From Geneva to Yerevan | International Geneva @ UN Biodiversity Conference

Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS Conventions)

The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions will participate to underscore the role of the chemicals, pollution and waste cluster supports the biodiversity and health nexus to discuss how their work contributes to the work done under the CBD,

Biovision Foundation

Biovision is committed to building sustainable food systems – from farm to fork. We promote agroecological approaches, socially equitable value chains, and food security, and agricultural production that is in harmony with nature. By supporting focused research and projects in sub-Saharan Africa and in Switzerland, we develop solutions for the future – through initiatives led by us or together with partner organizations.

Business for Nature

Nature loss is a real business risk, yet businesses cannot halt nature loss on their own. Without strong policies and clear rules of the game, corporate action remains fragmented and limited in scale. Multilateral processes like the COP are essential to set ambition, align expectations, and create the pressure and accountability governments need to act, unlocking the conditions for business to invest, innovate and contribute meaningfully to protecting and restoring nature. Business participation at COP17 will be critical because: implementation is currently too slow, private sector action is essential, voluntary action isn’t enough and business voices shape ambition.

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

CITES is an international agreement between governments. It aims to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten the survival of the species.

Convention on Wetlands

The Convention on Wetlands is the intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.

Community of Practice on Environment, Climate, Conflict, and Peace (ECCP)

The Community of Practice on Environment, Climate, Conflict, and Peace (ECCP), as part of the Peace@CBD collective, will also be present at various peace-related activities at CBD, highlighting policy priorities for addressing peace and insecurity during implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework.

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

FAO supports its Members in advancing the objectives of the CBD, including the KMGBF. At COP17, the Organization will advocate for more efficient, inclusive, sustainable and resilient agrifood systems as an essential solution to the biodiversity crisis, in line with its Strategy on Mainstreaming Biodiversity across Agricultural Sectors and Action Plan 2024-2027.

Geneva Human Rights, Biodiversity and Land Task Force (GeHRBiL)

GeHRBiL gathers civil society organizations working in Geneva to bring forward the human rights issues in relation to biodiversity and land and to introduce these issues in the work of the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Bodies

Group on Earth Observations (GEO)

International Labour Organization (ILO)

ILO supports the integration of biodiversity with the promotion of decent work.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Governments, scientists, businesses and biodiversity organizations are setting ambitious goals to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. The next challenge is implementation. International Standards can help translate biodiversity commitments, scientific knowledge and policy frameworks into practical, measurable approaches that organizations can use across sectors and borders.

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

IUCN is a membership Union of government and civil society organisations. It works to advance sustainable development and create a just world that values and conserves nature.

Minamata Convention on Mercury

The Minamata Convention on Mercury is participating to underscore the importance of coordinated action to protect global biodiversity, highlighting the Convention’s efforts in reducing mercury pollution, a major threat to both biodiversity and human health, with a special focus on vulnerable populations such as Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

Nature Positive Pavilion at COP17

The Pavilion creates a platform within the blue zone for a wide range of voices to come together to ensure that nature-positive outcomes are secured and on track. It offers a vibrant and welcoming space for a diversity of voices to engage and collaborate, identifying and scaling the solutions needed to halt and reverse nature loss.

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

A safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is essential to the full enjoyment of a wide range of human rights, including the rights to health, food, water and sanitation.

UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe Office

UNEP delivers science-based solutions to prevent, halt and reverse the decline of nature and foster sustainable development, maintaining nature’s contributions to people and sustaining a healthy planet.

UNEP Finance Initiative

At COP17, UNEP FI will mobilize its network of members and partners to highlight the critical role of finance in protecting and restoring nature. Throughout the conference, UNEP FI will showcase progress on biodiversity finance since the adoption of the GBF, spotlight leading initiatives, commitments and innovations from across the finance sector, and advance dialogue on what is still needed to align global financial flows with biodiversity goals.

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

UNCTAD launched in 1996 the BioTrade Initiative to support the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Since then, the Initiative has developed a unique portfolio of global, regional and country programmes as well as a network of partners and practitioners.

World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO develops biodiversity-informed public health plans, global evidence summaries on biodiversity and health, assists countries in assessing health vulnerabilities from biodiversity loss and monitors biodiversity-informed health policies to ensure human rights, equity, and Health for All are upheld.

WBCSD

WBCSD’s Nature Action Imperative  supports members in incorporating nature into decision-making, while developing credible and impactful nature strategies aligned with leading voluntary and regulatory frameworks.

WWF

WWF works to help local communities conserve the natural resources they depend upon; transform markets and policies toward sustainability; and protect and restore species and their habitats. Its efforts ensure that the value of nature is reflected in decision-making from a local to a global scale.