Thank you Ambassador Ali Naseer Mohamed, Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations, for the conversation at the World Oceans Summit. We agreed on the importance of coordinated positions & a strong voice for Small Island Developing States in @unbiodiversity.bsky.social processes.
Honoured to confer with H.E. Surangel Whipps, Jr, President of Palau, on the sidelines of the 13th annual World Ocean Summit, taking place this week in Montreal.
I expressed our appreciation for Palau's leadership in marine protection, including through @unbiodiversity.bsky.social processes.
For #WorldWildlifeDay, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social ES @astridschomaker.bsky.social reminds us that the #KMGBF guides global action to protect and sustainably use wild species β and that benefit-sharing must be part of that effort.
πLearn more about the Cali Fund: www.cbd.int/califund
View of the room during the panel discussion. Photo credit: Francis Dejon
It was a pleasure to join a panel dedicated to environment & science diplomacy and the ensuing conversation with brilliant young minds at @mcgill.ca: event.fourwaves.com/bseevents/pa...
Science and diplomacy are natural allies that underpin multilateral responses to complex global crises.
Group photo from the meeting of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions (20 February, Rome)
At the meeting of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions in Rome, we reflected on ways to improve the efficiency of our processes, learning from one another.
@unbiodiversity.bsky.social shared initial feedback on the "early submission of statements" modality piloted at #SBI6.
#SBI6 of @unbiodiversity.bsky.social has just been gaveled to a close by Chair Clarissa Nina of Brazil.
Congratulations to the Parties on making it a promising first milestone toward a successful #COP17Armenia.
We look forward to #SBI7 and #SBSTTA28 to finish the work we started here in Rome.
Congratulations to the IUCN Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Office on hosting one of the 1οΈβ£8οΈβ£Technical and Scientific Cooperation Centres supporting the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity around the globe.
Congratulations to @ec.europa.eu πͺπΊ and Uganda πΊπ¬ on leading the way on the submission of the 7th National Reports under @unbiodiversity.bsky.social.
I urge other Parties to follow suit. Timely submission is critical for the global review of progress in the #KMGBF implementation at #COP17Armenia.
In a special session at #SBI6, Armenia updated Parties on preparations for the 2026 UN Biodiversity Conference #COP17Armenia: πΊ webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k...
We at @unbiodiversity.bsky.social will continue to work with Team Armenia to make the Conference a platform for taking action for nature.
The sixth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation of @unbiodiversity.bsky.social has started in Rome.
#SBI6 constitutes an important milestone towards making #COP17Armenia a success. Here is how: π www.cbd.int/article/2026...
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we recognize the vital role women and girls play in advancing science for biodiversity. Inclusive scientific communities strengthen evidence-based action and help accelerate implementation of the #KMGBF.
#IDWGS #UNBiodiversity
A representative of Armenia speaking during the closing plenary of IPBES 12.
At #IPBES12, Armenia, as the incoming Presidency of the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, underscored the #BizBiodiversity Assessmentβs role in informing the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework #GBF
Great news from #IPBES12 in Manchester: the #BizBiodiversity Assessment Report by @ipbes.net was just approved by the Plenary.
The findings confirm that all businesses have a responsibility to act and can do it now. But barriers to these actions still exist: files.ipbes.net/ipbes-web-pr...
Astrid Schomaker conferring with Minister Matevosyan
Wonderful to see H.E. Hambardzum Matevosyan, Minister of Environment of Armenia, at #IPBES12.
In the spirit of the #BizBiodiversity Assessment, we agreed on the importance of engaging with businesses for accelerated #KMGBF implementation, and for making #COP17Armenia a success.
Group photo with the delegation of South Africa at #IPBES12
Happy to meet the delegation of South Africa on the sidelines of #IPBES12 where @ipbes.net is considering the #BizBiodiversity Assessment.
We discussed the importance of biodiversity for the country's economy and the need for inclusive approaches aligned with national circumstances.
From L. to R.: Paul Oldham, Minister Matevosyan and Astrid Schomaker
If you attended the Business and Finance day at #IPBES12, you will have picked up a copy of the #CaliFund Guide: cbd.int/califund
At the Cali Fund stand, Minister Matevosyan (Armenia) and I congratulated Paul Oldham of TierraViva AI, the first contributor, on showing the way.
Dans un entretien avec @barbarapompili.bsky.social en marge de #IPBES12, nous avons Γ©voquΓ© l'importance de voir les politiques et mesures nationales faire usage des Γ©valuations de l' @ipbes.net, notamment dans le cadre de la mise en Εuvre du Cadre mondial de la biodiversitΓ© #KMGBF.
At #IPBES12, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social welcomed the #BizBiodiversity Assessment and highlighted the importance of science as a beacon guiding the implementation of the #KMGBF as a whole.
@ipbes.net continues to be a provider of science as a public good, doing so with integrity and rigor.
Astrid Schomaker (L.) With Ruth Davis at #IPBES12 in Manchester, United Kingdom
Always a pleasure to exchange views with Ruth Davis, Special Representative for Nature of the United Kingdom.
On the sidelines of #IPBES12, we discussed various topics, including support to the implementation of the #BBNJ Agreement and concrete forms of synergy among the Rio Conventions.
Science is at the forefront of the global mobilisation the world needs to rein in biodiversity loss and the interconnected crises of climate change, land degradation and desertification, pollution and waste.
@unbiodiversity.bsky.social is at #IPBES12 to convey our appreciation and support.
From L. to R.: Marco Lambertini (NPI), Astrid Schomaker (CBD Secretariat), Rachel Martin (NPI) and Jillian Campbell (CBD Secretariat)
Today Marco Lambertini and Rachel Martin of @npinitiative.bsky.social visited us at @unbiodiversity.bsky.social.
We discussed the importance of strengthening business contributions to the #KMGBF implementation, including through robust metrics that ensure transparency, responsibility and integrity.
L'accord signΓ© aujourd'hui avec le Gouvernement du QuΓ©bec
nous permettra de mieux appuyer les contributions des autoritΓ©s infranationales & autoritΓ©s locales Γ travers leπΓ la mise en Εuvre du Cadre mondial de la biodiversitΓ© de KunmingβMontrΓ©al.
Merci au QuΓ©bec pour le soutien et l'engagement.
We are grateful to the Republic of Korea for demonstrating leadership and commitment to international cooperation at a time when they are sorely needed.
#FERI will continue to contribute to halting and reversing biodiversity loss in the world's forests and connected ecosystems.
From R. to L: Claude Gascon (GEF), Chizuru Aoki (GEF) and Astrid Schomaker (CBD Secretariat)
At a meeting with @thegef.bsky.social leadership in Bonn this week, we agreed on the critical importance of securing an ambitious and strong 9th replenishment of the GEF Trust Fund #GEF9 at a time when a surge of global action is needed to implement the #KMGBF and other universally agreed goals.
This report invites bolder public policies and private sector action to align financial flows with the #KMGBF.
Public and private investment must flow to protecting nature because there is no higher ROI than protecting the very foundation of our economies and of all life on Earth.
This is a moment to celebrate what can be achieved when countries work together.
Multilateralism has built the ship. To propel it, implementation supported by experience under the Convention on Biological Diversity is essential:
π www.cbd.int/article/2025...
We need all hands on deck.
Photo with the Partnership team. L: Diego Ochoa - R: Katherine Madden and Gemedo Dalle Tussie.
The NBSAP Accelerator Partnership makes a crucial contribution in the endeavour to turn the #KMGBF global ambition into national action to halt and reverse biodiversity loss.
This week the Partnership team is at the CBD Secretariat office for a joint reflection on bolstering collaboration.
Group photo with participants in the Workshop on the operationalization of the technical and scientific cooperation support centres (13 January 2026 - CBD Secretariat premises in Montreal, Canada)
This week we are delighted to welcome representatives of the π network of Support Centres, which constitute the operational core of the Technical and Scientific Cooperation Mechanism of @unbiodiversity.bsky.social.
Thank you for working with us to support a surge in the #KMGBF implementation.
As 2025 comes to an end, @astridschomaker.bsky.social reflects on a year of collaboration and progress for biodiversity.
Moving into 2026, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social thanks all partners and extends warm end-of-year wishes to our global community.
π2025 Year in Review:
www.cbd.int/article/2025...
Turning the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework into action on the ground π
Through the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund, targeted investments are supporting countries to deliver integrated solutions for biodiversity, people, and sustainable development.
#KMGBF #GBFF
