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Food systems
While governments write NBSAPs, non-state actors, including Indigenous Peoples, local communities, women’s organizations, youth networks, and the private sector, are among the ones who can successfully deliver them. Side events at SBSTTA-28 & SBI-7 showed what sustained engagement and implementation can look like.
The Regional Ecological Summit 2026 in Astana will bring Central Asian governments, international organizations, business, and civil society together to develop coordinated solutions to climate change, food security, and natural resource management.
Fifteen students from Ecuador’s Technical University of Manabí have joined the Nature Positive Student Ambassador Programme, becoming part of a global network of youth taking action for biodiversity across more than 100 countries.
Ecuador’s Technical University of Manabí has established RIASCA, a research network on agrobiodiversity and agroecological systems, with the National Institute of Agricultural Research recently joining to strengthen work on soil conservation and sustainable farming.
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.
The Asia-Pacific workshop on implementing the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework convened regional leaders and partners to advance integrated, cross-sectoral action for biodiversity, climate, and sustainable development.
Co-organized by UNEP, UNDP, FAO, the CBD Secretariat, and SPREP, the workshop will explore synergies across multilateral environmental agreements and tools for aligning NBSAPs with NDCs and national adaptation plans.
UNFSS+4 in Addis Ababa will mark four years of food systems transformation, bringing together global leaders to evaluate progress, share innovations, and unlock financing for sustainable food futures. The summit offers a critical opportunity to align food systems action with biodiversity and climate agendas ahead of COP30.
National biodiversity focal points from SADC and EAC Member States will gather in Cape Town to align their NBSAPs with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The workshop will address synergies across multilateral environmental agreements, agri-food systems, and One Health, fostering regional collaboration for integrated biodiversity action.