21 October – 1 November 2024 | Cali, Colombia | In-person
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The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will convene from 21 October to 1 November 2024 in Cali, Columbia. The theme of COP16 is "Peace with Nature".
The Conference of the Parties is the supreme decision-making body of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Agreements expected at this conference include:
- Implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Countries are expected to submit updated National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs).
- Review of the status of implementation of the new framework COP16 will be a key moment for governments to review the status of implementation of the new framework, through the NBSAPs.
- Development of the monitoring framework. It is expected that COP16 will further develop the monitoring framework and continue to make progress in mobilizing resources for the implementation of the Global Framework.
- Multilateral mechanism on fair and equitable benefit sharing. COP16 should finalize and operationalize a multilateral mechanism on the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources.
The venue is divided into two zones. The Blue Zone is the venue for the Conference of the Parties, managed by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and administered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The Green Zone will be the epicenter of the mobilization and participation strategy and where the people's COP will materialize. In this space, companies, organizations and civil society will share their vision and commitments for the protection of biodiversity.
