Published on : 19 Oct 2025, 5:34 am

Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are set to gather in Panama on October 20, 2025. Discussions here will help them prepare for COP17 to be held in Yerevan, Armenia, in October 2026.

Two meetings are scheduled in Panama, the 27th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 27) to commence on October 20 and the first meeting of the newly formed Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) (SBI-8J-1) which will begin on October 27.

Over the 10 days of deliberations, representatives of governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, scientists and representatives of civil society, including women and youth groups will deliberate over various issues pertaining to the Kunming-Montreal Global B

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