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The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will convene in Cali, Colombia from 21 October – 1 November 2024.  

The 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the fifth MOP to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of the Benefits Arising from their Utilization will also convene during the same period.

At COP 16, governments will be tasked with reviewing the state of implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Parties to the Convention are expected to show the alignment of their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) with the Framework. COP 16 will further develop the monitoring framework and advance resource mobilization for the Global Biodiversity Framework. Among other tasks, COP 16 is also due to finalize and operationalize the multilateral mechanism on the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources.

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Further resources

Representatives from UNEP will be participating in the following side events during CBD COP16.

Time zone: COT

Week 2

28 October | 1010-1130 hrs | Practical Experience of Mapping Biodiversity Priorities to Support National Implementation and Monitoring of the GBF

28 October | 1140-1300 hrs | How to Include the Private Sector Contributions in NBSAPs for an Effective Implementation of the GBF

28 October | 1500-1620 hrs | Integrating AgriFood Systems Transformation in Implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

28 October | 1630-1750 hrs | A Large Ocean State Pathway Towards 30by30

29 October | 1630-1750 hrs | Interoperable Sustainable Finance Taxonomies: a Key Tool to Mobilize Private Capital for the Global Biodiversity Framework Implementation

30 October | 1630-1750 hrs | Emergency Special Session on Coral Reefs

30 October | 1630-1750 hrs | Nature Knows no Borders: CMS COP14 outcomes contributing to achieving the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Week 1

21 October | 1320-1440 hrs | Let's Talk Monitoring: National Strategies to Track and Inform Implementation of the GBF

21 October | 1320-1440 hrs | Indicator Methodology to Measure National Implementation of the Gender Plan of Action

21 October | 1320-1440 hrs  | Developing Indicators for Targets 4 and 5: Human Wildlife-Conflict and Sustainable Use and Trade of Wild Species

21 October | 1800-1920 hrs | Economic Transformations for Nature and People

22 October | 1320-1440 hrs | Preparation of the Seventh National Report

22 October | 1320-1440 hrs | Inclusive Conversations: Exploring the Role of a Human Rights-Based Approach for Biodiversity and Climate Action

22 October | 1500-1620 hrs | Leveraging Ecolabels, Sustainable Public Procurement and Sustainable Taxonomy for Biodiversity Protection

22 October | 1500-1620 hrs | Ecological Connectivity: A Key to Powering Delivery of the KMGBF

22 October | 1800-1920 hrs | Forging Integrated Ecosystem-based Solutions: Sustainable Soil Management in Black Soil Regions for Rio Convention Synergies

23 October | 1010-1930 hrs | Recognizing and Scaling Africa’s Successes in Implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

23 October | 1140-1300 hrs | High-Level Principles for Integrity and Governance of the Biodiversity Credit Market

23 October | 1320-1440 hrs | Enhancing Subnational Contributions to the Global Biodiversity Framework: Needs for metrics, methodologies and practical frameworks to achieve whole-of-government implementation of the GBF

23 October | 1500-1620 hrs | Synergies in Action: Accelerating Biodiversity Commitments with Collaborative Tools

23 October | 1800-1920 hrs | Global Mountain Governance: Importance for Building Synergies between Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change Adaptation

24 October | 1010-1130 hrs | Building Resilience: Integrating Climate Change Adaptation and Conservation to Safeguard Vulnerable Species in Central Asian Mountain Environments

24 October | 1010-1130 hrs | African Development Bank’s Plans for Supporting Implementation of the KMGBF in Africa

24 October | 1140-1300 hrs | Caribbean SIDs-SIDS Cooperation on Data Solutions for Implementing the GBF - From Data Governance and Production to Data Reporting and Dissemination

24 October | 1320-1440 hrs | The Action Initiative for KMGBF High-level Side Event

24 October | 1320-1440 hrs | Community Advisory Panel (CAP) - Risks and Opportunities of the Biodiversity Credit Market

24 October | 1320-1440 hrs | Contributions of the chemicals and waste agenda to support the Kumming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

24 October | 1630-1750 hrs | Leveraging wildlife conservation and rewilding to supercharge climate mitigation and adaptation

24 October | 1630-1750 hrs | Implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework: How UN-Oceans can support States in meeting their obligations under the GBF with a focus on the ocean-biodiversity-climate nexus, including development and implementation of NBSAPs

25 October | 1010-1130 hrs | Capacity building tools and policy recommendations for cross-cutting action on the implementation of the KM-GBF in the LAC region

25 October | 1010-1130 hrs | Biodiversity Blueprints: Collaborative Strategies for Effective NBSAPs

25 October | 1140-1300 hrs | Collaborative approaches to implementing Target 15: Lessons from megadiverse countries

25 October | 1140-1300 hrs | Nature-based Solutions as a connector of biodiversity and climate change agendas in LAC

25 October | 1320-1440 hrs | The $200 Billion Opportunity: Unlocking Private Finance for NBSAPs to Meet Target 19

25 October | 1320-1440 hrs | Increasing direct financial support to Indigenous Peoples and local communities’ territories and areas (ICCAs) for biodiversity conservation and human well-being through the GEF Small Grants Programme

25 October | 1320-1440 hrs | Ecosystem Restoration Monitoring: Why integration of multiscale tools are needed

25 October | 1630-1750 hrs | Call for Action: Core Human Rights and Locally Led, Gender-Responsive Principles for Conservation Organizations and Funders for Implementing the KM-GBF

25 October | 1800-1920 hrs | The Freshwater Challenge