The closing plenary session followed 12 hours of intense negotiations and marks a breakthrough effort to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, even as some disagreements persist regarding biodiversity financing, harmful subsidies, and scientific evidence.
COP17 President Hambardzum Matevosyan, Armenia’s Minister of Environment, formally adopted key decisions on the first global assessment of biodiversity progress and the mobilization of resources.
The outcome provides fresh momentum for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework—adopted in 2022 with 23 targets aimed at halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030. With only four years remaining, governments face mounting pressure to translate international commitments into measurable action, in line with the COP17 theme "Taking Action for Nature."
Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was voted to host the 18th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) in 2028.
