Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17)

Armenia was elected as the host country of the Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17)

On October 31, during the ongoing 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity Armenia was elected as the host country of the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17).

This election reaffirms the growing confidence of the international community towards Armenia` as an important stakeholder in global environmental processes. Armenia is entrusted the responsible mission of consolidating and promoting the international efforts under the Convention on Biodiversity to contribute to addressing current environmental challenges faced by the humanity.

The 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) will be held in Yerevan in 2026.

Armenia will host the next United Nations Biodiversity Conference COP17

Armenia is set to welcome the upcoming UN Biodiversity conference, reinforcing its commitment to global biodiversity conservation.

Second Resumed Session of UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP 16)

The second resumed sessions of the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the 11th meeting of the COP serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and the fifth meeting of the COP serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization will convene from 25-27 February 2025 in Rome, Italy.