May 22, 2024

Key Dates for Biodiversity in 2024

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Benjamin Bailey, Analyst Intern

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We share in the following, a few major dates related to biodiversity meetings.

21-29 May, 2024, Fourth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation[1] (Nairobi, Kenya): Preliminary review of the Global Biodiversity Framework of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) ahead of the 16^th Conference of the Parties (COP16) held in Colombia later this year.
22 May, 2024, International Day for Biological Diversity[2]: Call to action to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity by supporting the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
22-23 May, 2024, Banque de France and Toulouse School of Economics Conference on Climate and Biodiversity[3] (Paris, France): Discussion regarding the understanding of climate risk and biodiversity loss and their consequences on financial stability and monetary policy.
23 May, 2024, Helsinki Biodiversity Day[4]: A discussion to look into the role of biodiversity in businesses and cities.
5 June, 2024, International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing[5]: Raising awareness around illicit fishing on a date which was marked by the first international legally binding instrument against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, the Port State Measures Agreement in 2009.
5 June 2024, World Environment Day[6]: This year the campaign’s slogan is,‘Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration’ thereby marking the focus on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience.
6-9 June, 2024, European Parliament Elections
12-13 June, 2024, Responsible Investor Europe Conference 2024[7] (London, UK): Discussion regarding sustainable finance developments and industry best practices with a focus on net zero progress, biodiversity risk management and the future of ESG data strategy.
8-17 July, 2024, High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development[8] (New York, USA): Special focus on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and poverty eradication through the delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions.
9 August, 2024, International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples[9]: Raising awareness regarding the needs of these population groups by commemorating the day of the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations in 1982.
18-20 September, 2024, French National Conference on Biodiversity[10] (La Rochelle, France): Focus on nature resilience, nature protection and restoration policies.
21 September, 2024, World Biodiversity Summit[11] (New York, USA): Bridging climate and biodiversity through leadership and investments, synergies and sharing best practices.
21 October- 1 November, 16th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16)[12], 2024 (Cali, Colombia): Review on the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and accelerating the process of access and benefit-sharing regarding biodiversity.
11-22 November, 2024, 29^th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC[13] (COP 29, Baku, Azerbaijan)
25 November – 1 December, 2024, 5^th Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution[14] (Busan, South Korea): Develop an internationally legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.
10-16 December, 2024, 11^th Session of the Plenary of Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services[15] (IPBES, Windhoek, Namibia): Focus on the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food, and health; the determinants of transformative change; options for 2050 Vision for Biodiversity.