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United Nations Convention on Biodiversity Conference

Overview
List of Conferences
COP16 in Cali (2024)

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Overview

The UN Convention on Biodiversity Conference, UN CBD, known informally as the "Biodiversity Convention", is a multilateral treaty with three main goals: the conservation of biological diversity (or biodiversity); the sustainable use of its components; and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources. Its objective is to develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, and it is often seen as the key document regarding sustainable development. The Convention's governing body is the Conference of the Parties (COP), consisting of all governments (and regional economic integration organizations) that have ratified the treaty. This ultimate authority reviews progress under the Convention, identifies new priorities, and sets work plans for members. CBD Secretariat, based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Esteban Rivera, 5 May 2025

https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXVII-7-d&chapter=27&lang=en - United Nation Treaty Collection website.

List of Conferences

A Conference of the Parties (COP) was held annually for three years after 1994, and then biennially on even-numbered years:

COP1 in Nassau (official website: https://www.cbd.int/meetings/COP-01 )
COP2 in Jakarta (official website: https://www.cbd.int/meetings/COP-02 )
COP3 in Buenos Aires (official website: https://www.cbd.int/meetings/COP-03 )
COP4 in Bratislava (official website: https://www.cbd.int/meetings/COP-04 )
COP5 in Nairobi (official website: https://www.cbd.int/meetings/COP-05 )
COP6 in The Hague (official website: https://www.cbd.int/meetings/COP-06 )
COP7 in Kuala Lumpur (official website: https://www.cbd.int/meetings/COP-07 )
COP8 in Curitiba (official website: https://www.cbd.int/meetings/COP-08 )
COP9 in Bonn (official website: https://www.cbd.int/cop9 )
COP10 in Nagoya (official website: https://www.cbd.int/cop10 )
COP11 in Hyderabad (official website: https://www.cbd.int/cop11 )
COP12 in Pyeongchang (official website: https://www.cbd.int/cop12 )
COP13 in Cancun (official website: https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2016; no flag )
COP14 in Sharm el Sheikh (official website: https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2018; no flag )
COP15 in Kunming, China/Montreal (official website: https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022 ; no flag )
COP16 in Cali (official website: https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2024 )

COP16 in Cali (2024)

image by Zachary Harden, 01 March 2024

From October 21 to November 1, 2024 the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP16) was held in Cali, Colombia. The [conference] flag is a white horizontal background with the logo in the middle, the logo being the Flor de Inírida (English: Flower of Inírida, Schoenocephalium teretifolium) and below the slogan.
Esteban Rivera, 5 May 2025