09-10 October 2025 | Bangkok, Thailand

This regional dialogue will bring together representatives from East and South Asia to strengthen capacity for biodiversity monitoring and reporting under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). Co-organized by UNEP, the CBD Secretariat, UNDP, and FAO, the meeting will focus on operationalizing the GBF monitoring framework and supporting the planning–monitoring–reporting–review cycle.

Participants will work on developing national plans and systems for monitoring NBSAP implementation, including the use of indicators, and will take part in training on preparing the seventh national report and using the online reporting tool.

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The NBSAP Accelerator Partnership is a country-led initiative to accelerate the implementation of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), raise their political profile, and drive collective action for nature. It is supported by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety, and Consumer Protection (BMUV) through its International Climate Initiative (IKI), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), through the global project “GBF Implementation,” implemented by GIZ. Its work is facilitated by a Global Coordination Unit (GCU) hosted by UNEP, UNDP and the Secretariat of the CBD.