The “Conference of the Parties” (COP) is the principal governing body of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), where Member States convene to set priorities and strategies for global biodiversity conservation.
21 October - 1 November 2024, Colombia, will host the 16th session of COP to the CBD in the city of Cali. Under the theme of "Peace with Nature", COP 16 will be the first Biodiversity COP since the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at COP 15 in December 2022 in Montreal, Canada. At COP 16, governments will be tasked with reviewing the state of implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework. Parties to the Convention are expected to show the alignment of their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) with the Framework. COP 16 will further develop the monitoring framework and advance resource mobilization for the Global Biodiversity Framework.
UNODC's involvement at COP16 will emphasize the intersection of crimes that affect the environment and biodiversity conservation.
