Agenda
Sessions on harmful subsidies, positive incentives and Target 18 at CBD COP17. Times are Yerevan time (UTC+4).
Sessions with UNDP BIOFIN participation
8 eventsMonday 19 October1 event
13:15–14:45
Biodiversity financing for the implementation of the GBF: Results and lessons learned from the development of National Biodiversity Finance PlansParz – Contact Group 4
Co-hostsIUCN, UNDP BIOFIN, OECD
Tuesday 20 October1 event
13:00
Launch of the Yerevan Biodiversity Finance ChallengeUN Pavilion, Blue Zone
Co-hostsUNDP BIOFIN, NBSAP Accelerator Partnership
Wednesday 21 October1 event
18:15–19:45
Accelerating Implementation of Target 18 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF)Komitas – Business and Industry Organizations Group Room, Block 2, 3rd Floor
Co-hostsIISD, Government of Finland, Conservation International, UNDP BIOFIN, Business for Nature
Friday 23 October1 event
12:00–13:00
Reaching Target 18: Lessons Learned from Implementation EffortsNature Positive Pavilion
Co-hostsConservation International
Saturday 24 October1 event
12:00–13:00
The Trillion-Dollar Opportunity: Reforming incentives for economic and supply chain resilienceNature Positive Pavilion
Co-hostsBusiness for Nature
Monday 26 October2 events
18:15–19:45
Environmentally harmful subsidies reform amidst geopolitical tensions and rising fuel pricesJermuk – African States meeting room
Co-hostsIIED, UNEP FI, IISD, Business for Nature, PEW, UNDP, Government of Mozambique
18:30–21:00
Paying Twice: The Fiscal Case for Reforming Nature-Harming SubsidiesNature Positive Pavilion
Co-hostsConservation International
Wednesday 28 October1 event
18:15–19:45
Reforming Biodiversity-Harmful Financial Flows: Accelerating Action Towards Target 18Jermuk – African States meeting room
Co-hostsUNDP BIOFIN, The Netherlands
Other relevant events
11 eventsMonday 19 October1 event
13:15–14:45
Repurposing Rainforest Harmful SubsidiesArzni – SIDS Group Meeting Room, Block 2, 3rd Floor
Co-hostsRainforest Foundation Norway, FCDS
Thursday 22 October1 event
09:30–10:30
Delivering the Global Biodiversity Framework by re-aligning finance for sustainable food systemsCGIAR Pavilion
Co-hostsFAIRR Initiative, Business for Nature, WWF, Conservation International, IISD, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Friday 23 October2 events
13:15–14:35
Scaling Biodiversity Incentives and Finance: Tracking Progress and Accelerating ActionLori – Meeting Room 4, Block 2, 3rd Floor
Co-hostsOECD, Armenia, France, United Kingdom, Colombia, European Commission
15:00–16:00
Scaling action for nature: using circular economy to accelerate the delivery of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)Nature Positive Pavilion – Main Room
Co-hostsEllen MacArthur Foundation
Saturday 24 October1 event
12:30–13:30
Evidence to action: how True Cost Accounting unlocks holistic progress towards biodiversity targetsCGIAR Food & Agriculture Pavilion
Co-hostsTCA Accelerator, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), True Price
Monday 26 October2 events
09:00–10:00
Public Procurement as a Biodiversity Lever: True Cost Accounting and True Pricing in Food SystemsNetherlands / Partners for Water Pavilion
Co-hostsTrue Price, True Cost Accounting Accelerator
16:30–18:00
From Commitment to Impact: Accelerating Corporate Biodiversity Action to Deliver on Targets 15, 18 and 19 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity FrameworkVayk – Side-event Room 3
Co-hostsBusiness for Nature and partners
Tuesday 27 October2 events
14:00–15:00
Closed door incentives dialogueNature Positive Pavilion
Co-hostsBusiness for Nature
18:15–19:45
From Principles to International Cooperation: Mobilising Biodiversity Finance through High-Integrity Nature CreditsJermuk – African States meeting room
Co-hostsEuropean Commission, Government of France
Wednesday 28 October2 events
13:15–14:45
Aligning Financial Flows for Biodiversity: Harmful Subsidy Reform, Innovative Finance and Positive IncentivesLori – Meeting Room 4, Block 2, 3rd Floor
Co-hostsCOP17 Presidency, Armenia
14:15–15:00
Restoring land, redirecting finance: Re-aligning financial flows to deliver nature positive outcomesNetherlands Pavilion
Co-hostsTriodos Bank, Rabobank, Naturalis, WWF-NL, FAIRR, IISD, Business for Nature
Venue Guide
Where to find BIOFIN sessions in Yerevan. Blue Zone access requires COP17 accreditation; the Green Zone is open to the public.