Negotiations and plenaries · Blue Zone side events
37 provisional CBD room allocations cover plenaries, working groups, contact groups and the high-level segment on 19–23 and 26–30 October.
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Negotiations, side events and pavilion programmes in one daily calendar.
19–30 OCT 2026Yerevan · ArmeniaPre-COP: 16–18 OCT
Published programmesNegotiations and plenaries 37Blue Zone side events 298Nature Positive Pavilion 72GBF Pavilion 9TNFD Hive 11
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Mon, October 19
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37 provisional CBD room allocations cover plenaries, working groups, contact groups and the high-level segment on 19–23 and 26–30 October.
The joint opening at 10:00 on 19 October is confirmed in the annotated agenda. The 13:00 end and room are provisional allocations.
This is a contact-group room reservation. The topic and whether the group will meet remain unconfirmed. Follow the chair’s access instructions.
The final allocation of agenda items is not published. Topics such as the GBF review, finance, DSI and the Cali Fund are not assigned to inferred dates.
The 26 October evening record names Working Group I but classifies it as Working Group II. The group number awaits clarification.
Official documents: COP/17/1/Rev.1/Add.1 ↗Published programmes
48 events · 48 with times
10:00–13:0010:00 opening confirmed · end provisionalNegotiations and plenariesJoint opening and plenary: COP17, CP-MOP12 and NP-MOP6
Sevan - PLENARY HALL / Working Group I
Joint opening and plenary: COP17, CP-MOP12 and NP-MOP6
Sevan - PLENARY HALL / Working Group I
- Hosts and partners
- CBD / COP17 / CP-MOP12 / NP-MOP6
- Access and notes
- The joint opening at 10:00 on 19 October is confirmed in the annotated provisional agenda. The 13:00 end and room are provisional room allocations. This opening plenary covers organisational matters, including adoption of the agenda.
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- 2026-09-21
13:15–14:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsAction for Peace and Biodiversity
Tatev - Subnational Group Meeting Room - Block 2, 3rd Floor
Action for Peace and Biodiversity
Tatev - Subnational Group Meeting Room - Block 2, 3rd Floor
- Hosts and partners
- Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
- Information checked
- 2026-09-21
13:15–14:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsBiodiversity Credits: Opportunities, Safeguards and Pathways for Scaling Up Biodiversity Finance under the KMGBF
Jermuk - African States meeting room
Biodiversity Credits: Opportunities, Safeguards and Pathways for Scaling Up Biodiversity Finance under the KMGBF
Jermuk - African States meeting room
- Hosts and partners
- United Nations Development Programme / Ministry of the Environment of Brazil / LIFE Institute / Igarapé Institute / Inter-American Development Bank / Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
13:15–14:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsBiodiversity financing for the implementation of the GBF: Results and lessons learned from the development of National Biodiversity Finance Plans
Parz - Contact Group 4
Biodiversity financing for the implementation of the GBF: Results and lessons learned from the development of National Biodiversity Finance Plans
Parz - Contact Group 4
- Hosts and partners
- International Union for Conservation of Nature / UNDP Biodiversity Finance Initiative / Netherlands (Kingdom of the) / Belgium / Finland / Luxembourg / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
13:15–14:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsBlue Thread: Aligning Biodiversity and Climate Strategies
Gyumri - Contact Group 6
Blue Thread: Aligning Biodiversity and Climate Strategies
Gyumri - Contact Group 6
- Hosts and partners
- Ocean and Climate Platform / World Resources Institute / WWF Germany / Ocean Conservancy
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
13:15–14:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsBuilding gender-responsive biodiversity data systems— addressing the gender data gap and women's participation for effective implementation and monitoring of the KMGBF
Lastiver - Youth Group meeting room
Building gender-responsive biodiversity data systems— addressing the gender data gap and women's participation for effective implementation and monitoring of the KMGBF
Lastiver - Youth Group meeting room
- Hosts and partners
- UN CBD Women's Caucus / Women's Environment & Development Organization / UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre / International Land Coalition / International Institute for Environment and Development / UN Women / Women4Biodiversity
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
13:15–14:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsEmbedding Grassroots Actors in the Global Conservation Movement: For Locally-Led Protection of Key Biodiversity Areas
Spitak - Side-event Room 2
Embedding Grassroots Actors in the Global Conservation Movement: For Locally-Led Protection of Key Biodiversity Areas
Spitak - Side-event Room 2
- Hosts and partners
- National Committee of The Netherlands (IUCN) / Key Biodiversity Area Secretariat / A Rocha Ghana / The Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Programme (NTFP-EP)- Asia / The Environmental Conservation Trust of Uganda
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
- Information checked
- 2026-09-21
13:15–14:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsEnhancing ABS implementation with “Easy ABS Guides”
Sisian - Eastern European States meeting room
Enhancing ABS implementation with “Easy ABS Guides”
Sisian - Eastern European States meeting room
- Hosts and partners
- Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity / Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH / Leibniz Institute DSMZ
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
13:15–14:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsFrom Green Grabs to Rights-Based Conservation: Advancing Equitable and Effective Implementation of the 30x30 Target
Vayk - Side-event Room 3
From Green Grabs to Rights-Based Conservation: Advancing Equitable and Effective Implementation of the 30x30 Target
Vayk - Side-event Room 3
- Hosts and partners
- Indigenous Peoples Rights International / United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights / Synchronicity Earth
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
13:15–14:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsHeadline indicators for Targets 2, 5, 7, 10 and 22: methodological updates and country experiences
Ashtarak - NGOs Group meeting room - Block 2, 3rd Floor
Headline indicators for Targets 2, 5, 7, 10 and 22: methodological updates and country experiences
Ashtarak - NGOs Group meeting room - Block 2, 3rd Floor
- Hosts and partners
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
- Information checked
- 2026-09-21
13:15–14:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsIndigenous Youth Circle for Knowledge, Practices and Biodiversity: A Global Ărramăt Network Side Event
Talin - Side-event Room 1
Indigenous Youth Circle for Knowledge, Practices and Biodiversity: A Global Ărramăt Network Side Event
Talin - Side-event Room 1
- Hosts and partners
- The Ărramăt Project / Association Tinhinan / Centro de Estudios Multidisciplinarios – Aymara / University of Alberta / Canadian Commission for UNESCO
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
13:15–14:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsInnovation for Boosting Biodiversity in Agrifood Systems
Komitas - Business and Industry Organizations Group room - Block 2, 3rd Floor
Innovation for Boosting Biodiversity in Agrifood Systems
Komitas - Business and Industry Organizations Group room - Block 2, 3rd Floor
- Hosts and partners
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
13:15–14:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsOperationalising the First Global Review: A Multistakeholder dialogue
Bjini - Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Group meeting room
Operationalising the First Global Review: A Multistakeholder dialogue
Bjini - Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Group meeting room
- Hosts and partners
- COP-17 Presidency / Armenia
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
13:15–14:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsPastoralists as guardians of biodiversity: strengthening land rights and access to natural resources
Aparan - JUSCANZ meeting room
Pastoralists as guardians of biodiversity: strengthening land rights and access to natural resources
Aparan - JUSCANZ meeting room
- Hosts and partners
- International Land Coalition / United Nations Development Programme / Indigenous Movement for Peace Advancement and Conflict Transformation / International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
13:15–14:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsPreparing for the Protected Planet Report 2027: how can UNEP-WCMC, IUCN and WCPA support Parties to ensure an accurate global stocktake on KMGBF Target 3?
Ljevan - GRULAC meeting room
Preparing for the Protected Planet Report 2027: how can UNEP-WCMC, IUCN and WCPA support Parties to ensure an accurate global stocktake on KMGBF Target 3?
Ljevan - GRULAC meeting room
- Hosts and partners
- UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre / IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
13:15–14:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsRepurposing Rainforest Harmful Subsidies
Arzni - SIDS Group Meeting Room - Block 2, 3rd Floor
Repurposing Rainforest Harmful Subsidies
Arzni - SIDS Group Meeting Room - Block 2, 3rd Floor
- Hosts and partners
- Rainforest Foundation Norway / Fundación para la Conservación y el Desarrollo Sostenible
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
- Information checked
- 2026-09-21
13:15–14:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsRole of National Education Systems in Advancing Food Security and Implementation of Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)
Kapan - Asia-Pacific meeting room
Role of National Education Systems in Advancing Food Security and Implementation of Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)
Kapan - Asia-Pacific meeting room
- Hosts and partners
- World Food Programme / Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia / Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Armenia / Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
- Information checked
- 2026-09-21
13:15–14:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsScience for Deep-Sea Marine Protected Areas: Supporting 30x30 in National Waters
Dilijan - Contact Group 5
Science for Deep-Sea Marine Protected Areas: Supporting 30x30 in National Waters
Dilijan - Contact Group 5
- Hosts and partners
- National Oceanography Centre UK
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
- Information checked
- 2026-09-21
13:15–14:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsThe European and Central Asia Technical and Scientific Cooperation support Centres
Lori - Meeting Room 4 - Block 2, 3rd Floor
The European and Central Asia Technical and Scientific Cooperation support Centres
Lori - Meeting Room 4 - Block 2, 3rd Floor
- Hosts and partners
- European Commission / International Union for the Conservation of Nature / Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
13:15–14:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsTurning Transformative Change into Action for KMGBF Implementation
Shaki - Marie Khan Women's Caucus meeting room
Turning Transformative Change into Action for KMGBF Implementation
Shaki - Marie Khan Women's Caucus meeting room
- Hosts and partners
- SNAP Québec
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
- Information checked
- 2026-09-21
15:00–18:00Provisional slot · agenda TBANegotiations and plenariesWorking Group I
Sevan - PLENARY HALL / Working Group I
Working Group I
Sevan - PLENARY HALL / Working Group I
- Hosts and partners
- CBD / COP17 / CP-MOP12 / NP-MOP6
- Access and notes
- A provisional time slot from the public CBD room schedule. Agenda-item allocations and the order of adoption have not been published. Check the final daily programme for COP17, CP-MOP12 and NP-MOP6. Blue Zone accreditation and meeting-specific access conditions apply.
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- 2026-09-21
15:00–18:00Provisional slot · agenda TBANegotiations and plenariesWorking Group II
Aragats - Working Group II
Working Group II
Aragats - Working Group II
- Hosts and partners
- CBD / COP17 / CP-MOP12 / NP-MOP6
- Access and notes
- A provisional time slot from the public CBD room schedule. Agenda-item allocations and the order of adoption have not been published. Check the final daily programme for COP17, CP-MOP12 and NP-MOP6. Blue Zone accreditation and meeting-specific access conditions apply.
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- 2026-09-21
15:00–16:20Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsFrom Beneficiaries to Changemakers: Empowering Citizens and Youth to Advance the Nagoya Protocol through Innovation, Partnerships, and Community-Led Biodiversity Action
Spitak - Side-event Room 2
From Beneficiaries to Changemakers: Empowering Citizens and Youth to Advance the Nagoya Protocol through Innovation, Partnerships, and Community-Led Biodiversity Action
Spitak - Side-event Room 2
- Hosts and partners
- African Environmental Network / Action Vitales pour le Développement Durable / Jeune Volontaire pour l'Ebvironnement-Cameroun / Blobal Youth Biodiversity Network Cameroon
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
15:00–16:20Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsIndigenous-led Biocultural Data and Community-Based Monitoring and Information Systems (CBMIS): Experiences from Northern Kenya for KMGBF Implementation, Monitoring and Reporting
Vayk - Side-event Room 3
Indigenous-led Biocultural Data and Community-Based Monitoring and Information Systems (CBMIS): Experiences from Northern Kenya for KMGBF Implementation, Monitoring and Reporting
Vayk - Side-event Room 3
- Hosts and partners
- Indigenous Movement for Peace Advancement and Conflict Transformation / International Union for Conservation of Nature / Conservation International
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
- Information checked
- 2026-09-21
15:00–16:20Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsTrash to Treasure: Community-Led Circular Economy for Marine Plastic Recovery, Biodiversity Protection and Green Jobs
Talin - Side-event Room 1
Trash to Treasure: Community-Led Circular Economy for Marine Plastic Recovery, Biodiversity Protection and Green Jobs
Talin - Side-event Room 1
- Hosts and partners
- International Union for Conservation of Nature
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
- Information checked
- 2026-09-21
15:30–17:30Theme and time slot publishedOther parallel meetingsAction Zone: Faith-based Organizations
Blue Zone · Action Zone Auditorium
Action Zone: Faith-based Organizations
Blue Zone · Action Zone Auditorium
- Hosts and partners
- CBD and programme organizers
- Access and notes
- Time slots are allocated by organizer or theme. Details of individual sessions within each slot are yet to be announced.
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- 2026-09-21
16:30–18:00Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsA Simplified Procedure: Identification of Organisms Not Likely to have Adverse Effects in a Decision by the COPMOP of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Talin - Side-event Room 1
A Simplified Procedure: Identification of Organisms Not Likely to have Adverse Effects in a Decision by the COPMOP of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Talin - Side-event Room 1
- Hosts and partners
- Official details and access requirements
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
- Information checked
- 2026-09-21
16:30–18:00Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsAdvancing Protected Area Management in Armenia through the EUROPARC Network Membership
Vayk - Side-event Room 3
Advancing Protected Area Management in Armenia through the EUROPARC Network Membership
Vayk - Side-event Room 3
- Hosts and partners
- EUROPARC Federation
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
- Information checked
- 2026-09-21
16:30–18:00Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsFrom Guidance to Practice: Building Capacity for Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms
Spitak - Side-event Room 2
From Guidance to Practice: Building Capacity for Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms
Spitak - Side-event Room 2
- Hosts and partners
- Foundation for the National Institutes of Health / Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
18:15–19:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsAccelerating the Transition: The Global Review, NBSAPs 3.0 and the Path to Nature-Positive Food Systems
Lori - Meeting Room 4 - Block 2, 3rd Floor
Accelerating the Transition: The Global Review, NBSAPs 3.0 and the Path to Nature-Positive Food Systems
Lori - Meeting Room 4 - Block 2, 3rd Floor
- Hosts and partners
- Biovision Foundation / World Wide Fund For Nature / Alliance for Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture CIAT/CGIAR / Zambia / Global Alliance for the Future of Food / Agroecology Coalition
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
- Information checked
- 2026-09-21
18:15–19:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsAdvancing Women's Land Rights in Collective Contexts and the Achievement of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF): Why the Recognition and Protection of Women’s Collective Territorial Rights and Customary Tenure Systems Is Necessary for the Implementation of the KMGB
Bjini - Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Group meeting room
Advancing Women's Land Rights in Collective Contexts and the Achievement of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF): Why the Recognition and Protection of Women’s Collective Territorial Rights and Customary Tenure Systems Is Necessary for the Implementation of the KMGB
Bjini - Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Group meeting room
- Hosts and partners
- Forest Peoples Programme / Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity / International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity / Indigenous Women's Biodiversity Network / UN CBD Women's Caucus / Ogiek Peoples Development / Chepkitale Indigenous Peoples' Development Project / Resguardo Indígena de Origen Colonial Cañamomo Lomaprieta / Partners for Indigenous Knowlegde Philippines
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
- Information checked
- 2026-09-21
18:15–19:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsEcological Connectivity: A Crosscutting Catalyst for Achieving the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Ljevan - GRULAC meeting room
Ecological Connectivity: A Crosscutting Catalyst for Achieving the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Ljevan - GRULAC meeting room
- Hosts and partners
- Convention on Migratory Species / UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre / WWF International / Center for Large Landscape Conservation / IUCN WCPA Connectivity Conservation Specialist Group
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
- Information checked
- 2026-09-21
18:15–19:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsFamily Farmers as Biodiversity Stewards: Scaling Recognition and Nature Finance for Locally-Rooted Solutions under the Kunming-Montreal Framework
Talin - Side-event Room 1
Family Farmers as Biodiversity Stewards: Scaling Recognition and Nature Finance for Locally-Rooted Solutions under the Kunming-Montreal Framework
Talin - Side-event Room 1
- Hosts and partners
- World Rural Forum / Agricord / Intercontinental Network of Organic Farmers Organisations / Eastern and Southern Africa Farmers Forum / International Union for Conservation of Nature / Ministério do desenvolvimento agrário e agricultura familiar (Brasil)
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
18:15–19:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsFrom Buffer Zones to Biodiversity-Positive Landscapes: Agroecology and Human-Wildlife Coexistence in Protected Area Landscapes
Shaki - Marie Khan Women's Caucus meeting room
From Buffer Zones to Biodiversity-Positive Landscapes: Agroecology and Human-Wildlife Coexistence in Protected Area Landscapes
Shaki - Marie Khan Women's Caucus meeting room
- Hosts and partners
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
18:15–19:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsFrom ecological preservation to economic empowerment: Sustainable solutions by integrating fair and equitable benefit-sharing and high-integrity biodiversity credits
Spitak - Side-event Room 2
From ecological preservation to economic empowerment: Sustainable solutions by integrating fair and equitable benefit-sharing and high-integrity biodiversity credits
Spitak - Side-event Room 2
- Hosts and partners
- Ministry of Environment/Environmental Protection Agency of the Republic of Indonesia / United Nations Development Programme / Deutsche Gesellschaft für International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
18:15–19:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsInvesting in Nature, Investing in Our Future
Jermuk - African States meeting room
Investing in Nature, Investing in Our Future
Jermuk - African States meeting room
- Hosts and partners
- Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Colombia
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
18:15–19:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsLeveraging AI to Strengthen Synergies among the Rio Conventions for KMGBF Implementation
Sisian - Eastern European States meeting room
Leveraging AI to Strengthen Synergies among the Rio Conventions for KMGBF Implementation
Sisian - Eastern European States meeting room
- Hosts and partners
- The Nature and People Foundation / Internet Governance Forum
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
18:15–19:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsLeveraging movement data to mitigate the impacts of linear infrastructure on global biodiversity
Lastiver - Youth Group meeting room
Leveraging movement data to mitigate the impacts of linear infrastructure on global biodiversity
Lastiver - Youth Group meeting room
- Hosts and partners
- Uzbekistan / Convention on Migratory Species / UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre / Smithsonian Institution / World Wide Fund For Nature / Asian Development Bank / Senckenberg Society for Nature Research
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
18:15–19:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsNature First Pacific at CBD COP 17
Aparan - JUSCANZ meeting room
Nature First Pacific at CBD COP 17
Aparan - JUSCANZ meeting room
- Hosts and partners
- The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme / Cook Islands / Micronesia (Federated States of) / Fiji / Kiribati / Marshall Islands / Naoero / Niue / Palau / Papua New Guinea / Samoa / Solomon Islands / Tonga / Tuvalu / Vanuatu
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
18:15–19:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsNext-Generation Marine Biodiversity Assessment: Biomolecular Approaches for Scalable, Policy-Ready Ocean Data
Tatev - Subnational Group Meeting Room - Block 2, 3rd Floor
Next-Generation Marine Biodiversity Assessment: Biomolecular Approaches for Scalable, Policy-Ready Ocean Data
Tatev - Subnational Group Meeting Room - Block 2, 3rd Floor
- Hosts and partners
- Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean / Mission Neptune / Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative / Plymouth Marine Laboratory / Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras "José Benito Vives de Andréis"
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
18:15–19:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsPanel Discussion – Making Ocean Literacy a Catalyst for Transformative Change in Society
Arzni - SIDS Group Meeting Room - Block 2, 3rd Floor
Panel Discussion – Making Ocean Literacy a Catalyst for Transformative Change in Society
Arzni - SIDS Group Meeting Room - Block 2, 3rd Floor
- Hosts and partners
- French Biodiversity Agency / Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
18:15–19:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsThe DSI Multilateral Mechanism & the Cali Fund: What Is Needed to Enable Early Operationalization?
Ashtarak - NGOs Group meeting room - Block 2, 3rd Floor
The DSI Multilateral Mechanism & the Cali Fund: What Is Needed to Enable Early Operationalization?
Ashtarak - NGOs Group meeting room - Block 2, 3rd Floor
- Hosts and partners
- Norway / European Commission / GeoMedia / Centro de Colaboración Cívica
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
18:15–19:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsThe industry-biodiversity nexus
Komitas - Business and Industry Organizations Group room - Block 2, 3rd Floor
The industry-biodiversity nexus
Komitas - Business and Industry Organizations Group room - Block 2, 3rd Floor
- Hosts and partners
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization / Armenia
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
18:15–19:45Date and time publishedBlue Zone side eventsWhat Are Countries Telling Us in their National Reports? Priorities, Gaps, and Scientific-Technical Needs for GBF Implementation in Latin America.
Vayk - Side-event Room 3
What Are Countries Telling Us in their National Reports? Priorities, Gaps, and Scientific-Technical Needs for GBF Implementation in Latin America.
Vayk - Side-event Room 3
- Hosts and partners
- Humboldt Institute / Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad / CONABIO / NBSAP Accelerator Partnership
- Access and notes
- COP17 registration is required for access to the Blue Zone. Dates, times and rooms are subject to change.
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- 2026-09-21
19:30–22:30Provisional reservation · topic TBANegotiations and plenariesWorking Group I: contact group (topic TBA)
Arpi - Contact Group 1
Working Group I: contact group (topic TBA)
Arpi - Contact Group 1
- Hosts and partners
- CBD / COP17 / CP-MOP12 / NP-MOP6
- Access and notes
- A contact-group reservation in the public CBD room schedule. The topic and whether the group will meet remain unconfirmed. Each room is listed separately; access is subject to the chair’s or organiser’s instructions.
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- 2026-09-21
19:30–22:30Provisional reservation · topic TBANegotiations and plenariesWorking Group I: contact group (topic TBA)
Kari - Contact Group 2
Working Group I: contact group (topic TBA)
Kari - Contact Group 2
- Hosts and partners
- CBD / COP17 / CP-MOP12 / NP-MOP6
- Access and notes
- A contact-group reservation in the public CBD room schedule. The topic and whether the group will meet remain unconfirmed. Each room is listed separately; access is subject to the chair’s or organiser’s instructions.
- Information checked
- 2026-09-21
19:30–22:30Provisional reservation · topic TBANegotiations and plenariesWorking Group II: contact group (topic TBA)
Akna - Contact Group 3
Working Group II: contact group (topic TBA)
Akna - Contact Group 3
- Hosts and partners
- CBD / COP17 / CP-MOP12 / NP-MOP6
- Access and notes
- A contact-group reservation in the public CBD room schedule. The topic and whether the group will meet remain unconfirmed. Each room is listed separately; access is subject to the chair’s or organiser’s instructions.
- Information checked
- 2026-09-21
19:30–22:30Provisional reservation · topic TBANegotiations and plenariesWorking Group II: contact group (topic TBA)
Parz - Contact Group 4
Working Group II: contact group (topic TBA)
Parz - Contact Group 4
- Hosts and partners
- CBD / COP17 / CP-MOP12 / NP-MOP6
- Access and notes
- A contact-group reservation in the public CBD room schedule. The topic and whether the group will meet remain unconfirmed. Each room is listed separately; access is subject to the chair’s or organiser’s instructions.
- Information checked
- 2026-09-21
Exhibitions and ongoing programmes
Technology and Innovation Expo / CHM Knowledge Fair: 19–30 October. Individual sessions are listed only when published.
See the official programme ↗Sources and programme status
The calendar combines separate official programmes. Times, venues and access may change; each event links to its source.
Official event names are retained in their published language for easy matching with the organisers’ programmes.
Pavilions · TNFD Hive
Nine thematic blocks on 24–29 October. Individual sessions within each block await the detailed programme.
29 October: the overview says 09:00–18:00; the detailed page says 08:30–20:00. Confirm the final times.
Nature Positive Pavilion ↗GBF Pavilion ↗TNFD Hive ↗IUCN Pavilion / CETAF ↗Date announced · time awaiting confirmation
The detailed Green Zone and Finance Area timetables, unannounced pavilion sessions and agenda-item allocations remain pending.
Finance Area ↗Green Zone ↗