Biodiversity
This category is attached to news and events related to the conservation, management, valuation and sustainable use, as well as loss of, global biodiversity. These activities relate to SDG 15 (Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss), SDG 14 (Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, and SDG 2 (End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture), among others.
news
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policy briefs
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Events
SEE MORE15th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP15)
23-31 July 2025
Victoria Falls, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
20th Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
24-28 March 2025
Roma, Lazio, Italy
78th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee
3-8 February 2025
Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
68th Meeting of the GEF Council
16-20 December 2024
virtual
11th Session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES 11)
10-16 December 2024
Windhoek, Namibia
UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP 16)
21 October - 1 November 2024
TBA