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When: 19–30 October 2026

Where: Yerevan, Armenia

The 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will be held in conjunction with the twelfth meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CP-MOP-12) and the sixth meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (NP-MOP-6). COP 17 will mark the first global review of collective progress towards the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).

All times are listed in GMT+4.

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Week 1

  • Global Biodiversity Framework & Synergies Among the Rio Conventions Through Agroecology

    21 October | 11:30–12:30

    Venue: Youth Pavilion

    Organizers: YPARD, Youth in Landscapes Network, Global Landscapes Forum, Agroecology Coalition, WWF, GYBN, GYBN Colombia, Alliance Bioversity-CIAT, Fundación Barranquilla+20

  • Financing the Transition: Scaling Soil and Water Stewardship for Biodiversity

    23 October | 12:00-12:45

    Venue: Business and Finance Hub Space

    Organizers: Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT; IFA 

  • High-level Launch Event: Regional Biodiversity, Climate and Resilient Food Systems Initiative in the South Caucasus and Central Asia

    24 October | 11:30-13:00

    Venue: Armenian Presidency Pavillion

    Organizers: WFP, UNEP, UNDP, FAO SEC, Alliance Bioversity International/CIAT, CGIAR, the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub 

Week 2

  • Setting the Table for Change: How food systems partnerships can accelerate implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework

    26 October | 14:15–15:15

    Venue: Netherlands Pavilion

    Organizers: NFP; Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

  • Scaling Regenerative Agriculture for Nature and People: Pathways to Biodiversity-Positive Food Systems and Sustainable Livelihoods

    26 October | 15:00-16:20

    Venue: Talin, Side-event Room 1

    Organizers: Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT; IUCN; Kingdom of the Netherlands; SNV 

  • Dialogue on Rio Synergies

    26 October | 16:30-17:30

    Venue: FAIRR Pavillion

    Organizers: WWF, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT 

  • Accelerating Action for Nature-Positive, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems

    27 October | 07:30-20:45

    Venue: IUCN Pavilion

    Organizers: IUCN

  • Financing Nature-Positive Food Systems: Applying the Landscape Finance Approach to Deliver GBF Targets 10 and 18

    27 October | 17:30–18:30

    Venue: CGIAR Pavilion

    Organizers: WWF; Agroecology Coalition; Alliance of  Bioversity International and CIAT; FAIRR; IISD; Rabobank; GIZ; ADB; Biovision Foundation

  • From Shared Agendas to Shared Action: Advancing Rio Convention Synergies through Nature-Positive Food Systems

    28 October | 11:00-12:00

    Venue: CGIAR Pavilion

    Organizers: Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT; Netherlands Food Partnership; Agroecology Coalition; Agroecology Europe; IUCN; French Water Partnership; BMZ/GIZ; WFF Youth Initiative; African Roots Transformation; World Future Council; SNV 

  • Agroecology as a Biodiversity-friendly approach: in principle, in policy and in practice

    29 October | 12:30 - 13:30

    Venue: CGIAR Pavilion

    Organizers: AE Coalition; WWF; Biovision Foundation; Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT; Ministry of Family Farming and Agrarian Development (Brazil) 

  • Accelerating the Transition: The Global Review, NBSAPs 3.0 and the Path to Nature-Positive Food Systems

    29 October | 14:30 - 15:30

    Venue: CGIAR Pavilion

    Organizers: Biovision; WWF; Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT; Global Alliance for the Future of Food; Agroecology Coalition 

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