This report by CCIP’s Hansa Mukherjee examines the principal outcomes of the seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, held in Yerevan, Armenia, in October 2026. As the first global stocktake of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the conference exposed significant shortcomings in international progress towards the 2030 biodiversity targets, with 22 of 23 targets off track and fewer than half of participating countries submitting national biodiversity strategies and action plans in time for review.
The analysis considers persistent deficiencies in biodiversity financing, including the limited mobilisation of the Cali Fund, new financial commitments, and disagreements over the distribution of funding responsibilities. It also examines efforts to eliminate environmentally harmful subsidies and the contested relationship between biodiversity governance and the High Seas Treaty.
Looking ahead, the briefing explores the growing significance of nature security within international environmental governance, particularly the implications of ecosystem degradation for food and water security, supply-chain resilience, and critical infrastructure. It identifies the principal challenges facing implementation of the Yerevan Pathway and the priorities for international cooperation ahead of COP18 in Ecuador.
See full report here.