌿 🔗 cbd.int/meetings/SBSTTA-28
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...
🎥 Ahead of #SBSTTA28, meeting Secretary Sakhile Silitshena shares her expectations and aspirations for the meeting and its role in advancing the implementation of the #KMGBF. 🌿 #UNBiodiversity #ForNature 🔗 youtu.be/D-T5y6JlUOc Find out more about SBSTTA-28 🔗http://cbd.int/conferences/nairobi-2026
What is SBSTTA28 and why is it so important?
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The 5th SOI Global Dialogue opened today in Seoul! 🌊Regional seas organizations, regional fishery bodies, global organizations & partners will discuss strengthening cross-sectoral cooperation, including in support of global ocean commitments. 🔗 cbd.int/soi/ @unep.org @fao.org
Is enough being done to halt and reverse biodiversity loss? The draft global report on progress under the #KMGBF helps answer that question and will inform the global review at #COP17Armenia Peer review closes 29 June: www.cbd.int/gbf/implemen...
Join the second information webinar focusing on selected #SBSTTA28 agenda items, including synthetic biology, wildlife management, protected areas, and marine biodiversity. 📅 25 June 2026 ⏰ Session 1: 9am (EDT) – Session 2: 4pm (EDT) 🔗 www.cbd.int/doc/notifica...
The Poli-LAC Connection Grant Fund is now open to support pollinator conservation projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. 💰 USD 30,000–115,000 🌎 Minimum 2 countries per project 📅 Apply by 30 June 2026 Apply here🔗 fondoconexion-poli-lac.grantplatform.com
📣Taller regional de trabajo del Art. 8 j). Representantes de países hispanohablantes de América Latina y el Caribe se reunirán para apoyar la implementación del programa de trabajo. 📍 Ciudad de México | 1–3 sept 2026 ⏰ Nominaciones hasta el 19 junio 2026 🔗 cbd.int/notifications/2026-048
Upcoming Information Webinar Join the first webinar ahead of #SBSTTA28 & #SBI7 on the peer review process for the draft global report on collective progress under the #KMGBF. 📅 18 June 2026 Register: www.cbd.int/doc/notifica... #Biodiversity #KMGBF #SBSTTA28 #SBI7
