Biodiversity

The twelfth session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES 12) will consider a methodological assessment of the impact and dependence of business on biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people. The Stakeholder Day will be held on 2 February, and the Media Day on 9 February.

The Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (COP15) will be hosted by the Government of Brazil in Campo Grande from 23–29 March 2026. The Fifty-Seventh Meeting of the Standing Committee (StC57) will take place the day before the opening, and the ... Read more

The Nature Action Dialogues provide a unique and powerful forum where business, finance and conservation leaders meet as peers to advance collaboration at the nexus of biodiversity, climate, water, and health. This is a working space to accelerate change, shape leadership, and unlock sustainable growth while halting and reversing nature loss. Nature loss and climate ... Read more

The 28th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will focus on both organizational matters and substantive issues. The CBD Secretariat will organize the meeting with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

The 70th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC70) will convene in Hobart, Australia. The International Whaling Commission was set up under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, which was signed in Washington D.C., US, on 2 December 1946. The preamble to the Convention states that its purpose is to provide for the proper ... Read more