The threat of unilateral action to license #deepseamining was on #ISA31 delegates' minds
Whether this should push them to urgently settle exploitation regulations—or take the time to get the rules right—framed the opening day
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#Ocean #mining
At #ISBA31, Council President Mayank Joshi urges Council Members to engage actively & constructively to ensure progress towards delivery of a coherent mining code, highlights int'l community is looking to #ISA to deliver on its mandate. #deepseamining #UNCLOS
#ISBA31 Council elects Mayank Joshi, High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, as #ISBA31 Council President. #ISA #UNCLOS
At #ISBA31, host Jamaica welcomes delegates and urges intentional & pragmatic progress to ensure negotiations deliver a comprehensive mining code that fulfils the #ISA's mandates. #UNCLOS #deepseamining
At opening of #ISBA31, #ISA Secretary-General Leticia Reis de Carvalho stresses that timely completion of the mining code will demonstrate the ability of multilateral processes to deliver fit-for-purpose solutions for #deepseamining that benefits humankind while protecting ecosystems. #UNCLOS
#ISBA30 Council President Duncan Muhumuza Laki, Uganda, opens the 31st session of the #ISA Council, highlighting the need to finalize the #deepseamining regulations to ensure protection of the #deepsea. #UNCLOS #seabed
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This month at the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals COP15, delegates will meet in Brazil to discuss a full agenda on slowing and reversing the declines of the #migratoryspecies that cross human borders in their travels
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#CMSCOP15
Amid unprecedented loss of biodiversity and fragmenting multilateralism, @cms.int has shown the importance of sustained international cooperation to enhance the conservation of migratory species crossing our borders
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#wildlife #biodiversity
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Roughly two months after the #BBNJ Agreement entered into force, delegates will continue setting the stage for a first COP to advance the conservation of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
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#HighSeasTreaty
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Starting 9 March, the International Seabed Authority will bring countries together to continue developing rules, regulations and procedures to govern mining of minerals in the deep seabed
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#deepseamining #ocean
Where did environmental negotiations deliver last year?
Our new edition of the State of Global Environmental Governance unpacks the hits and misses of 2025
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#sustdev #multilateralism
For multilateral environmental agreements, 2025 revealed an increasing emphasis on efficiency in implementation and governance due to shrinking budgets and the need "to do more with less."
Read the State of Global Environmental Governance to dive deep
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What is the trajectory of global environmental action?
Rolph Payet reflects last year's meetings and on the path forward of MEA negotiations
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#CBDSBI6 focused on implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework—and actions to bridge data gaps, build scientific and technological capacities, and mobilize financial resources
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#KMGBF #biodiversity @unbiodiversity.bsky.social
Amid growing geopolitical tension and challenges to multilateralism, where did countries make progress on environmental negotiations in 2025?
Check out our team's latest edition of the State of Global Environmental Governance report
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On the final day of #CBDSBI6, delegates acknowledged progress made, but several outstanding issues remain on recommendations on resource mobilization, the financial mechanism, and cooperation with other conventions, among others
Talks resume in August
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#biodiversity
#SBI6 plenary makes good progress on draft recommendations
Outstanding issues remain, evening plenary announced to allow completion of work
@unbiodiversity.bsky.social #biodiversity #GlobalAction #ForNature
#SBI6 plenary hears report on contact group negotiations on cooperation with other conventions, addresses unresolved items in the draft recommendation
@unbiodiversity.bsky.social #biodiversity #GlobalAction #ForNature
Pressed for time, #SBI6 plenary continues consideration of draft recommendations
Delegates focus on capacity-building and technical and scientific cooperation as preconditions for implementation of Kunming-Montreal Global #biodiversity Framework
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On its last day, #SBI6 continues text-based negotiations
Plenary approves first CRP with draft recommendation on midterm review of #gender plan of action
CRPs available at www.cbd.int/meetings/SBI... under Plenary
@unbiodiversity.bsky.social #GlobalAction #ForNature #biodiversity
SBI 6 Chair Clarissa Souza Della Nina, Brazil, and Asad Naqvi, SBI 6 Secretary
Gillian Guthrie, Jamaica, facilitating informal negotiations
Nadja Steinfort, EU
At #CBDSBI6, drawn-out text negotiations on resource mobilization saw concerns with the heavy workload projected for the next meeting of the @unbiodiversity.bsky.social SBI, plus questions on debt-related instruments such as debt-for-nature swaps
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#SBI6 continues text-based negotiations on draft recommendations in conference room papers
Divergences persist on resource mobilization
Evening high-level roundtable by COP 17 Armenian Presidency, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social, @fao.org to showcase agrifood systems taking action #ForNature
#SBI6 plenary engages in lengthy text-based negotiations on resource mobilization
Divergences reflect the need for trust-building in view of the significant workload to be completed by @unbiodiversity.bsky.social COP 17 in October 2026 towards bridging the #biodiversity finance gap
#ForNature
#SBI6 hears reports from evening contact groups deliberations
Divergences persist on specialized international access and #BenefitSharing instruments, including a process for intersessional work
@unbiodiversity.bsky.social #GlobalAction #ForNature #biodiversity
#SBI6 negotiates draft recommendation on the midterm review of #gender plan of action
Delegates diverge on whether implementation efforts should take into account national circumstances
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Inadequate funding (including for new technical-scientific cooperation support centers helping implement the Kunming-Montreal Global #Biodiversity Framework) stood out as delegates addressed the gap between policy commitments and implementation
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#ForNature
#SBI6 plenary initiates text-based negotiations on draft recommendation on national biodiversity strategies and action plans #NBSAP
Delegates highlight technical and financial constraints to submission by end of February as per current deadline
@unbiodiversity.bsky.social #GlobalAction #ForNature
#SBI6 address mechanisms for cooperation with other conventions and processes
Ensuring synergies while respecting each convention’s mandate and Party membership remains a challenge
@unbiodiversity.bsky.social #GlobalAction #ForNature
#SBI6 deliberations turn to the process and criteria for identifying specialized international access and #BenefitSharing instruments
Many highlight need for legal clarity, complementarity, coherence with #NagoyaProtocol objectives
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#biodiversity community continues #SBI6 discussions on capacity-building, scientific and technical cooperation
Delegates highlight data gaps, need for sustainable financing, South-South and triangular cooperation, alignment with Parties' needs
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