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The International Day for Biodiversity (IDB) is celebrated every year on 22 May. This universal observance commemorates the adoption of the text of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on 22 May...

The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will convene in October - November 2024. The 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving...

The Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity met on 15 December and accepted Colombia’s offer to host the next United Nations Biodiversity Conference, to be held...

Statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, David Cooper at the opening plenary session of the twenty-fifth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction - 13 October 2023

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Launch of the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund, 24 August 2023 Global Biodiversity Framework...

Biological diversity resources are the pillars upon which we build civilizations. Fish provide 20 per cent of animal protein to about 3 billion people...

Today, this International Mother Earth Day, we reflect on our relationship with and our dependence on nature. Find out more here.

International Women’s Day is an opportunity for us all to highlight the critical contribution of women and girls all over the world towards a sustainable future for the planet and for all people...

Water. For too long this precious, life-giving resource has been taken for granted in so many places. In some parts of the world, it is easy to turn on a faucet...