COP 16 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Dates:

October 21, 2024

–November 1, 2024

Location:

Cali, Colombia

Description:

At the COP 16 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), governments will be tasked with reviewing the state of implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Parties to the Convention are expected to show the alignment of their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) with the Framework. COP 16 will further develop the monitoring framework and advance resource mobilization for the Global Biodiversity Framework. Among other tasks, COP 16 is also due to finalize and operationalize the multilateral mechanism on the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources.