Wonderful to see H.E. Hambardzum Matevosyan, Minister of Environment of Armenia, at #IPBES12. In the spirit of the #BizBiodiversity Assessment, we agreed on the importance of engaging with businesses for accelerated #KMGBF implementation, and for making #COP17Armenia a success.

Happy to meet the delegation of South Africa on the sidelines of #IPBES12 where @ipbes.net is considering the #BizBiodiversity Assessment. We discussed the importance of biodiversity for the country's economy and the need for inclusive approaches aligned with national circumstances.

If you attended the Business and Finance day at #IPBES12, you will have picked up a copy of the #CaliFund Guide: cbd.int/califund At the Cali Fund stand, Minister Matevosyan (Armenia) and I congratulated Paul Oldham of TierraViva AI, the first contributor, on showing the way.

Dans un entretien avec @barbarapompili.bsky.social en marge de #IPBES12, nous avons évoqué l'importance de voir les politiques et mesures nationales faire usage des évaluations de l' @ipbes.net, notamment dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre du Cadre mondial de la biodiversité #KMGBF.

At #IPBES12, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social welcomed the #BizBiodiversity Assessment and highlighted the importance of science as a beacon guiding the implementation of the #KMGBF as a whole. @ipbes.net continues to be a provider of science as a public good, doing so with integrity and rigor.

Always a pleasure to exchange views with Ruth Davis, Special Representative for Nature of the United Kingdom. On the sidelines of #IPBES12, we discussed various topics, including support to the implementation of the #BBNJ Agreement and concrete forms of synergy among the Rio Conventions.

Science is at the forefront of the global mobilisation the world needs to rein in biodiversity loss and the interconnected crises of climate change, land degradation and desertification, pollution and waste. @unbiodiversity.bsky.social is at #IPBES12 to convey our appreciation and support.

Today Marco Lambertini and Rachel Martin of @npinitiative.bsky.social visited us at @unbiodiversity.bsky.social. We discussed the importance of strengthening business contributions to the #KMGBF implementation, including through robust metrics that ensure transparency, responsibility and integrity.

L'accord signé aujourd'hui avec le Gouvernement du Québec nous permettra de mieux appuyer les contributions des autorités infranationales & autorités locales à travers le🌏à la mise en œuvre du Cadre mondial de la biodiversité de Kunming‑Montréal. Merci au Québec pour le soutien et l'engagement.

We are grateful to the Republic of Korea for demonstrating leadership and commitment to international cooperation at a time when they are sorely needed. #FERI will continue to contribute to halting and reversing biodiversity loss in the world's forests and connected ecosystems.

At a meeting with @thegef.bsky.social leadership in Bonn this week, we agreed on the critical importance of securing an ambitious and strong 9th replenishment of the GEF Trust Fund #GEF9 at a time when a surge of global action is needed to implement the #KMGBF and other universally agreed goals.

This report invites bolder public policies and private sector action to align financial flows with the #KMGBF. Public and private investment must flow to protecting nature because there is no higher ROI than protecting the very foundation of our economies and of all life on Earth.

This is a moment to celebrate what can be achieved when countries work together. Multilateralism has built the ship. To propel it, implementation supported by experience under the Convention on Biological Diversity is essential: 🔗 www.cbd.int/article/2025... We need all hands on deck.

The NBSAP Accelerator Partnership makes a crucial contribution in the endeavour to turn the #KMGBF global ambition into national action to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. This week the Partnership team is at the CBD Secretariat office for a joint reflection on bolstering collaboration.

This week we are delighted to welcome representatives of the 🌍 network of Support Centres, which constitute the operational core of the Technical and Scientific Cooperation Mechanism of @unbiodiversity.bsky.social. Thank you for working with us to support a surge in the #KMGBF implementation.

As 2025 comes to an end, @astridschomaker.bsky.social reflects on a year of collaboration and progress for biodiversity. Moving into 2026, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social thanks all partners and extends warm end-of-year wishes to our global community. 🔗2025 Year in Review: www.cbd.int/article/2025...

Turning the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework into action on the ground 🌍 Through the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund, targeted investments are supporting countries to deliver integrated solutions for biodiversity, people, and sustainable development. #KMGBF #GBFF

Today, on the third anniversary of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, pleased to share this video with @unep.org Patron of Biodiversity, Her Majesty Queen Mary of Denmark. At #UNEA7, Her Majesty underscored the urgency we need to protect nature. Very grateful for her leadership.

#UNEA7 comes to a close. The world has united and shown multilateralism works, agreeing solutions for a more resilient 🌍 Countries adopted 11 resolutions, 3 decisions & a Ministerial Declaration that will help advance #ClimateAction, protect nature and reduce pollution www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

At #UNEA7 H.E. Kentaro Doi, Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs of Japan, reiterated commitment to the #KMGBF implementation. We discussed #MEAs synergy, whole-of-society engagement, and the important support that the Japan Biodiversity Fund (JBF) continues to provide.

#MEAs working together in a symbiotic manner is the only way forward. On Thursday at #UNEA7, a side-event spotlighted examples of national initiatives in integrated planning and implementation across the biodiversity, climate, land and pollution agendas: unea7.sched.com/event/2BTVX/me

At #UNEA7 the Citizen Science Global Partnership and @unbiodiversity.bsky.social discussed bolstering citizen science in support of the implementation of the #KMGBF. We never have enough data and information, but we certainly have enough to act to halt and reverse biodiversity loss.

The IUCN Asia and Western Asia regional offices will host Support Centres that are part of the Technical and Scientific Cooperation Mechanism of the CBD: cbd.int/article/sbi4... Their support will boost the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework #KMGBF. Thank you.

#InternationalMountainDay 🏔️ Mountain ecosystems are facing growing risks as climate change accelerates. They are essential for biodiversity, water regulation, food security, livelihoods, & cultural heritage, with impacts reaching beyond mountain regions. ES Statement 🔗 cbd.int/doc/speech/2...

When #HumanRightsDay falls during #UNEA7, one truth stands out clearly: everyone has the right to a healthy environment. With 100+ court cases affirming this right, momentum is growing. During our UNEA discussions, everyone agreed - we must turn commitment into action, for every person, everywhere

At #UNEA7 a side-event focused on ensuring ecological connectivity, which is essential for the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework #KMGBF: unea7.sched.com/event/2BzWC/... Connectivity includes pathways that allow species to move, genes to flow, and ecosystems to adapt.

It was a pleasure meeting with Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary, at #UNEA7 and discussing #MinamataCOP6 outcomes and convergence with CBD processes. The Roadmap for enhancing co-benefits from the implementation of @minamataconvention.bsky.social & #KMGBF illustrates #MEAs synergy in motion.

At #UNEA7 the session titled "Crisis? Challenge Accepted!" showcased @thegef.bsky.social-supported, @unep.org- implemented integrated solutions being deployed across the globe to advance the implementation of @unbiodiversity.bsky.social & #KMGBF, as well as other universally agreed goals. Thank you.

The @thegef.bsky.social - #MEA exchange at #UNEA7 focused on advancing synergies at programmatic level, including through more integrated ways of planning, funding and implementing GEF projects. #GEF9 is an opportunity to leverage synergies for integrated solutions to the planet's ailments.

AI is reshaping economies and the way societies produce and use knowledge. At #UNEA7 a reflection on opportunities in the environmental space demonstrated potential in fostering synergies among #MEAs, and emphasized the need to leave no one behind: unea7.sched.com/event/2ABpZ/...

Next year Armenia will host @unbiodiversity.bsky.social #COP17 - a key moment to review progress on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Pleased to meet Hambardzum Matevosyan, Minister of Environment of Armenia, at #UNEA7 with @astridschomaker.bsky.social to discuss plans.

At the #FinanceforBiodiversity Summit in Amsterdam, financial institutions and policymakers charted pathways for a future where finance and nature thrive together for the benefit of all. Delighted to witness the shared commitment to investing in the implementation of the #KMGBF.

Uzbekistan is rapidly expanding its protected areas in pursuit of #Target3 of the #KMGBF: cbd.int/gbf/targets/3 On the sidelines of #CITESCoP20 I met a group of officers who are at the forefront of national conservation, working to ensure that "30x30" delivers protection #ForNature. Thank you.

Pleased to confer with H.E. Jusipbek Kazbekov, Deputy Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of Uzbekistan, in beautiful Samarkand. We discussed @unbiodiversity.bsky.social processes, including support to the #KMGBF implementation, and the forthcoming 7th national reports.

A pleasure meeting with Dr. Susan Lieberman, Vice-President of @wcs.org, on the sidelines of #CITESCoP20. We discussed ways to accelerate the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework #KMGBF, including by leveraging synergies and the full participation of Civil Society.

On the sidelines of #CITESCoP20 I thanked Dr Marina Robles, Vice-Minister of Biodiversity and Environmental Restoration and the Mexican delegation for their commitment. We discussed cooperation, strengthening synergies among Rio Conventions, the 7th national reports & expectations for #COP17Armenia.

It was an honour to confer with H.E Wynter Mmolotsi, Minister of Environment and Tourism at #CITESCoP20. I congratulated the Minister on Botswana's hosting of the first African Biodiversity Summit with a welcome focus on aligning continent-wide biodiversity action with the #KMGBF.

At #CITESCoP20 the Secretariats of several Multilateral Environmental Agreements and @unep.org shared a panel: fragmentation is hindering progress in addressing the planetary environmental crisis. Synergistic action is vital #ForNature and for people.

On the eve of #CITESCoP20 in Uzbekistan (the first of CITES to be held in Central Asia), the high-level segment focused on key elements of the Global Biodiversity Framework #KMGBF: wildlife trade, conservation, monitoring and finance. Progress here will push our joint endeavour forward.

At the gateway to the Amazon, #COP30 took place as geopolitical tensions continue to rise. Achieving progress in such uncertain times was never guaranteed. Yes we need to do much more, but COP30 has shown the #ParisAgreement is delivering results. My statement: www.linkedin.com/posts/anders...

The global conversation taking place at #COP30 in Belém included a reflection on Sustainable Ocean Planning and Management (SOPM). Action for #OurOcean, including the conservation and restoration of marine and coastal biodiversity, must play an important role in #ClimateAction.

At #COP30 the Presidencies & Secretariats of the Rio Conventions joined forces to promote integrated action on climate, biodiversity and land. Synergies are the only way forward. The world needs to take bold steps for progress across the Rio Conventions’ interlinked objectives.

As participants in #COP30 pore over questions around synergies among the Rio Conventions, this topical white paper outlines clear pathways for action: from whole-of-government integrated implementation and finance to harmonized monitoring and reporting. Synergies make sense.

Today the #COP30 side-event organized by Armenia addressed the need for coherence across biodiversity-related policies, in line with Decision 16/22 of the Parties to the CBD. Delighted to see that #COP17Armenia will build on #COP16Colombia outcomes to take the synergy agenda forward.

Today at #COP30, the COP Presidencies of the CBD, UNCCD and UNFCCC convened a reflection on bridging agendas by strengthening synergies across land, climate and nature, and fostering whole-of-society action in support of implementation. Our joint endeavour continues.

Instituto Humboldt is a trusted @unbiodiversity.bsky.social partner with important contributions to biodiversity conservation and sustainable use. We are delighted to work with the Institute as a regional support centre under the Convention's Technical and Scientific Cooperation Mechanism.

At #COP30 H.E. Armando Rodriguez Batista highlighted Cuba's efforts in science-driven policy-making. The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment works closely with researchers to address biodiversity loss, climate change, and land degradation: the science-policy interface in action.

I have joined my Rio Conventions colleagues Simon Stiell (UNFCCC) and Andrea Meza (UNCCD) at #COP30 to convey the support of the CBD Secretariat for strong outcomes that deliver reinvigorated #ClimateAction and benefits across the connected land & biodiversity agendas. We are in this together.

We at @unbiodiversity.bsky.social are grateful to Her Majesty Queen Mary of Denmark for promoting action #ForNature as key to #ClimateAction. We appreciate efforts by @unep.org and Rio Conventions to support the much needed alignment of the biodiversity & climate agendas, and to foster synergies.

As world leaders gather at #COP30, the impacts of the climate crisis are contributing to conflicts across the world. Pleased to brief the UN Security Council on these risks, collective priorities to address them & opportunities to secure greater peace and prosperity: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...