Environmental human rights defenders #EHRDs remain among those most at risk.
Costa Rica delivered a statement, co-sponsored by 39 States, calling for better protection & for the safe, meaningful & inclusive participation of EHRDs in decision-making incl. #COP31, #COP17 & #GFCIC1.

🌱 What’s next for restoration science? Help shape the conversation: lnkd.in/euSG-T9R

👉Then join us for “The Next Horizon for Restoration Science: From AI to Zoonotic Diseases.”
📅 29 October 2026 | 11:50–12:50
📍 GBF Pavilion, Blue Zone | #CBD #COP17, Yerevan, Armenia

@landalliance.bsky.social

Oceans are the focus of the Anglican Communion’s Lungs of the Earth 🌎initiative, as it invites churches to stand alongside coastal communities around the world. #ChurchTimes #COP17

🌳🧮 How can we make the value of ecosystems and #biodiversity visible – and integrate it into policy decisions? Join our side event on #EcosystemAccounting at CBD #COP17 in Armenia!
📅 23 Oct 4:30–6:00 PM 👉🏻 www.ioer.de/fileadmin/us...
Registration 👉🏻 www.cop17yerevangreenzone.com

Protected on paper does not mean protected in practice, a new analysis of tropical countries warns as oil/gas concessions overlap nearly 61 million hectares of protected areas

Mining overlaps 43 million more so writers stress key areas must be no-go zones for extraction

#30x30
#Biodiversity
#COP17

Agrifood systems are at the heart of climate & biodiversity challenges, & central to the solutions.
Transforming them advances goals & boosts food security.

@fao.org is spotlighting this at the triple COPs, including Biodiversity #COP17.

📹 https://youtu.be/QD5lZTUhZPg

#TheWorkWeDo

Anaemia in Armenia

Ahead of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s #COP17, The Wildlife Trusts warn urgent action is needed to get the UK’s nature commitments back on track.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/new-rep...

🗓️ #COP17 du 24 au 29/10/2026 à Erevan en Arménie, une coopération entre pays, secteurs et institutions afin d'atteindre la cible 6 du Cadre mondial de la biodiversité de Kunming-Montréal
Une demi-journée sera consacrée aux espèces exotiques envahissantes qui constituent un enjeu majeur...

Slowly preparing for @blueactionfund.org at #COP17. Looking forward to it. #OceanOptimism

See you there... #COP17

Breaking: 130+ businesses and financial institutions are calling on governments to seize a trillion-dollar opportunity by reforming incentives.

Let’s make resilient production the competitive choice.

Read the open letter:
www.businessfornature.org/resources/op... #COP17

In 2 weeks, the global biodiversity community gathers in Yerevan for #COP17.

Delivering biodiversity ambitions requires governments, communities, NGOs, researchers & businesses to work together.

#Socialscience can help us understand what builds trust, improves participation & empowers communities.

Before leaving on my own flight-free trip to this year's UN biodiversity and climate conferences, I spoke with @flightfreeuk.bsky.social about the challenges and benefits of travelling by land:

thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/107988/fligh...

#COP31 #COP17

@globallf.bsky.social

I'm on my way to the UN biodiversity and climate conferences.

Setting off a little earlier than usual because I'll be travelling flight free.

That means about 16 trains and coaches across 11 countries in 14 days. Assuming all goes well. 🤞

#flightfree #COP31 #COP17

Meet our delegates Hannah Carey and Shauna Doll, and add your advice and voice to our messages for COP 17.

REGISTER HERE: secure.sierraclub.ca/en/form/biod... #COP17 #Biodiversity #Webinar #Nature #UN #Ecosystem

Will you be attending #COP17 in Yerevan this month? We're sending an official delegation and we'd love to connect with other ecologists attending to strengthen our voice at the event. Get in touch with [email protected] if we may see you there!

🏔️ Our September newsletter is out!

Inside: MRI Retreat reflections 🤝, new GEO Mountains Small Grants 🌍, research on accelerating plant extinctions 🌱, BeyondIceFutures 🧊, mountains at CBD #COP17 + opportunities to contribute to #HorizonEurope & #IPCC #AR7.

📖 buff.ly/HjQ8laW

#OurChangingMountains

In just 3 weeks, the next CBD #COP17 will take place in Armenia! And we're here to get you all ready for it.

Ever wondered how global environmental governance began?

Tap the link to read the full breakdown: gybn.life/wp-content/u...

#Biodiversity #CBDCOP #Sustainability

150,000 hectares of Indigenous & community land. 6,000 households. One province in the DRC 🇨🇩 leading by example. See how the GBFF is putting the Twa Indigenous Peoples at the heart of conservation. Heading into #COP17 Yerevan — nature action, community-led. 🎥 @fao.org #GBFF #CBDCOP17

🇩🇪 media briefing, talking about 🌊🪸🐋🦈 & #COP17