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IPSI Highlights at UN Biodiversity Conference 2026
2026.11.03
The 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17) was held in Yerevan, Armenia on 19–30 October 2026. It brought together governments, Indigenous Peoples, local communities, civil society, academia and other stakeholders for the first Global Review of Collective Progress on implementing the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
The IPSI Secretariat and partners highlighted how socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) can help deliver the GBF. Read more about these contributions below.
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CBD COP17 Event Highlights Community-Led Approaches to Area-Based Conservation
20 October — The session discussed how socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) can advance Target 3 of the Global Biodiversity Framework.
Event Calls for Inclusive Incentives to Support Biodiversity and Local Communities
23 October —This side event at CBD COP17 discussed how subsidies and incentives could be reformed to support nature and livelihoods.
Workshop Explores Financing for Sustainable Landscape Governance
24 October — A workshop at CBD COP17 examined funding gaps in landscape governance and securing long-term financing for integrated landscape initiatives.
Were you an IPSI member involved in COP17? Share your session, publication, or reflection, and we’ll add it here. Submit to ipsicomms@unu.edu.