Event

CMS at CBD COP17

Date:
19 - 30 Oct 2026
Time: 09:18 - 09:18 (UTC+04:00)
Location:
Yerevan, Armenia
Event URL:

The CMS Secretariat will be in Yerevan for the Seventeenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17), hosting or co-hosting the following side events:

1. Side-event - Leveraging movement data to mitigate the impacts of linear infrastructure on global biodiversity

  • Date: Monday, 19 October
  • Time: 18:15
  • Venue: Lastiver - Youth Group meeting room
  • Organizers: CMS, UNEP-WCMC, Smithsonian Institution (SI), WWF, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN)
  • Description: This event will showcase the powerful – yet underexplored – benefits of integrating insights from animal movement data into biodiversity monitoring and planning, particularly in the context of rapidly expanding linear infrastructure.
  • Event page: CBD COP17 Side Event #7755

2. Side-event - The Global Action Plan on Biodiversity and Health: Advancing Coherence and Co-Benefits Across Global Environmental and Health Governance Mechanisms

  • Date: Wednesday, 21 October
  • Time: 12:15
  • Venue: Lastiver - Youth Group meeting room
  • Organizers: CBD, BRS Conventions, CITES, CMS, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, WOAH and Minamata Convention
  • Description: Explore how enhanced cooperation across biodiversity, environmental and health governance mechanisms can support implementation of the Global Action Plan on Biodiversity and Health and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The event will bring together relevant conventions and organizations to share experiences and identify opportunities for greater coherence and collaboration.
  • Event page: CBD COP17 Side Event #7133

3. Side-event - Maintaining, enhancing, and restoring ecological connectivity for migratory species across scales

  • Date: Friday, 30 October
  • Time: 12:15
  • Venue: Spitak - Side-event Room 2
  • Organizers: CMS, East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP), Center for Large Landscape Conservation (CLLC) and Bern Convention
  • Description: Highlight the importance of maintaining, enhancing and restoring ecological connectivity for migratory species across scales. The event will showcase approaches and tools for identifying and conserving connected habitats and ecological networks, supporting implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
  • Event page: CBD COP17 Side Event #7425

4. Side-event - United for Ocean Biodiversity – The Role of UN-Oceans and its members in the implementation and monitoring of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

  • Date: Thursday, 29 October
  • Time: 12:15
  • Venue: Aparan - JUSCANZ meeting room
  • Organizers: CBD, UNDOALOS, IMO, CITES, UNFCCC Secretariat, CMS, UNEP, FAO, UN ESCAP, IAEA, OHCHR and UNODC
  • Description: Highlight the contributions of UN-Oceans and its members to the implementation and monitoring of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The event will showcase relevant activities and identify opportunities to strengthen coordination and cooperation on marine and coastal biodiversity.
  • Event page: CBD COP17 Side Event #7432

5. Side-event - Advancing Inclusive Biodiversity Action: Bridging Policy, Finance, and Community Solutions

  • Date: To be confirmed
  • Time: To be confirmed
  • Venue: To be confirmed
  • Organizers: UNEP, CMS, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), UNDP, FAO and UNESCO
  • Description: Explore practical ways to bridge the gap between global biodiversity commitments and national implementation by connecting policy, biodiversity finance and community-led solutions. The event will highlight approaches to mobilizing finance, strengthening national implementation and scaling inclusive, locally driven biodiversity action.
  • Event page: CBD COP17 Side Event #7245

CBD COP17 Official Conference Site: cbd.int/conferences/2026