UN Biodiversity

At #UNEA7, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social highlights the central role of biodiversity in global environmental action. Through the #KMGBF, we promote synergies across MEAs & integrated planning across sectors to protect nature & build resilience.

Our programme 🔗 cbd.int/article/CBD-...

Soils are among the most biodiverse habitats on Earth, home to about 59% of all species.

Yet #SoilBiodiversity faces growing threats.

This Plan of Action provides ways to encourage conservation, restoration and sustainable use of soil biodiversity 🔗 cbd.int/doc/decision...

Video: @fao.org

How can infrastructure support nature?

Join this webinar on December 4 to explore how countries are integrating biodiversity into infrastructure planning.

Register 🔗 tinyurl.com/BuildingBiodiversity

@worldwildlife.org @nature.org

Representatives of UNEP and MEAs taking part in a panel ahead of COP 20

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.

#CITESCoP20 opens today in Samarkand, a key moment for ensuring wildlife use is sustainable, legal and safe.

Progress here is essential for achieving Target 5 of the #KMGBF and protecting species and communities that depend on them.

Reminder: this webinar taking place tomorrow. The session will examine subnational approaches and diverse governance models that support the implementation of Target 3.

We encourage interested partners to attend.

@unbiodiversity.bsky.social's ES @astridschomaker.bsky.social is in Belem for week 2 of #COP30 to help reaffirm the links between climate, biodiversity & land degradation crises.

Strengthening synergies across these agendas will be critical to achieving effective & durable outcomes.

The #KMGBF is more than a biodiversity plan — it is a roadmap for a climate-resilient planet.

By restoring and protecting ecosystems, countries are laying the foundation for global climate stability and sustainable development.

KMGBF 🔗 www.cbd.int/gbf/targets

📢 New Webinar: Subnational Approaches and Diverse Governance Models for Target 3

🗓️ Nov 20 (11:00 ET)

Join our Community of Practice webinar on how subnational governments, Indigenous Peoples, and communities advance 30x30.

🔗 Registration: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#KMGBF #ForNature #UNBiodiversity

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 #COP30 starts, we are reminded: climate action and nature go hand in hand. Protecting biodiversity & ecosystems strengthens resilience, mitigates climate change, and benefits both people and the planet.

#UNBiodiversity #ClimateAction #ForNature

Side Event #COP30 🇧🇷

From Rio to Belém: Synergistic Action for Ecosystem Restoration & Climate Resilience

🗓️ 18 Nov
🕓 16:45–18:15
📍 Room 6, Blue Zone

Brazil—birthplace of the #RioConventions—hosts a key dialogue to unite #ClimateAction, #LandRestoration & #Biodiversity goals.

@unccd.bsky.social

At #SB8j_1, CBD Executive Secretary Astrid Schomaker emphasized that “this is the beginning of the journey,” leading to Yerevan, Armenia, for COP 17, noting that “we still have mountains to climb to make the full promise of SB8j a reality for our @unbiodiversity.bsky.social."

The #COP17Armenia side-event at #SB8J_1 highlighted the need to:

-build on #COP16Colombia achievements.
-accelerate the #KMGBF implementation.
-foster synergies between the nature & climate agendas, and streamline national implementation.

Thank you for your commitment, Armenia.

Dive into the world of biodiversity with our #WordOfTheDay series! Presenting today's word: "Customary sustainable use".

Join in the conversation as the Panama @UNBiodiversity Meetings continue!

#SB8J_1 #SB8J

Daily report for 29 October 2025

Want to dig deeper into Wednesday's #biodiversity talks at #SB8j_1 in Panama?

Read the full Earth Negotiations Bulletin daily report

➡️ enb.iisd.org/cbd-subsidia...

#IndigenousPeoples #IPLC @unbiodiversity.bsky.social

🗒️ Check out what’s on today’s agenda at #SB8J_1

🔗Learn more: www.cbd.int/meetings/SB8...

Dive into the world of biodiversity with our #WordOfTheDay series!

Presenting today's word: "Fair and equitable benefit sharing".

Join in the conversation as the Panama @unbiodiversity.bsky.social Meetings continue!

#SB8J_1 #SB8J

🗒️ Check out what’s on today’s agenda at #SB8J_1
🔗 Learn more: www.cbd.int/meetings/SB8...

#SB8J_1 opened yesterday in Panama City, marking an important step in advancing the recognition and inclusion of indigenous peoples and local communities in the work of the Convention.

The opening featured the traditional Guna performance “Mugan Boe” by the USKALU.

Dive into the world of biodiversity with our #WordOfTheDay series!
Presenting today's word: "Traditional Knowledge"

Join in the conversation as the Panama @unbiodiversity.bsky.social Meetings continue!

#SB8J_1 #SB8J

🗒️Check out what’s on today’s agenda at #SB8J_1
🔗Learn more: www.cbd.int/meetings/SB8...

#SB8J_1 meeting in Panama marks a historic step. The Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions welcomes this permanent space to recognize, protect, and use traditional knowledge, strengthening cooperation to advance the goals of the #KMGBF

Full statement: www.cbd.int/doc/interven...

🌿 Discover how the new Programme of Work on Article 8(j), adopted at #COP16, supports the implementation of the #KMGBF, with indigenous peoples and local communities playing a central role.

Learn more: www.cbd.int/traditional/...

#SB8J_1 #SB8J

We have reached a watershed moment in the journey of the Convention,” said Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the @unbiodiversity.bsky.social, urging that Indigenous Peoples and local communities are partners on the pathway to living in harmony with nature. #SB8J_1

The 1st meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) of the CBD has officially started in Panama.

Indigenous peoples and local communities around the world are leading efforts to respect, preserve, and apply traditional knowledge to advance the goals of #KMGBF.

#SB8J #SB8J_1

🌿SB8J-1 | Panama, 27–30 Oct 2025

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📌 Official #: #SB8J_1 #SB8J

🎤 Tune in live to the opening press conference of #SB8J_1

The meeting opens today, Monday, 27 October, at 09:30AM (EST) in Panama City, Panama.

🔗 Watch the press conference here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p...
📱 Or scan the QR code.

#UNBiodiversity

🗒️ Check out what’s on today’s agenda at #SB8J_1
🔗Learn more: www.cbd.int/meetings/SB8...