Events at COP 17
19/10
2026
Headline indicators for Targets 2, 5, 7, 10 and 22: methodological updates and country experiences
Hybrid Event, 19/10/2026
13:15 - 14:45
This side event will present FAO’s ongoing support to the development and operationalisation of selected headline indicators of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity ...
20/10
2026
Ecosystem Restoration in Working Seas: Delivering on GBF Target 2 with Fisheries
Hybrid Event, 20/10/2026
11:30 - 13:00
Delivering Target 2 of the GBF requires countries to move from ambition to implementation. In coastal and marine areas where fisheries remain central to food, livelihood...
22/10
2026
Sustainable Wood Construction and the Global Biodiversity Framework: Forests, Value Chains and Credible Implementation
Hybrid Event, 22/10/2026
11:30 - 13:00
The session will explore how sustainable forest management, responsible sourcing, built-environment demand, finance, procurement, data, traceability and assurance can work together as part of the practical implementation infrastructure needed for biodiversity action. It will consider how forest-based value chains can help reduce pressure on ...
22/10
2026
Taking (legal) action for nature: how the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme’s Legal Hub supports KMGBF Implementation at national level
Hybrid Event, 22/10/2026
13:15 - 14:35
This side event aims to showcase how the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme’s Legal Hub, through its innovative cross-sectoral Legal Diagnostic Tools (LDTs), can support Parties in reviewing and strengthening their national legal and policy frameworks relevant to biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of natural resources...
22/10
2026
Accelerating KMGBF Goals through Integrated Food Systems Transformation: How GEF Funding is catalyzing Systemic Change that address interconnected key global challenges while Transforming National and Regional Food Systems
Hybrid Event, 22/10/2026
18:15 - 19:35
This side event aims to demonstrate how integrated agrifood systems transformation can effectively contribute to achieving the (KMGBF. By highlighting the linkages between sustainable food systems, biodiversity conservation, and ecosystem restoration, it will showcase how coordinated actions across agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and aquaculture can halt and ...
26/10
2026
Mountain Cryosphere and Headwater Systems: Sustaining Ecosystem Integrity for Water, Food and Energy Security in a Changing Climate
Hybrid Event, 26/10/2026
15:00 - 16:20
Mountain Cryosphere and Headwater Systems are undergoing accelerating pressure from climate change and human activities in upper catchments. Globally, glaciers are currently losing approximately 270 gigatonnes of ice annually (IPCC AR6), while shifts in precipitation regimes, rising temperatures, and increasing frequency of extreme events are altering hydrologi...
28/10
2026
Collaborative Partnership on Forests Joint Initiatives in action – From Dialogue to Action on Forest Biodiversity
Hybrid Event, 28/10/2026
13:15-14:35
This side event will begin by showcasing relevant Joint Initiatives implemented by members of the CPF to support the conservation and sustainable use of forest biodiversity and present successful forest biodiversity-related tools, platforms, policies, programmes and actions from industry, the private sector and civil society. Following this, the side event will h...
28/10
2026
From COP16 to COP17 and beyond: Accelerating KMGBF Implementation through Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition
Hybrid Event, 28/10/2026
The CBD cross-cutting initiative on biodiversity for food and nutrition provides a strategic pathway for advancing progress towards KMGBF Targets 4, 9, 10, 14, 16, and 18. By strengthening the evidence base on biodiversity–diet linkages, policy integration, and the conservation, sustainable use and promotion of biodiversity across food systems, the Initiative helps translate global commitments ...