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Nature-climate-land synergies: What will it take to improve alignment and accelerate transformation?
Nature–climate–land synergies are emerging as a cornerstone for transformative action under the Rio Conventions.
Parliamentarians in Sierra Leone engaged in a briefing on the update of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2026–2035), highlighting the role of legislation, coordination and financing in accelerating implementation.
Sierra Leone has completed a series of regional validation and stakeholder consultation workshops to support the review and update of its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2026–2035). The process was led by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA-SL), with support from UNEP, the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership, and technical inputs from the consulting firm Kanko Limited.
Panama presented its Nature Pledge at a dedicated SBSTTA-27 side event, showcasing its integrated national framework aligning biodiversity, climate, and land commitments under the three Rio Conventions.
Kenya convened a national multi-stakeholder workshop to advance biodiversity mainstreaming across agriculture, livestock, and forestry, disseminating validated policy briefs with recommendations for small-scale farmers, pastoralists, and charcoal producers.
Co-organized by Nature4Climate, UNDP, and the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership, this COP 30 side event will explore how countries are raising ambition in their 2035 NDCs through nature-based solutions and strengthening coherence with biodiversity and land priorities.
Government representatives from Western Asia will gather in Manama for a subregional dialogue on biodiversity monitoring and reporting, co-organized by UNEP, the CBD Secretariat, and UNDP.
The NBSAP Accelerator Partnership held its first in-person Steering Committee meeting in Panama City, bringing together country leaders to set strategic priorities for 2026 and endorse a Nature-Climate Synergies Strategy aligning NBSAPs with NDCs and adaptation plans.
A delegation from Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia travelled through Indonesia’s forests and islands for the second in a series of South-South study trips, exchanging practical approaches to biodiversity governance, community-led conservation, and restoration financing.
Advancing integrated action for the Global Biodiversity Framework: Insights from SBSTTA-27 in Panama
SBSTTA-27 in Panama advanced the scientific and technical foundations for implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, highlighting the need for integrated action across biodiversity, climate, and land agendas, and showcasing Panama’s Nature Pledge model for aligning commitments under the three Rio Conventions.