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20th Session of the UNFF
UNFF delegates will discuss implementation of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017–2030 and their three priorities of reversing the loss of forest cover worldwide through sustainable forest management, increasing the area of protected forests worldwide, and promoting governance frameworks to implement sustainable forest management.
ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development and the Fourth Session of the Preparatory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development
In the lead up to the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, the meeting will continue negotiations on the outcome document and invite observers to comment on the revised text.
2025 Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions (BRS COPs)
Delegates will consider whether to eliminate the production and use of several persistent organic pollutants, whether to add prior informed consent trade rules to a number of pesticides, and follow up actions related to e-waste and plastic waste.
Earthna Summit 2025
Advancing sustainability solutions to climate challenges faced by hot and arid countries, the Earthna Summit 2025 will explore resilience to water scarcity, harnessing AI for smarter governance, and how the tradition-technology nexus can address food insecurity, among other issues.
1st Session of the Preparatory Commission for the Entry into Force of the BBNJ Agreement and the Convening of the 1st Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Agreement
Preparing for the entry into force of the BBNJ Agreement, delegates addressed the nuts and bolts that will guide its orderly implementation, including rules of procedure, arrangements for the Secretariat, funding, arrangements with the Global Environment Facility and operationalization of the Clearing-House Mechanism.
41st UN-Water Meeting
Participants discussed plans to implement the first ever UN System-wide Strategy on Water and Sanitation as well as preparations for the 2026 UN Water Conference.
13th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the ITPGRFA Multilateral System
Aiming to enhance the functioning of the Treaty’s Multilateral System of access and benefit-sharing, deliberations focused on: the payment structure and rates under the draft revised Standard Material Transfer Agreement; benefit-sharing from digital sequence information/genetic sequence data; and the expansion of the list of crops.
20th Session of the UN FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Delegates approved the implementation and review of Global Plans of Action and other activities on plant, animal, aquatic, forest, and microorganism and invertebrate genetic resources for food and agriculture. The Commission also launched two flagship “State of the World” reports on plant and forest genetic resources.