UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP17 concluded in Yerevan on Oct. 31, adopting decisions and a report urging accelerated implementation of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The meeting endorsed the first collective global progress review and measures on resource mobilization, and considered the CBD financial mechanism, biodiversity–climate linkages, marine/coastal and forest biodiversity, traditional knowledge, synthetic biology, and biodiversity mainstreaming. COP

UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP17 concluded in Yerevan on Oct. 31, adopting decisions and a report urging accelerated implementation of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The meeting endorsed the first collective global progress review and measures on resource mobilization, and considered the CBD financial mechanism, biodiversity–climate linkages, marine/coastal and forest biodiversity, traditional knowledge, synthetic biology, and biodiversity mainstreaming. COP18 is scheduled for 2028 in Ecuador.