CBD COP13
The UN Biodiversity Conference, Cancun, Mexico, 2016 provides opportunities for Parties and other Governments, in concert with partner organizations and other entities, to announce commitments or actions in support of the Convention, the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
The central theme of the conference will be the integration of the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the plans, programs and sectoral and intersectoral policies with emphasis on agriculture, forestry, fisheries and tourism sectors.
GEF work on Biodiversity
- Overview
- Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing
- Biosafety
- Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services Valuation
- Parks and Protected Areas
- Productive Landscapes and Seascapes
GEF Events @COP 13 | Side event schedule flyer
- December 5th, 13:15pm - 15:00pm | Global Commons: Solutions for a Crowded Planet
- December 7th, 13:15pm - 14:45pm | GEF's Biodiversity Mainstreaming Journey: Findings, Lessons and a Glimpse of the Future
- December 7th, 18:15pm - 19:45pm | Synergies across the Multilaterlal Environmental Agreements towards Sustainable Development
- December 8th, 13:15pm - 15:00pm | GEF Investments and Donor Coordination to Address the Poaching and Illegal Wildlife Trade Crisis
Related Resources
- Naoko Ishii - GEF: Remarks during the High Level Segment Convention on Biological Diversity COP-13
- Helen Clark - UNDP: Opening of the High Level Segment Convention on Biological Diversity COP-13
- Press release: Ministers commit to integrate biodiversity into key economic sectors in order to achieve global biodiversity targets
- IUCN News - How can changes in agriculture help protect the global commons
- Press release: UN Biodiversity Conference results in significant commitments for action on biodiversity